Duke Homestead in Durham in Durham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

North Carolina

Civil War Trails

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 11, 2010

1. North Carolina Marker

Inscription. 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 the war. In the rolling central piedmont, memories linger of Union Gen. William T. Sherman’s relentless march north early in the spring of 1865, when his army defeated the Confederates under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. Finally, April 26, Johnston surrendered essentially ending the Civil War.

Experience these and many more stories as you tour the North Carolina Civil War Trails. Please drive carefully as you visit the sites where ironclads and wooden ships, spies and smugglers, heroes and villains, slaves and soldiers engaged in the greatest conflict in American history.

Erected by North Carolina Civil War Trails.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition,

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it is included in the North Carolina Civil War Trails series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 26, 2004.

Location. 36° 2.164′ N, 78° 55.279′ W. Marker is in Durham, North Carolina, in Durham County. It is in Duke Homestead. It can be reached from Duke Homestead Road. The marker is located in the visitor parking lot of the Duke Homestead North Carolina Historic Site, adjacent to the walkway to Tobacco Museum and visitor center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2828 Duke Homestead Road, Durham NC 27705, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and in the Research Triangle.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in 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 2 miles of this marker, measured

Wide view of the North Carolina Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 11, 2010

2. Wide view of the North Carolina Marker

Located in front of the Duke Homestead visitor center and Tobacco Museum, the marker (right) stands next the Duke Homestead North Carolina Civil War Trails marker.

as the crow flies: Duke Homestead (here, next to this marker); Durham County Prison Camp (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Duke Homestead (approx. 0.9 miles away); Watts Hospital II (approx. 1.2 miles away); N.C. School of Science and Mathematics (approx. 1.2 miles away); Booker T. Spicely (approx. 1.3 miles away); Dorothy Kitchen: Durham Musician and Educator Extraordinaire (approx. 1.3 miles away); Stagville (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Durham.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker shown.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,091 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.