Carolina Beach in New Hanover County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Battlefield of Sugar Loaf

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 24, 2025

1. Battlefield of Sugar Loaf Marker

Inscription. Major General R.F. Hoke commanding a division of Confederate troops with a brigade of North Carolina Senior Reserves occupied a position along here from the river to the sound which was attacked several times from January 19 to 22, 1865 by Federal forces under Major General A.H. Terry. Upon the evacuation of Wilmington the Confederates retired.

Erected 1920 by New Hanover HIstorical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1865.

Location. 34° 2.695′ N, 77° 53.788′ W. Marker is in Carolina Beach, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It can be reached from North Lake Park Boulevard (U.S. 421) 0.2 miles north of Bennet Lane, on the right when traveling north. Located in Joseph Ryder Lewis Jr. Civil War Park north of the Publix Super Market Commons at Federal Point.. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1018 N Lake Park Blvd, Carolina Beach NC 28428, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast.

It is also

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in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Joseph Ryder Lewis Jr. Civil War Park (a few steps from this marker); We are strongly entrenched here... (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); To close the port of Wilmington... (about 300 feet away); I hope we can hold Wilmington (about 400 feet away); Such parts of the Sugar Loaf line... (about 400 feet away); For a little while it was a lively and interesting fight (about 400 feet away); Sugar Loaf Line (about 700 feet away); Civil War Fortifications (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carolina Beach.

More about this marker. The marker is the same style as other

Sugar Loaf Line Earthworks image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 24, 2025

2. Sugar Loaf Line Earthworks

This is the exterior of the nearby Confederate line of fortifications.

stone markers installed around New Hanover County but is substantially damaged. Where it was placed prior to the opening of the Civil War Park in 2021 would be interesting to find out. There is only one other marker of this style on Federal Point (at the Fort Fisher Confederate Memorial); the majority of the surviving ones are in Wilmington. There are Confederate earthworks from the Sugar Loaf line just northwest of this stone marker, with modern interpretive signage installed.

Joseph Ryder Lewis Jr. Civil War Park Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 24, 2025

3. Joseph Ryder Lewis Jr. Civil War Park Entrance

The stone marker is within this park.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 216 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 15, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.