Teaching through our historic sites
This simple farmhouse was the site of the largest troop surrender of the American Civil War. Learn about Bennett Place
The largest Civil War battle fought in North Carolina was the only significant attempt to defeat Gen. William T. Sherman during his march through the Carolinas. Learn about Bentonville Battlefield
Fort Anderson was part of the interior Cape Fear defenses protecting the port of Wilmington. Learn about Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson
The Neuse was a product of the Confederate navy's ill-fated attempt to regain control of the lower Neuse River and retake the city of New Bern. Learn about the CSS Neuse
The story of Harriet Jacobs, an enslaved woman who escaped in 1842 and became an abolitionist and relief worker during the Civil War, is told here. Learn about Historic Edenton
Until the last few months of the Civil War, Fort Fisher kept North Carolina's port of Wilmington open to blockade-runners supplying necessary goods to Confederate armies. Learn about Fort Fisher
The 1862 Battle of Roanoke Island and the subsequent occupation by Union forces also led to the establishment of the Freedmen's Colony on the island's north end. Learn about Roanoke Island Festival Park
Somerset Place offers a comprehensive and realistic view of 19th-century life on a large North Carolina plantation. Learn about Somerset Place
On this land stand the late 18th-century Bennehan House, four rare slave houses, a pre-Revolutionary War farmer's house, a huge timber framed barn, and the Bennehan Family cemetery. Learn about Historic Stagville
North Carolina's official entrance into the Civil War took place on the floor of the Commons Hall in the North Carolina State Capitol. Learn about the State Capitol
At the outset of hostilities in 1861, New Bern sentiment mirrored that of North Carolina as a whole; it was divided. Learn about New Bern during the War
This pioneer farmstead features the birthplace of Zebulon Baird Vance – Civil War officer, North Carolina governor, and U.S. senator. Learn about Vance Birthplace
North Carolina Historic Sites is a division of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources Office of Archives & History
