Confederates scramble to defend the North Carolina coast, including efforts to take back Forts Clark and Hatteras at Hatteras Inlet.
Category: North Carolina
The Fall of Hatteras Inlet
The first Federal joint army-navy expedition of the war sets out to close one of North Carolina’s busiest ports.
The North Carolina Secession
North Carolina becomes the 10th state to secede from the Union and join the Confederacy.
Revolutionary Furor in Full Sway
The mid-South states of North Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas reject President Lincoln’s call for volunteers and take steps toward joining the Confederacy.
Johnston Surrenders to Sherman a Second Time
April 26, 1865 – General Joseph E. Johnston considered dispersing his Confederate army and waging guerrilla warfare, but he ultimately decided to surrender just as
Grant Visits Sherman in North Carolina
April 24, 1865 – Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant arrived at the headquarters of Major General William T. Sherman to inform him that the peace