On State Highway 55 near Belltown & Biddle Roads, on the right when traveling south.
Constructed by Colonel John Barnwell of South Carolina in campaign against the Tuscarora Indians in April, 1712. Remains are 2 mi. N. E. — — Map (db m65699) HM
On Fontana Boulevard (North Carolina Route 101) at Cunningham Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on Fontana Boulevard.
U.S. Marine Corps Air Station activated 1941 as Cunningham Field for first USMC aviator A.A. Cunningham. MCAS Cherry Point since May 1942. — — Map (db m225996) HM
On Old Cherry Point Road (County Route 1113) at Green Springs Road (County Route 1129), on the right when traveling north on Old Cherry Point Road.
Site of Fort Caswell, built by N.C., 1775-76, to protect New Bern, renamed Fort Lane by Confederacy. Taken by U.S., Mar., 1862. ½ mi. E. — — Map (db m77005) HM
Near National Avenue south of Court Street, on the right when traveling south.
15th Conn. Vols.
(Rear)
To the men who died of
Yellow Fever in 1864,
and those who fell in
action before Kinston
March 8, 1865. — — Map (db m293433) HM
Near Battlefield Trail 0.3 miles south of Taberna Way, on the right when traveling south.
Twenty-Sixth Regiment
North Carolina Troops
Zebulon Baird Vance
Colonel
Abner Bynum Carmichael • Henry King Burgwyn, Jr
Major • Lieutenant Colonel
"Soldiers!!The enemy Is before you and you will on be in combat. You have the . . . — — Map (db m292748) HM WM
Near National Avenue at Court Street, on the right when traveling south.
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 an April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union . . . — — Map (db m76959) HM
On Broad Street (U.S. 17) at Craven Street on Broad Street.
A resident of New Bern for fifteen years; born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, about 1740, but came to North Carolina in 1763; member of Colonial Assembly from Halifax Town in 1764 and 1765; from the County of Halifax in 1769, 1770 and 1771; . . . — — Map (db m23831) HM
Near Battlefield Trail 0.3 miles south of Taberna Way, on the right when traveling south.
The Burnside Expedition arrived near the mouth of Slocum's Creek (modem day MCAS Cherry Point) on the evening of Wednesday, March 12, 1862, and commenced landing operations the next morning. The landings were unopposed by the Confederates and . . . — — Map (db m292040) HM
Near Battlefield Trail 0.2 miles south of Taberna Way, on the right when traveling south.
Federal artillery
General Burnside's coast division was armed with light artillery designed to be easily launched from ship to shore with small rowboats. The cannon were part of an artillery battery consisting of eight 12-pound rifled . . . — — Map (db m291777) HM
Near Battlefield Trail near Taberna Way, on the right when traveling south.
Foster was stalemated. His probing attack on Fort Thompson by the 25th Massachusetts had failed when the fort responded with raking cannon fire down his line. At the same time, the navy was moving up the Neuse River firing blindly in the fog in . . . — — Map (db m291802) HM
On Pollock Street east of Metcalf Street, on the left when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
Like many other North Carolinians, New Bern’s residents enjoyed close economic and family ties with the North and were reluctant to leave the Union. Once the war began, however, many North Carolinians passionately supported the Confederate cause: . . . — — Map (db m294108) HM
On Pollock Street west of Hancock Street, on the right when traveling east.
When Revolutionary War officer Samuel Chapman built the 1790 core of the Attmore-Oliver house in front of your, he could never have imagined that during the Civil War the family who live in his home, by the grandly enlarged into this Greek . . . — — Map (db m310044) HM
Near Battlefield Trail 0.3 miles south of Taberna Way, on the right when traveling south.
"The order was given and we went out of the trenches amidst a perfect storm of bullets from both the right and left." -Captain Oscar R. Rand Company D, 26th North Carolina
The battle had reached a critical stage and it did not look good . . . — — Map (db m291763) HM
On South Front Street east of East Front Street (Business U.S. 17), on the left when traveling east.
On March 13, 1862, Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside prepared to capture New Bern after seizing Roanoke Island in February. Confederate Gen. Lawrence O’B. Branch defended the city in a line of fortifications located several miles down the Neuse . . . — — Map (db m77003) HM
Near Battlefield Trail 0.2 miles south of Taberna Way, in the median.
On March 13, 1862, Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside prepared to capture New Bern after seizing Roanoke Island in February Con-federate Gen. Lawrence O'B. Branch defended the city in a line of fortifications that extended about a mile from Fort . . . — — Map (db m291766) HM
Near Battlefield Parkway south of Taberna Way, on the right when traveling south.
The above map is self-explanatory. For a detailed account of the battle please read the large map-marker "Battle of New Bern" on U.S. Highway 17 at New Bern, 5¼ miles west of this road. The Croatan Earthwork, an extensive fortification not used . . . — — Map (db m207889) HM
On Broad Street (Business U.S. 17) at Middle Street, on the right when traveling west on Broad Street.
