Bentonville?

[davepi2]

If you're doing Salisbury, I'd recommend going to both the Old Lutheran Cemetery (where the guards are buried and the Fame Statue is), the National Cemetery (where the prisoners are buried, mostly in trench graves) and the Rowan County Public Library's Special collections room, where they have quite a bit of prison memorabilia, including original diaries. If you were staying there longer, I'd put you in touch with Ed and Sue Curtis of the Salisbury Confederate Prison Association, a sweet older couple who are the undisputed experts on all things related to Salisbury Prison.

If I can fit Salisbury in I have the Trading Ford & Prison sites scheduled.

 

[VeronicaLake12]

Have it on my list, I'm just afraid of the climb up the hill. Read conflicting reports on how tough it is and I'm 69.

The hill is steep for sure. There are benches along the way to stop and rest. It's paved as well. Enjoy!

 

[Kathy the history sleuth]

The hill is steep for sure. There are benches along the way to stop and rest. It's paved as well. Enjoy!

Id like to go there . I'm in the Charlottesville area a couple times a year. One of these times I will make it. Thanks for the info.

 

[dgfred]

You didn't hear dave? 69 is the new 49... just tell the mind and not the body.

 

[VeronicaLake12]

Id like to go there . I'm in the Charlottesville area a couple times a year. One of these times I will make it. Thanks for the info.

You are most welcome. You will not be disappointed.

 

[farrargirl]

Hello to all, I am visiting Bentonville, Bennett Place, Raleigh and Hillsborough next week while on a Civil War and Revolutionary War battlefield tour. The driving tour of Bentonville is obviously a must see, how about the walking trails. At my age I don't think the entire thing would be possible as well as not being sure if it is worth it. Besides the driving tour and what is around the visitors center are there any can't miss spots on the battlefield? I have 4 hours planned for the battlefield in the morning and hope to catch the state capital building and Mordeci Historic Park in Raleigh during the afternoon. It doesn't look like in Raleigh itself there is anything Civil War related other than a couple of markers. Any suggestions on the battlefield at Bentonville or anything else in the Raleigh area would be appreciated. As I mentioned I also will be at Bennett Place and Hillsborough as part of the Civil War portion of the trip.

We went last year. I really enjoyed it….here's the link on my trip…

Visit to Bentonville Battlefield, Johnston County, North Carolina | Contemporary Photos of Sites & Events

On our way up to Virginia last week, we took I-95 and rode over to the Bentonville Battlefield State Historical Park. Here are some pics, signage, etc. of the visit. The Visitor’s Center had several interesting items: Any idea what the initials could mean @lelliott19 ? The...

civilwartalk.com

 

[davepi2]

We went last year. I really enjoyed it….here's the link on my trip…

Visit to Bentonville Battlefield, Johnston County, North Carolina | Contemporary Photos of Sites & Events

On our way up to Virginia last week, we took I-95 and rode over to the Bentonville Battlefield State Historical Park. Here are some pics, signage, etc. of the visit. The Visitor’s Center had several interesting items: Any idea what the initials could mean @lelliott19 ? The...

civilwartalk.com

Thank you very much and great pictures. That will make 2 Confederate cemeteries I will visit on this trip (Charlotte the second) and this will make my second statue of Johnston (Dalton the other). This will make a great day with a stop at Dix Hill on the way back into Raleigh to see the state capital building.

 

[davepi2]

If you're doing Salisbury, I'd recommend going to both the Old Lutheran Cemetery (where the guards are buried and the Fame Statue is), the National Cemetery (where the prisoners are buried, mostly in trench graves) and the Rowan County Public Library's Special collections room, where they have quite a bit of prison memorabilia, including original diaries. If you were staying there longer, I'd put you in touch with Ed and Sue Curtis of the Salisbury Confederate Prison Association, a sweet older couple who are the undisputed experts on all things related to Salisbury Prison.

Thanks for the new location on the Fame Statue. Just might be able to fit it in if I can make Salisbury before nightfall (still have to stop at Trading Ford and the prison first).

