North Carolina timeline
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Birth of Virginia Dare, First Child Born in the Americas
Raleigh had since decided that the Chesapeake Bay area was a better site for settlement, and he hired Simon Fernandes, a Portuguese pilot familiar... Read more
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Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach is Killed
The plan to surprise Teach and his crew worked; the pirates were apparently taken aback at his assault. Teach rallied his men and the two groups... Read more
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Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge
The evening before the battle, a small scouting party approached the bridge and saw only a small encampment on the north side of the bridge. They... Read more
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North Carolina Advocated Independence
On April 12, 1776, North Carolina's Provincial Congress authorized its delegates to the Second Continental Congress to vote for independence. The... Read more
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Battle of Ramsour's Mill
When the cavalry leading the Patriot column approached, the guards posted on the road fired their weapons and retreated to join their main body.... Read more
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Battle of King's Mountain
The battle opened on October 7, 1780, around 3 pm when 900 Patriots (including John Crockett, the father of Davy Crockett), approached the steep... Read more
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Battle of Cowan's Ford
On January 31, Cornwallis began to move his army despite the heavy rain fearing any further delay would cause him to lose his chance of destroying... Read more
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Pyle's Massacre
The most commonly accepted account of the battle, pieced together from reports from Lee and Captain Joseph Graham, indicates that Lee's deception... Read more
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Battle of Guilford Court House
The advance guard met near the Quaker New Garden Meeting House. Banastre Tarleton's Light Dragoons were briefly engaged by Light Horse Harry Lee's... Read more
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North Carolina Ratifies the US Constitution and is the 12th State Admitted to the Union
Resolved, That a Declaration of Rights, asserting and securing from encroachment the great Principles of civil and religious Liberty, and the... Read more
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Loss of the SS Home
While making its third voyage from New York to Charleston, the Home struck a sandbar off the Jersey coast. Unaware of the extent of the damage,... Read more
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Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries - Confederate Forts Captured
The Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries, sometimes known as the Battle of Forts Hatteras and Clark, was a small but significant engagement in the... Read more
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Battle of Roanoke Island - Roanoke Island Captured by Union Forces
The opening phase of what came to be called the Burnside Expedition, the Battle of Roanoke Island was an amphibious operation of the American Civil... Read more
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Battle of Elizabeth City - Union Forces Destroy Confederate Navy's Mosquito Fleet
The Battle of Elizabeth City was fought on February 10, 1862, on the Pasquotank River near Elizabeth City, North Carolina, during the American... Read more
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Battle of New Bern - New Bern Falls under Federal Control
The Battle of New Bern (also known as the Battle of New Berne) was fought on 14 March 1862, near the city of New Bern, North Carolina, as part of... Read more
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Confederate Fort Surrenders After Union Artillery Bombardment
The Battle of Fort Macon or, better, the Siege of Fort Macon took place from 23 March to 26 April 1862, on the Outer Banks of Carteret County,... Read more
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Battle of South Mills - Confederates Thwart Attempt to Destroy a Canal
The Battle of South Mills, also known as the Battle of Camden, took place on April 19, 1862 in Camden County, North Carolina as part of Union Army... Read more
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Battle of Tranter's Creek
The Battle of Tranter's Creek took place on June 5, 1862 in Pitt County, North Carolina as part of Union Army General Ambrose E. Burnside's North... Read more
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Battle of Kinston - First battle of the Goldsboro Expedition
Description: A Union expedition led by Brig. Gen. John G. Foster left New Berne in December to disrupt the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad at... Read more
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Battle of White Hall - Second Battle of the Goldsboro Expedition
On December 15, Brig. Gen. John G. Foster's Union troops reached White Hall where Brig. Gen. Beverly Robertson had taken command of Confederate... Read more
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Battle of Goldsboro Bridge - Third Battle in the Goldsboro Expedition
Description: On December 17, Foster’s expedition reached the railroad near Everettsville and began destroying the tracks north toward the... Read more
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Battle of Fort Anderson
Description: Lt. Gen. James Longstreet took charge of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina on February 25 and initiated his Tidewater... Read more
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Battle of Washington, NC
Description: While Longstreet operated against Suffolk, D.H. Hill’s column moved against the Federal garrison of Washington, North Carolina. By... Read more
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Battle of Plymouth - Confederates Retake Union Forts
Description: In a combined operation with the CSS ram Albemarle, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. R.F. Hoke, attacked the Federal garrison at... Read more
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Battle of Albemarle Sound
Description: On May 5, CSS Albemarle fought seven blockading Union ships to a draw at the mouth of the Roanoke River. Federals recaptured the... Read more