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

Fall of Wilmington

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 17, 2014

1. Fall of Wilmington Marker

Inscription. Union assault on Hoke's entrenched Confederates led to the city's fall, February 22, 1865. Earthworks were nearby,

Erected 2001 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number D-101.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1864.

Location. 34° 11.598′ N, 77° 55.173′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is at the intersection of Shipyard Boulevard (U.S. 117) and South 17th Street, on the right when traveling east on Shipyard Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1722 Shipyard Blvd, Wilmington NC 28403, 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 in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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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 as the crow flies: Battle of Forks Road (approx. 0.6 miles away); 1st Wilmington WWII POW Camp (approx. 0.8 miles away); North Carolina Shipbuilding Co. (approx. 0.8 miles away); Legion Stadium (approx. 1.2 miles away); Chadwick-Teague House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Marshall Cottage (approx. 1½ miles away); McNeal-Applewhite House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Lodor-Fox House (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Last Stand At Wilmington (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 17, 2014

2. Fall of Wilmington Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,167 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 15, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.