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1862, became Fort Branch. |
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South of New Bern near James City on Trent River. |
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36th NC Regiment, 3rd NC Battalion-Light Artillery, 40th NC Regiment, 10th NC Battalion-Heavy Artillery, Capt. Abner A. Moseley's Company, 2nd NC Battalion-Local Defense, Company B, Capt. John W. Galloway's Company, Capt. William J. McDugald's Company |
Was Fort St. Philip. |
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Directly across the Neuse River from New Bern. |
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South of New Bern on north bank of Trent River. |
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17th NC Regiment (1st Organization) - Companies I & L, 31st NC Regiment |
On Roanoke Island. Captured by Union in Feb. 1862 and renamed to Fort Foster. |
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Redoubt on South side of Newport River to guard the Newport Barracks. aka Fort Ripley. |
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Western Roanoke Island. Captured by Union in Feb. 1862, and renamed to Fort Parke. |
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At Blowing Rock. |
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Stoneman Raid of March 1865 occupied Court House. |
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Between Battery Worth and Fort Wessells on west side of town of Plymouth. Union blew it up in April 1864. |
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40th NC Regiment, 2nd Company H |
At Smithville. Was Ft. Johnston. Renamed to Ft. Pender. |
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65th NC Regiment, Companies A, F, 17th NC Regiment (2nd Organization), 42nd NC Regiment, Companies B, E, F, 1st NC Regiment-Jr. Reserves, Capt. William R. Bass's Company |
Near Hamilton at Rainbow Banks on the Roanoke River. |
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Location not known. |
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North end of Roanoke Island. |
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36th NC Regiment - Company K, 40th NC Regiment - Company F, 10th NC Battalion-Heavy Artillery, 2nd NC Battalion-Local Defense - Co. B, Capt. William R. Bass's Company, Capt. John W. Galloway's Company |
aka Battery Campbell. On Oak Island. |
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South of Wilmington. Was Fort Gun Battery. |
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10th NC Regiment - Co. F, 36th NC Regiment - 2nd Co. A, E, 3rd Co. G, K, 3rd NC Battalion-Light Artillery - Co. C, 40th NC Regiment - Co. E, F, 2nd Co. H, 10th NC Battalion-Heavy Artillery, Capt. Abner A. Moseley's Company, 2nd NC Battalion-Local Defense - Co. B, 2nd NC Regiment - 1st Co. A, 4th NC Regiment - Co. A, 18th NC Regiment - Co. C, 20th NC Regiment - Cos. C, H, K, Capt. William R. Bass's Company, Capt. William S. DeVane's Company, Capt. John W. Galloway's Company |
On Oak Island. |
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Manned by the US Navy. |
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Near Fort Anderson, at Bridgeton. |
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Defending the town of Washington. |
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Capt. Granville C. Luke's Company |
Southwest end of Hatteras Island. |
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Cobb Point at Elizabeth City. Abandoned in April 1862 when U.S. Naval forces arrived. |
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On east side of town of Plymouth. CSA retook Plymouth in April 1864 and renamed it Fort Jones. Union retook Plymouth in Oct. 1864. |
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Between Fort Comfort & Fort Williams on east side of Plymouth. |
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South of New Bern. aka Croatan Station Redoubt. |
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Below Wilmington. Was Fort Strong. |
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Near Deep Gap at intersection of Blue Ridge Parkway and U.S. 421. |
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Correct name was Fort Russell, but referred to as this by many. |
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Confluence of Blackwater and Nottoway rivers. Abandoned when Union gunboats approached up the Chowan River. |
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6 miles south of New Bern on west bank of Neuse River, called Flanner Beach. Union found it abandoned 1862. |
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Northwest of New Bern at Neuse River. aka Fort Union. |
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27th NC Regiment - Co. F |
4 miles south of New Bern near Granthams. Captured by Union in March/April 1862, CSA blew up the magazine before they arrived. |
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CSA called it Ballast Point Battery, Union called it Fort Ellis. They captured it in Feb. 1862 and renamed it to Fort Monteil. |
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Originally called Battery Bolles, then expanded to include 12 batteries, all described in the Battery Webpage. |
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31st NC Regiment - Company A |
Redstone Point on west side of Croatan Sound across from Roanoke Island. Union destroyed it in Feb. 1862. |
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Captured Fort Bartow in Feb. 1862 and renamed it to Fort Foster. |
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South of Wilmington on Cape Fear River. Renamed to Fort Lee. |
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2 miles south of New Bern in James City, south bank of Trent River near mouth of Brice Creek. |
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West of Plymouth at Warren's Neck. CSA retook Plymouth in April 1864. Union retook Plymouth in Oct. 1864. aka Fort Grey. |
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1 mile west of Dover (Craven County). |
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South of Wilmington. Renamed to Fort Campbell. |
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West side of Plymouth. aka Battery Worth. CSA retook Plymouth in April 1864. Union retook Plymouth in Oct. 1864. |
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On Pungo River, location not known. |
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Ex-Confederates took refuge from Stoneman's Raid. |
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Defending the town of Washington. |
