New Bern, North Carolina Civil War site photos

Contributors: 1. Brian Duckworth, NC 2. William Bozic, Houston, TX For any use of these photos contact Webmaster TOURS OF BATTLEFIELD: While the Battle of New Bern site is not open for regular tours, the New Bern Historical Society can provide a tour guide for a group of 6 or more. Call the Society�s office (252-638-8558) several days in advance for fees and to arrange a private tour of the battlefield		Links: 1. The Civil War Battle of New Bern 2. Battle of New Bern - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 3. New Bern Historical Society 4. This Day in History 1862: Battle of New Bern, North Carolina 5. Battle Summary: New Berne, NC 6. North Carolina Markers - The Historical Marker Database 7. Civil War Heritage Tours: New Bern

On March 11, Brig. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside�s command embarked from Roanoke Island to rendezvous with Union gunboats at Hatteras Inlet for an expedition against New Berne. On March 13, the fleet sailed up the Neuse River and disembarked infantry on the river�s south bank to approach the New Berne defenses. The Confederate defense was commanded by Brig. Gen. Lawrence Branch. On March 14, John G. Foster�s, Jesse Reno�s, and John G. Parke�s brigades attacked along the railroad and after four hours of fighting drove the Confederates out of their fortifications. The Federals captured nine forts and 41 heavy guns and occupied a base which they would hold to the end of the war, in spite of several Confederate attempts to recover the town. Courtesy of NPS New Bern Battle Summary
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26th NC Earthworks 2 26th NC Monument 2 3 Battle of New Bern Interpretive Marker (1) Battle of New Bern Interpretive Marker (2) Battlefield Park 2 Battlefield Trail Starting Point Cannon Display Confederate Earthworks Entrance 2 3	General Lewis Armistead Birthplace John Wright Stanly House Jones House New Bern Academy New Bern First Presbyterian Church New Bern Interpretive Marker Palmer Tisdale House Railroad Trent River	Trent River Bridge Tryon Palace Union Advance Union Hospital 2 Union Point Park Weathersby Road Wetland Area


(April 8, 2012) Enlarge New Bern Battlefield Park This battlefield park is just off HWY 70 about 5 miles from New Bern, North Carolina. The Battlefield park has a pavilion, trails, earthworks, a cannon, and markers/monument. The park can be hard to find because there is a subdivision next to it. Look for large signs advertising the entrance to Taberna (Housing estates) to find the park William Bozic photo. See Pages 4 & 5 for more photos of the area near the pavilion


(January 2008) Enlarge Confederate earthworks at the New Bern battlefield site. 26th NC Monument to the right Brian Duckworth photo


(January 2008) Enlarge New Bern Civil War Trails interpretive marker Brian Duckworth photo		(January 2008) During the Battle of New Bern the 26th and 33rd NC regiments held a line here at the railroad tracks. The view is looking toward the Union advance Brian Duckworth photo


(January 2008) The wetland area where the Union army crossed to attack the Confederates behind their earthworks. View looking toward the Union advance Brian Duckworth photo		(January 2008) Confederate earthworks and the 26th North Carolina monument Brian Duckworth photo


(January 2008) 26th NC earthworks Brian Duckworth photo		(January 2008) 26th NC earthworks Brian Duckworth photo