 

[A. Roy]

Thank you very much and great pictures. That will make 2 Confederate cemeteries I will visit on this trip (Charlotte the second) and this will make my second statue of Johnston (Dalton the other). This will make a great day with a stop at Dix Hill on the way back into Raleigh to see the state capital building.

If you're going to stop in at Dix Hill, be sure to visit the site at the north end of the park property, at the intersection of Hunt Drive with Western Boulevard. That area coincides with the mapping studies of the Raleigh fortifications, and there are two boulders at that location, carrying inscriptions that are thought to have been made by Union soldiers after the war. See this write-up:

Civil War-Era inscriptions carved on a boulder at Dix Hill

Near the entrance to Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh can be found a boulder carved with Civil-War-era inscriptions.

raleighswall.com

AR

 

[Gary Morgan]

Thanks for the new location on the Fame Statue. Just might be able to fit it in if I can make Salisbury before nightfall (still have to stop at Trading Ford and the prison first).

There really isn't anything of the prison there to see. Stoneman burnt it to the ground at the end of the war, and now it's full of houses and other buildings. There's just a single guard's house left in existence, and the owner has been described to me as kind of a cantankerous eccentric who doesn't let strangers on his property. There's a sign by the side of the road, and the two cemeteries, and that's about it.

 

[davepi2]

If you're going to stop in at Dix Hill, be sure to visit the site at the north end of the park property, at the intersection of Hunt Drive with Western Boulevard. That area coincides with the mapping studies of the Raleigh fortifications, and there are two boulders at that location, carrying inscriptions that are thought to have been made by Union soldiers after the war. See this write-up:

Civil War-Era inscriptions carved on a boulder at Dix Hill

Near the entrance to Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh can be found a boulder carved with Civil-War-era inscriptions.

raleighswall.com

AR

Thank you very much. I had seen where the markers are at The Grove so this will add to it.

 

[davepi2]

There really isn't anything of the prison there to see. Stoneman burnt it to the ground at the end of the war, and now it's full of houses and other buildings. There's just a single guard's house left in existence, and the owner has been described to me as kind of a cantankerous eccentric who doesn't let strangers on his property. There's a sign by the side of the road, and the two cemeteries, and that's about it.

Thank you very much. It was hard to tell from pictures on the historical marker database just what was there other then markers. Will make the Fame statue a priority over it.

 

[farrargirl]

Thank you very much and great pictures. That will make 2 Confederate cemeteries I will visit on this trip (Charlotte the second) and this will make my second statue of Johnston (Dalton the other). This will make a great day with a stop at Dix Hill on the way back into Raleigh to see the state capital building.

You are welcome. That property is very eclectic. A battlefield, a great Johnston statue, Confederate cemetery , a horse monument, a private home and state operated as well…enjoy!l

 

[SJU5]

Averasboro isn't far from Bentonville. It's a small easily accessible battlefield and definitely worth the detour.

Went today! Very nice

 

[JackADriscoll]

Magnetic north and true north rarely exactly agree. In North Carolina, the difference is several degrees.
At Raleigh, the difference is 9° 23'. Where I live, a bit closer to the middle of the continent, it's closer, but still off by roughly 5°.

Also don't forget magnetic north shifts.

 

[Bur Oak]

Also don't forget magnetic north shifts.

 

[13 IL Cav & 64 GA Inf]

Don't do Bentonville on a Sunday - the small museum there was closed on Sundays when I went.

Ditto. My wife and I went on a Sunday and it was closed (4 years ago).

 

[52ndFandS]

It was the last place my family fought. Next time I'm headed south the wife and I'll have to stop.

 

[SJU5]

Pix from Averysboro this past weekend. We usually follow in the footsteps of the 13th NJ but they were on the right side of the engagement and was not accessible .

 

[SJU5]

Pix from Bentonville my men of the 13th NJ were part of the first days action which tore apart the Rebel troops of Elliotts Brigade as the fired on then with enfilade shots.