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32nd NC Regiment - 1st Company K, 17th NC Reg (1st Org) - 6 Companies, Capt. William A. Duke's Company, Capt. Granville G. Luke's Company |
South end of Hatteras Island. |
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Near Morehead City. |
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On Bald Head Island, northeast end. |
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7th NC Regiment, 31st NC Regiment, 52nd NC Regiment |
6 miles Southeast of Washington, south side of Pamlico River at Hill's Point. |
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South of Wilmington. Renamed to Fort Meares. |
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3rd NC Battalion-Light Artillery - Company B, 40th NC Regiment - 9 Companies |
Bald Head Island, south and west of lighthouse. Battery Holmes, with Battery 1, Battery 2, Battery 3, and Battery 4. |
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Near New Bern. Location not known. |
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aka Battery Huger. West End of Roanoke Island. Union captured it in February 1862 and renamed it Fort Reno. |
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1861 defense of Swansboro and Bogue Inlet. Burned by Union in 1862. |
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36th NC Regiment - 1st Company I, Company K, 40th NC Regiment - Co. D, 2nd Co. H, 1st Co. K, 18th NC Regiment - Company D, 10th NC Volunteers/20th NC Regiment, 43rd NC Regiment, 51st NC Regiment - 8 Companies, Capt. William S. DeVane's Company, Capt. John W. Galloway's Company |
At Smithville. Renamed Fort Branch in 1863; renamed Fort Pender in 1864. |
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Was Union Fort Comfort. Southwest edge of town of Plymouth. CSA retook Plymouth in April 1864 and renamed it to Fort Jones. Union retook Plymouth in Oct. 1864. |
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7th NC Regiment, 17th NC Reg (1st Organization) - Company B, 27th NC Regiment - Company F |
3 miles South of New Bern in James City. Originally named Fort Caswell in Rev War. Used by CSA and NC Militia. Union captured in March 1862 and destroyed it. |
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Was Fort French. Along Cape Fear River near Wilmington. |
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Defense of Washington. |
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40th NC Regiment - Company F, 1st NC Volunteers - Comapny A, 13th NC Regiment - Company C, 27th NC Regiment - Companies A, B, G |
Union seized it 4/26/1862. |
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South of Wilmington. Was Fort Hill. |
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Was Union Fort Wessells. CSA retook Plymouth in April 1964. Union retook Plymouth in Oct. 1864. |
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Union Captured Ballast Point Battery (which they called Fort Ellis) and renamed it to Fort Monteil. |
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In Robbinsville, existed since 1838. The County Seat of Robbinsville started out as the town of Fort Montgomery. |
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Was Fort Ocracoke (CSA). Union captured in September 1861 and turned it into a prison stockade. |
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A Revolutionary earthwork near Washington, seized by locals on 1/19/1861. |
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Union seized in September of 1861, and renamed it to Fort Morgan as a prison stockade. |
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Oregon Inlet between Nags Head and Rodanthe. Union seized it in September 1861 after CSA abandoned it. |
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Union captured CSA Fort Blanchard in Feb. 1862 and renamed it to Fort Parke. |
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10th NC Regiment - Company F, 40th NC Regiment - 3rd Company G |
Was Fort Johnston, then Fort Pender, then Fort Branch. |
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Location not known. Established in January of 1863 by Col. George H. Pierson (5th MA Infantry). |
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CSA repurposed as an Ordnance Depot 1862-1865. |
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Union seized CSA Fort Huger in Feb. 1862 and renamed it to Fort Reno. |
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Union Redoubt to guard the Newport Barracks, on south side of Newport River. More often called Fort Benjamin. |
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At Blowing Rock. CSA built after Stoneman's Raid of April 1865. Same location as Blowing Rock Fort (Union). |
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Northwest of New Bern on Atlantic & North Carolina Rail Road. |
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On Roanoke Island. aka Fort Defiance. Captured by Union in Feb. 1862. |
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Renamed to Fort Anderson in 1863. |
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1 mile South of New Bern on Neuse River near James City. |
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1 mile Northeast of New Bern on west bank of Neuse River. |
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South of Wilmington. Renamed to Fort Davis. |
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On Roanoke Island, location not known. |
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36th NC Regiment, 1st Company I, 40th NC Regiment, Co. D, 1st Co. H, Co. I, 7th NC Regiment, 27th NC Regiment, 33rd NC Regiment, 35th NC Regiment, 37th NC Regiment, Col. Clark's Special Battalion of Militia, 16th NC Regiment of Militia |
Between New Bern and Riverdale. Union captured in March 1862. |
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Western edge of New Bern. 28 guns. |
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Built after they retook Plymouth in Oct. 1864. |
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In town of Washington. |
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aka 85th Redoubt. Southwest part of the town of Plymouth. CSA captured it in April 1864 and renamed it Fort Mercer. Union retook Plymouth in Oct. 1864. |
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At Plymouth. CSA retook Plymouth in April 1864. Union retook Plymouth in Oct. 1864. |
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Battle right after Salisbury on 4/12/1865. One source asserts this was also known as Fort Beauregard and Fort York. |
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