Topics Related to Battles

Sherman's March (H-28)

Moving on Goldsboro, Sherman's Army was temporarily checked by Hardee's Confederates, Mar. 16, 1865, in Battle of Averasboro, 3 1/2 mi. W.

Ramsey's Mill (H-18)

Cornwallis, following the battle of Guilford Courthouse, spent several days building a bridge over Deep River, at point 300 yards N.W.

Battle of Bentonville (H-1)

Largest battle fought in N.C., March 19-21, 1865. U.S. army defeated the Confederate army in the state’s last major battle. Historic site 2 ½ mi. E.

Battle of Alamance (GG-1)

Location: State Historic Site Visitor Center at Alamance Battleground
County: Alamance
Original Date Cast: 1956

(Note: Large rectangular marker with map; full text follows.)

Battle of Clapp's Mill (G-111)

Troops led by Henry Lee ambushed British cavalry of Banastre Tarleton one mile north, Mar. 2, 1781. Americans retreated under heavy British fire.

Tryon's Camp (G-60)

Before and after the Battle of Alamance, the Militia of Governor William Tryon camped nearby, along Alamance Creek, May 13-19, 1771.

Battle of Alamance (G-24)

The militia under royal Governor Tryon defeated the Regulators at this point, May 16, 1771.

Regulators Hanged (G-23)

After the Regulators were defeated at Alamance, May 16, 1771, six of their number were hanged, 1/4 mile east, June 19, 1771.

Pyle's Defeat (G-22)

Tory militia going to join Cornwallis's army destroyed by Lee's Legion Feb. 1781 nearby on Col. Michael Holt's land.

Lindley's Mill (G-21)

In a battle on Sept. 13, 1781, John Butler's Whig militia failed to rescue Governor Thomas Burke from Col. David Fanning's Tories. Site 4 mi. S.W.