| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Dunn — 20th Corps |
| | 1st Division 1st Brigade 2nd Brigade 5th Conn. 46th PA. 2nd Mass. 13th NJ 123rd NY. 141st NY. 107th NY. 150th NY. 3rd Wisc 3rd Brigade 82nd Ill. 101st Ill. 61st Oh. 82nd Oh. 143rd NY. 31st Wisc 3rd Division 1stBrigade 2nd Brigade 70th Ind. 102nd Ill. 33rd Ind. 85th Ind. 105th Ill. 129th Ill. 19th Mi. 22nd Wisc. 79th Oh. 3rd Brigade 20th Conn. 33rd Mass. 136th NY 26th Wisc. 55th Oh. 73rd Oh. Artillery 1st NY . . . — Map (db m14737) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Dunn — Confederate First Line |
| | Gen. W. B. Taliaferro’s division occupied trenches crossing the road at this point, March 15-16, 1865. — Map (db m14734) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Dunn — Federal Artillery |
| | From a point 50 yards west three batteries of artillery under Major J. A. Reynolds shelled the Confederate first line of earthworks. — Map (db m14755) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Dunn — Federal Hospital |
| | The 1865 home of Wm. Smith, 100 yds. E., was used as a hospital for Union troops in the Battle of Averasboro, March 15-16, 1865. — Map (db m14745) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Dunn — Oak Grove |
| | Plantation home of John Smith, used as Confed- erate hospital during the Battle of Averas- boro, March 16, 1865. — Map (db m14730) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Dunn — Rhett’s Brigade |
| | The brigade of Colonel A.M. Rhett was repulsed 300 yds. W. on March 16, 1865, by Union troops under Col. Henry Case. — Map (db m14736) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Dunn — Taliaferro’s Division |
| | Elliott’s Brigade 22nd GA BN 28th GA BN Hanleiter’s BN Manigault’s BN 2nd SC Heavy Arty BN Gist Guard Arty 6th NC BN Armory Guards Rhett’s Brigade 1st SC Inf (Reg) 1st SC Heavy Arty BN Lucas’s SC BN Artillery Batallion LeGardeur’s Btry Stuart’s Btry — Map (db m14735) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — 1897 Poe House |
| | Built in 1897 by Fayetteville businessman E. A. Poe and his wife, Josephine, the house is part of the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex. It is representative of upper-middle-class homes of the period. Tours offer a glimpse of life in the early twentieth century and the social and economic changes that defined the era. — Map (db m24447) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — Arsenal |
| | This tablet marks the site of an important arsenal of the Confederate government. Authorized by the United States Congress, 1836; captured by North Carolina, April 22, 1861; transferred to the Confederate government, June 5, 1861; and destroyed by Major-General W.T. Sherman, March 11-14, 1865.
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Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry
and the North Carolina Arsenal
The Laying of the Cornerstone
19 April 1838 . . . — Map (db m24327) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — Arsenal Park |
| | Crises cause us to act. The crisis created by the United States' military unpreparedness during the War of 1812 resulted in the planning and building of additional arsenals for the nation's defense. Congress appropriated monies in 1836 for an “arsenal of deposite and general construction” (manufacture of arms) in Fayetteville. Many workshops and buildings were completed in the initial phase of construction (1839-1842); however, the town's inability to attract a railroad line . . . — Map (db m24362) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — Arsenal Stones |
| | These stones formed part of the foundations for buildings within the main arsenal compound. When United States troops destroyed the arsenal in 1865, local citizens salvaged usable building materials. The state moved these remaining stones when the freeway was cut in 1989. — Map (db m24359) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — I-53 — Babe Ruth |
| | Hit his first home run in professional baseball, March, 1914, 135 yds. N.W. In this town George Herman Ruth acquired the nickname "Babe." — Map (db m24633) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — I-70 — Charter of the University of N. C. |
| | William R. Davie's bill to charter the University was adopted by the General Assembly meeting nearby, Dec. 11, 1789. — Map (db m24399) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — I-10 — Cross Creek |
