some sites:
Averasboro Civil War Battlefield
N.C. 82, Dunn
Averasboro Battlefield Museum offers numerous learning opportunities. From the artifacts within our museum to the historical views on our expansive grounds. You'll be sure to learn something new and exciting. We welcome visitors from all over the world as well as groups from schools and other...
www.averasboro.com
Historic markers and a museum tell the story of the March 1865 battle. Highlights include Chicora Cemetery and Lebanon, the 1825 plantation home used as a Confederate hospital.
Battle of Chicamacomico Races
Civic Center-Route 12, Rodanthe
(A historical marker located in Rodanthe in Dare County, North Carolina.)
www.hmdb.org
Outdoor monument commemorating the October 1861 battle.
Bellamy Mansion Museum
503 Market Street, Wilmington
The Bellamy Mansion Museum of History and Design Arts is a non-profit educational institution dedicated to interpreting the social and architectural history of this unique site and promoting a greater understanding of historic preservation and restoration
www.bellamymansion.org
The Union used this spectacular plantation home as its military headquarters following the fall of Wilmington in 1865.
Bentonville Battleground State Historic Site
5466 Harper House Road, Four Oaks
The largest battle fought in North Carolina and the last major Confederate offensive of the war took place here. Harper House (on the site) served as a Union field hospital during the battle.
Cape Fear Museum
814 Market Street, Wilmington
Access information about the Cape Fear Museum.
www.capefearmuseum.com
Established in 1898 as a repository for Confederate relics, the museum presents exhibits that explore the history of Wilmington, blockade running, and the Battle of Fort Fisher.
Fort Anderson State Historic Site
8884 St. Philip’s Road Southeast, Winnabow
The fall of Fort Anderson in February 1865 allowed the Union to take Wilmington and cut supply lines to the Confederate army. Visitors can see the nearly 90 percent of the earthen fort that remain today.
Fort Branch
N.C. 1416, Fort Branch Road, Hamilton
www.fortbranchcivilwarsite.com
On the banks of the Roanoke River, this earthen fort protected the CSS Albemarle construction site and a railroad bridge. Seven original cannons are on exhibit.
Fort Fisher State Historic Site
1610 Fort Fisher Boulevard, Kure Beach
Fort Fisher, the largest Confederate earthen fort, protected blockade runners bound for Wilmington loaded with goods critical to the South.
Fort Macon State Park
East Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach
Fort Macon State Park
ncparks.gov
Union troops captured this casemated fort in April 1862 after a land and sea bombardment. Visitors can view restored rooms and explore a museum.
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
1401 National Park Drive, Manteo
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site protects and preserves known portions of England's first New World settlements from 1584 to 1590.<br /><br />This site also preserves the cultural heritage of the Native Americans, European Americans and African Americans who have lived on Roanoke Island.
www.nps.gov
This pre-Colonial site contains exhibits on the Civil War and the Freedmen’s Colony.
Liberty Hall Plantation
409 South Main Street, Kenansville
Tour the nineteenth-century home of the Kenan family and view exhibits and a video presentation highlighting plantation life during the Civil War. The nearby Cowan Museum (free admission) has an extensive collection of rural artifacts.
Museum of the Albemarle
1116 U.S. 17 South, Elizabeth City
Part of the North Carolina Museum of History Division, this museum features an overview of the Civil War in the Albemarle region and offers exhibits on slavery and antebellum plantation life.
Museum of the Cape Fear
801 Arsenal Avenue, Fayetteville
This museum, part of the North Carolina Museum of History Division, features Civil War exhibits and the remains of an arsenal used to supply weapons and ammunition to the South.
Poplar Grove Plantation
10200 U.S. 17 North, Wilmington
www.poplargrove.org
Costumed interpreters lead visitors through this antebellum plantation and demonstrate nineteenth-century crafts.
Port-o-Plymouth Museum
302 East Water Street, U.S. 64, Plymouth
Plymouth, North Carolina | Originally opened as a Civil War museum with a focus on the 1864 Battle of Plymouth, the museum has become one of the most well...
www.civilwar.org
This museum interprets the Battle of Plymouth, the CSS Albemarle, and Union occupation of the town.
Somerset Place State Historic Site
2572 Lake Shore Road, Creswell
http://www.somersetplace.nchistoricsites.org
This historic site examines the people who lived and worked at one of North Carolina’s largest plantations and the Civil War’s impact on plantation life.
Wayne County Museum
116 North William Street, Goldsboro
waynemuseum.org
This museum presents an exhibit about Union general William T. Sherman’s march through Wayne County on his way to Raleigh.
Wyse Fork Battlefield
U.S. 70, Kinston
Explore the battlefield where Confederate troops tried to halt Major General John Schofield’s march on Goldsboro.