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The North Carolina Civil War Trails program is part of a five-state trails system that invites you to explore both well-known and less familiar sites asso-ciated with America’s greatest drama. Together, more than 1,500 places tell the epic and heart-felt stories of civilians and soldiers who experienced triumph and tragedy during the war ...
Apr 7, 2014 · RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina is unveiling a statewide Civil War Trails guide to help travelers during the final year of the 150th anniversary commemoration. The original Civil War...
Aug 2, 2010 · This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Civil War Trails series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
Jun 26, 2024 · Civil War Trails in North Carolina offers more information on the website. These trails give easy access to authentic details of the war in America from April 12, 1861, through the spring of 1865, leaving an estimated 620,000 dead and thousands of others injured.
- Carolyn Harmon
- Salisbury
- High Point
- Winston-Salem
- Yadkin County
- Boone
- Avery County
- Transylvania County
- Thomasville
- Wilkesboro
- Burnsville
Pick up a free taped guided tour and other information at the visitor center, 204 Innes St. For Salisbury and Rowan County information, call 800-332-2343.
Mendenhall Plantation
603 W Main St, Jamestown NC 27282 336-454-3819 Home of Quaker Richard Mendenhall, an active abolitionist. Featured at the site is a false-bottomed wagon used to transport slaves to freedom. Open Tuesday–Friday 11 am–2 pm, Saturday 1–4 pm and Sunday 2–4 pm.
Emancipation in Salem
Trails sign at the Old Salem Museum, 600 S Main St, Winston-Salem NC 27101 Union cavalry entered Salem May 14, 1865, weeks after the Confederate surrender at Durham. The chaplain of the occupying troops read an order at this church proclaiming the end of slavery, which was cause for much celebration here.
Yadkinville
Trails sign one block east of Route 601 on Hemlock Street Divided loyalties in the town and area erupted into violence in a February 1863 shootout and again in July 1864 when Unionists freed several prisoners and raided home-guard weapons and ammunition. Approximately 1,200 men served in the Confederate army, but more than a few enlisted in Union units.
Bond School House
Trails sign 1140 Deep Creek Church Road, 4 miles northeast of Yadkinville A shootout here Feb. 12, 1863, erupted when Confederate militia swept down on a small gathering of anti-war Quakers and a Confederate deserter. Several on each side were killed.
Richmond Hill
4641 Law School Road, East Bend NC 27018 Richmond Hill was the home of North CarolinaSupreme Court Chief Justice Richmond Mumford Pearson. He opposed secession and worked to free North Carolinians imprisoned for avoiding the draft. A 30-acre park surrounds the home. Living history open houses are offered the third Sunday of each month May-October, 2-4 pm. Trails sign in Richmond Hill Park at the end of Law School Road, north of Route 67 between Boonville and East Bend.
Camp Mast
Trails sign at 815 W King St, Boone NC 28607 This Confederate home guard camp, created to protect the community and round up Unionists, bushwhackers and deserters, was attacked in February 1865 by more than 100 men from Banner Elk. The besieged camp commander called for a vote and only 11 members voted to fight it out. Following the surrender, those who had voted to fight were sent to a Federal prison in Ohio.
Blalock Family
Trails sign located at the Cannon Memorial Hospital, 436 Hospital Drive, Newland NC 28604 Avowed Unionists Sarah and Keith Blalock both were forced to serve briefly in the Confederate army (hoping to desert to Union lines). Later, driven from their home by Confederate conscription officers, the couple fled to the mountains; and Keith joined the Union army as a scout, participated in several skirmishes and was wounded. He guided escaped Union prisoners and dissidents to safety in Banner Elk.
Cranberry Iron Mine
Trails sign at the Old Cranberry High School, 5215 Elk Park Highway, Elk Park NC 28622 This was the site of one of the many rural iron mines prized by Confederates to supply raw materials for war production. Dozens of men worked here during the war producing bar iron for Southern foundries.
Banner Elk
Trails sign located at the Banner Elk Museum, 7990 Hickory Nut Gap Road, Banner Elk NC 28604 Named for the local Banner family, this small community provided a system of safe houses for escaped Union prisoners and refugees from Confederate conscription. The Banners were active, providing food and shelter for the escapees while they waited for guides to lead them to safety in Tennessee.
Alison-Deavor House
Trails sign located at 200 Asheville Highway, ZIP 28768 (3 miles north of Brevard) This was the scene of a dramatic shooting incident sparked by the turmoil here in February 1865. Most of the area men joined the Confederate army, but late in the war Union partisans and Confederate deserters roamed the territory. A gang of these “bushwackers” approached the home of Confederate Capt. James Deaver and killed his father.
Thomasville
Trails sign at the visitor center, East Main and Trade streets A key stop on the North Carolina Railroad, this town (war-time population about 300) was an important refuge for sick and wounded Confederate soldiers outside the war-torn eastern sections of the state. Wounded Union soldiers joined them late in the war.
Thomasville City Cemetery
Trails sign in the cemetery on Memorial Park Drive Confederate and Union soldiers, many of whom died in the teeming hospitals of the city, are buried here.
Hospitals, Caring for the Sick and Wounded
Trails sign at intersection of East Main and Memorial Park Drive, one block south of Main and Salem streets Removed somewhat from the main battlefields in the East, this small town became a hospital center for both wounded Confederate soldiers and sick civilians. In March 1865, hundreds of wounded made their way here as Sherman invaded the state.
Fort Hamby
Trails sign located in the Fort Hamby Park at the West Kerr Scott Reservoir, 1534 S Recreation Road, Wilkesboro NC 28697 Union and Confederate deserters occupied this “fort,” actually a two-story log house, at the end of the war. The outlaw group led a reign of terror in the neighborhood until local law enforcement caught up in May 1865.
Burnsville
Trails sign at the Burnsville Visitor Center, adjacent to the John McElroy House Museum, 106 W Main St, Burnsville Divided loyalties here led to much civil and personal strife as Confederate authorities attempted to retain control over a strong Unionist population. Men from the area served in both armies, and later the town became a haven for deserters.
- Ruby Russell
The Central North Carolina tour takes you to battle sites around the Piedmont along with Confederate monuments and historic cemeteries as well as critical sites in the War. The railroads, which were the lifelines for delivery of supplies, were the focus of Union troops in the Tar Heel State.
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The Civil War Trails program has installed more than 1,000 interpretive markers at Civil War sites in Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, West Virginia and North Carolina.