| | Colonial village and trading center, merged in 1778 with town of Campbelton and in 1783 renamed Fayetteville. — Map (db m24394) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — Engine House (1838 - 1848) — Arsenal Park |
| | The engine house received its first engine in 1859 and served as the power source for the smith and gun carriage shops. — Map (db m24419) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — Fayetteville Arsenal — "Batter . . . into piles of rubble" — Carolinas Campaign |
| | [Preface at top left]
The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the “March to the Sea.” Sherman's objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia to crush Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Scattered Confederate forces consolidated in North Carolina, the Confederacy's logistical lifeline, where Sherman defeated Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's last-ditch attack at . . . — Map (db m24355) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — I-31 — Fayetteville State University |
| | Est. 1867 as Howard School. State-supported since 1877. A part of The University of North Carolina since 1972. — Map (db m24385) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — First Presbyterian Church |
| | Organized in 1800. The original building, begun in 1816, rebuilt on same walls after fire of 1831, stands one block west. — Map (db m24390) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — I-28 — First Presbyterian Church |
| | Organized in 1800. The original building, begun in 1816, rebuilt on same walls after fire of 1831, stands one block east. — Map (db m24392) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — Flora MacDonald |
| | Scottish heroine
resided here
1774 - 1775 — Map (db m24445) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — Forging and Casting [and] Smith's Shops (1839 - 1842) — Arsenal Park |
| | The lighter brick in this pad outlines the foundations of two shops, the smiths and the forging and casting. These shops were built simultaneously between 1839 and 1842. During Confederate occupation, these shops, along with the engine house, were the central areas for repairing and modernizing arms. — Map (db m24420) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — Gun Carriage and Turning Shop (1842 - 1849) — Arsenal Park |
| | This area is where most woodworking operations took place. It was also known as the carpenter's shop. Wagon and gun carriage wheels, as well as other wooden parts, were made here. — Map (db m24421) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — I-86 — Hiram R. Revels — 1822 - 1901 |
| | First African American to serve in Congress, he represented Mississippi in Senate, 1870-1871. Born in Fayetteville. — Map (db m24402) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — I-4 — James C. Dobbin |
| | Secretary of United States Navy, 1853-57. Helped found State Hospital for Insane. Home one block north. — Map (db m24330) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — James Dobbin McNeill |
| | President Emeritus
North Carolina State Firemen's Association
Born in Asheboro, N.C. March 4, 1850
Died in Fayetteville, N.C. February 9, 1927
A beloved citizen and courageous statesman
Six times Mayor of Fayetteville
Thrice President of the National Firemen's Association
Re-organizer of the Fayetteville Fire Department
and for 40 years its Chief
State Senator
Captain and Commander of the Faytteville
Division North Carolina Naval Reserves
Captain of the Red Shirts . . . — Map (db m24448) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — I-79 — John England — 1786 - 1842 |
| | Bishop of Charleston. He organized Roman Catholics in N.C. at Fayetteville Convention, & consecrated St. Patrick Church, 1829. Present church 4/10 mi. E. — Map (db m24634) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — I-12 — Lafayette |
| | On March 4-5, 1825, was guest of Fayetteville (named for him 1783), staying at home of Duncan McRae, on site of present courthouse. — Map (db m24377) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — Liberty Point |
| | This historic structure, circa 1791, is the oldest known commercial building in Fayetteville. It was restored as a community service by Fayetteville's hometown newspaper. — Map (db m24432) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — Liberty Point Declaration of Independence |
| | At or near this place
ever since known as
“Liberty Point”
was promulgated in
June 1775,
by patriots of the Cape Fear
A Declaration of Independence
of the British Crown.
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Declaration of Independence June 20, 1775
[Roll Call of Signers]
“We stand ready to sacrifice our lives
to secure her freedom.” — Map (db m24431) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — North Carolina — Civil War Trails |
| | North Carolina's Civil War stories are as diverse as its landscape. The Outer Banks and coastal rivers saw action early in the war, as Union forces occupied the region. Stories abound of naval battles, blockade running, Federal raids, and the Confederacy's struggle to supply its armies. Other tales are told in the western mountains, a sometimes-lawless region where Unionists and Confederates fought a war within a war. In the rolling central piedmont, memories linger of Union Gen. William T. . . . — Map (db m24357) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — I-14 — Old Town Hall |
| | Built on site of the "State House," burned 1831, where the North Carolina Convention of 1789 ratified the Federal Constitution. — Map (db m24397) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — I-21 — Plank Roads |
| | Fayetteville was the focal point for five plank roads, chartered 1849-52. The longest was built to Bethania, 129 miles northwest. — Map (db m24395) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — Saint Patrick Catholic Church |
| | First parish to be established
under the North Carolina
Catholic Church Constitution
February 4, 1824
First Catholic Church
consecrated in North Carolina
March 17, 1829
Original location Bow Street
Fayetteville, North Carolina — Map (db m24636) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — Southwest Tower (1849 - 1856) — Arsenal Park |
| | This was the last of the four arsenal towers to be built. In the original plans, this tower was to be the guard and prison rooms. — Map (db m24415) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — The "Ghost" Tower — Arsenal Park |
| | The northwest tower (1) was the first of the arsenal's four towers to be built (1839-1840) and initially served as the facility's temporary office. The three-story octagonal towers protruded beyond the corners of the main compound and were a defensive feature that allowed flanking fire along the exterior wall.
The "ghost" tower is a semblance of the original brick tower and enables visitors to understand the scale of these structures. — Map (db m24365) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — The Battle of Bentonville — March 19, 20, and 21, 1865 |
| | At Bentonville, General William T. Sherman's Union Army, advancing from Fayetteville toward Goldsboro, met and battled the Confederate Army of General Joseph E. Johnston. General Robert E. Lee had directed the Confederates to make a stand in North Carolina to prevent Sherman from joining General U.S. Grant in front of Lee's Army at Petersburg, Virginia.
Johnston had been able to raise nearly 30,000 men from South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and eastern North Carolina. His army . . . — Map (db m20535) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — I-61 — The Fayetteville Observer |
| | Oldest N.C. newspaper still being published. Begun 1816 as weekly; daily since 1896. E. J. Hale, editor, 1824-1865. — Map (db m24635) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — The Market House — Site of a Shootout — Carolinas Campaign |
| | On Saturday morning, March 11, 1865, a brief skirmish took place here at the Market House as Confederate forces evacuated Fayetteville while Union Gen. William T. Sherman's army entered the town. A rear guard detachment under Gen. Wade Hampton surprised a Union cavalry patrol after one of the Federals came around the corner from Russell Street and then fired at Hampton on the south side of the Market House. In the ensuing engagement, several Union cavalrymen were killed or captured. Within a . . . — Map (db m24442) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — Town House |
| | Lafayette was escorted from the Clarendon Bridge to the Town House, which stood at this site. A spacious stage had been erected in front of the Town House. The various military units formed lines on each side of the street, and Lafayette's carriage passed between them amidst the discharge of artillery, to the east door of the Town House. Here Lafayette was welcomed on behalf of the citizens of Fayetteville by Judge John D. Toomer. At the completion of Judge Toomer's remarks, Lafayette . . . — Map (db m24449) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — I-2 — U.S. Arsenal |
| | Authorized by Congress 1836. Taken over by Confederacy, 1861. Destroyed March 1865, by Sherman. Ruins stand 2 blocks S.W. — Map (db m24328) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Grays Creek — I-59 — Dunn’s Creek Quaker Meeting |
| | Started about 1746; joined yearly meeting, 1760; discontinued about 1781. Site and cemetery are 2.5 miles S.E. — Map (db m1946) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Grays Creek — I 42 — Moore's Camp |
| | Prior to the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge, forces of Gen. James Moore, Whig commander camped, Feb.15~21,1776, 1 ½ miles northeast. — Map (db m4588) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Hope Mills — I-27 — Cape Fear Baptist Church |
| | Constituted in 1756 as Particular Baptist. Stephen Hollingsworth, first minister. Present (1859) building 2 mi. E. — Map (db m864) |
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