Early American precedent for judicial review of legislation, was decided nearby, 1787, by Judges Samuel Ashe, Samuel Spencer, John Williams. — — Map (db m23502) HM
Pioneer photographer of N. C. and the South. An advocate of equal rights for women. Began career ca. 1904 in this house where she was born. — — Map (db m92394) HM
Near Battlefield Trail 0.3 miles south of Taberna Way, on the right when traveling south.
Lieutenant Colonel Clark and the remnants of the 21st Massachusetts leapt over the breastworks and raced for the safety of the railroad. When they reached the railroad cut they encountered the head of Parke's 3rd Brigade. There, Clark met with . . . — — Map (db m291921) HM
Near Queen Street at Johnson Street, on the right when traveling west.
Those who died during the yellow fever epidemic in 1798-99 completely filled the Christ Episcopal churchyard cemetery. By 1800, the church had purchased five lots in the Dryborough area fronting on Queen Street.
What was originally called the . . . — — Map (db m76965) HM
Established in 1772 during a visit to New Bern by Rev. Joseph Pilmoor. First known as Andrews Chapel and located Southwest of this site at Hancock St. and Church Alley. Centenary is the oldest continuing Methodist Church South and East of . . . — — Map (db m23743) HM
On Broad Street (Business U.S. 17) at Craven Street, on the right when traveling east on Broad Street.
Episcopal. Craven Parish created 1715. First church erected 1750, this one in 1875. Communion service, given by George II, 1752, still in use. One block S. — — Map (db m76988) HM
On Broad Street (Business U.S. 70) near Craven Street, on the right when traveling west.
South face of monument, near the top:
Sacred to the Memory of Craven County Dead of World War 1 and 2
Names are engraved on all four sides of the base:
World War II
Robert J. Conderman
• Charles E. Cook
• Elvin Allen . . . — — Map (db m24057) HM
On Pollock Street at Jones Street, on the right when traveling east on Pollock Street.
French marquis, State purchasing agent in Martinique, 1781-82, fought at Guilford Court house, Councillor of State. Home was nearby. — — Map (db m289777) HM
On Queen Street at Pasteur Street, on the left when traveling east on Queen Street.
The first African-American Presbyterian Church in the Craven County area founded in 1880, ½ block north of here on Pasteur Street destroyed by the “Great Fire of 1922” rebuilt in 1924 at 720 Bern StreetThe Honorable George H. White, First Clerk of . . . — — Map (db m222495) HM
Near Battlefield Trail 0.3 miles Taberna Way, on the right when traveling south.
Branch's retreat order never reached Colonel Avery or Colonel Vance. The 26th and 33rd North Carolina had continued to hold off the repeated attacks of the Federal army for over three hours. Initial indications of trouble on the other side of the . . . — — Map (db m294128) HM
On Pollock Street at Middle Street, on the right when traveling west on Pollock Street.
The walls on this site are erected over the brick and ballast stone foundation of the first house of worship of Colonial Craven Parish which was established in 1715. The brick Anglican Church was completed in 1750, and it continued in use until the . . . — — Map (db m24354) HM
The road from New England to Charleston, over which mail was first carried regularly in North Carolina, 1738-39, passed near this spot. — — Map (db m92397) HM
On New Street at Middle Street, on the right when traveling west on New Street.
Organized in 1817, plaques on the interior walls recognize the thirteen founding members. Built in 1819 - 1821. It is the oldest Presbyterian Sanctuary in continuous use in North Carolina. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and . . . — — Map (db m23688) HM
Formally organized on January 6, 1817 in the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Minor, First Presbyterian Church was formed under the leadership of the Rev. John Knox Witherspoon. Included among the charter members were the daughter and granddaughter of the . . . — — Map (db m121985) HM
Near Battlefield Trail 0.3 miles south of Taberna Way, on the right when traveling south.
Through the fall and early winter of 1861, Burnside built his expeditionary force at Annapolis, Maryland. By December of 1861, he had stockpiled material and ships and was still in the process of forming the regiments. By early January 1862, he . . . — — Map (db m294124) HM
On Broad Street (Business U.S. 17) at Middle Street, on the right when traveling east on Broad Street.
Secretary of the Navy, 1841; United States Senator, 1846-55; judge of the superior court; staunch nationalist. Birthplace was 80yds S. — — Map (db m76991) HM
On Cypress Street at Smith Street, on the right when traveling west on Cypress Street.
Greenwood Cemetery, established in 1882 on the grounds of an earlier cemetery, is New Bern’s second-oldest public cemetery and the first city-owned cemetery for African Americans. Thirteen grave markers are dated between 1816 and 1859. At least . . . — — Map (db m76972) HM
On Broad Street (U.S. 17) at George Street, on the right when traveling west on Broad Street.
Asst. Superintendent Public Instruction, 1868-70; a founder Livingstone College, 1885; Bishop A.M.E. Zion Church; founded St. Peters, 1864. One blk. N. — — Map (db m24053) HM
On George St just north of Pollock Street, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
This house was the birthplace of two men who fought on opposing sides during the Civil War: Edward Stanly, the Unionist military governor of North Carolina, and Confederate Gen. Lewis Addison Armistead, who was mortally wounded during the Battle . . . — — Map (db m294037) HM
On George Street north of Pollock Street, on the left when traveling north.
Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside briefly lived here, but he was not the most noteworthy resident. For seven month, nine Roman Catholic Sisters of Mercy lived in the Stanly House. They worked in adjacent hospitals caring for sick and wounded Union . . . — — Map (db m294038) HM
On George Street just north of Pollock Street, on the right when traveling south.
Home of Revolutionary War leader; and his son John, Congressman & state legislator. House moved and restored 1966-70 by the Tryon Palace Commission. — — Map (db m23508) HM
On Eden Street at Pollock Street, on the left when traveling north on Eden Street. Reported permanently removed.
This house was built about 1809 for John Jones, owner of a local turpentine distillery, and the west wing was added about 1820. After the U.S. Army defeated Confederate troops in the Battle of New Bern on March 14, 1862, and occupied the town, . . . — — Map (db m294039) HM
On Pollock Street at Middle Street, on the right when traveling west on Pollock Street.
This cannon was taken from the Ship-of-war Lady Blessington, captured after a sharp engagement during the revolution by an armed privateer belonging to John Wright Stanley of New Bern. Marked by Richard Dobbs Spaight chapter D.A.R. — — Map (db m181639) HM
On Eden Street at Pollock Street, on the right when traveling south on Eden Street.
Union forces commandeered private dwellings in and around New Bern. They served as barracks, hospitals, headquarters and jails. The Jones House (built ca. 1809) served as a jail. According to local tradition, Union soldiers jailed a young Carteret . . . — — Map (db m294040) HM
"At New Bern, North Carolina, brought off the wounded
color Sergeant and the Colors under a heavy fire of the enemy."
-Private Orlando E. Caruana
Medal of Honor Citation
November 14, 1890
The first Confederate volley that . . . — — Map (db m292752) HM
In 1861, Confederate authorities converted the New Bern Academy from a school to a hospital. The U.S. Army commandeered the structure to care for the wounded almost immediately after defeating Confederate forces in the Battle of New Bern on March . . . — — Map (db m23659) HM
New Bern Historical Society welcomes you to the
New Bern Battlefield Park
300 Battlefield Parkway, New Bern, NC 28562
Here you will find pristinely preserved Confederate defensive earthworks on the 27 acres owned by the New Bern . . . — — Map (db m77010) HM
On National Avenue at Court Street, on the right when traveling south on National Avenue.
On March 14, 1862, Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside captured New Bern after seizing Roanoke Island in February and moving his army inland. After the battle for the town, the Federals established hospitals in the New Bern Academy, the Masonic Lodge, . . . — — Map (db m76946) HM
Near Battlefield Trail 0.2 miles south of Taberna Way, on the right when traveling south.
Friday, March 14, 1862, dawned cold and wet. Rain had made sleep impossible for the men of both armies and by morning there was a thick blanket of fog covering the battlefield. Many soldiers found their rifles unserviceable due to the rain; charges . . . — — Map (db m291776) HM
On East Front Street north of Johnson Street, on the left when traveling north.
Brig. Gen. Gabriel Rains and Col. George Rains, graduates of West Point, inventors of explosives for Confederacy. This was their boyhood home. — — Map (db m76975) HM
Near Battlefield Trail 0.3 miles south of Taberna Way, on the right when traveling south.
"Boys they like to have gotten me." -Colonel Clark M. Avery 33rd North Carolina
As Major Carmichael and his men fought off the initial Federal assaults, the 33rd North Carolina arrived and deployed to their aid. Colonel Clark M. Avery . . . — — Map (db m291762) HM
On New Street just west of Middle Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Rev. John Knox Witherspoon, A.B., D.D., LL.D., — organizing minister of First Presbyterian Church, New Bern, on January 7, 1817. Born in 1791 at "Pembroke" Plantation on the Trent River, he was the grandson of the Rev. John Witherspoon, the . . . — — Map (db m224026) HM
Near National Avenue at Court Street, on the right when traveling south.
Erected by the State of Rhode Island to commemorate the services of Rhode Island Volunteers who gave up their lives in North Carolina during the Civil War 1861-1865 Fourth Rhode Island Infantry Fifth Rhode Island Heavy Artillery - Battery F First . . . — — Map (db m293013) WM
Educated in Scotland at University of Glasgow; Aide-de-Camp to Major-General Richard Caswell during the Revolution, and Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of Artillery after that war; representative of the Borough of New Bern for five terms and of the . . . — — Map (db m45114) HM
On Broad Street (U.S. 17) at Craven Street, on the left when traveling east on Broad Street.
Graduate and for twenty-nine years a trustee of the University of North Carolina, member of the North Carolina House of Commons for one term, and of the State Senate for fourteen terms, member of the eighteenth Congress of the United States; Grand . . . — — Map (db m45115) HM
On East Front Street just north of Broad Street, on the right when traveling north.
Merchant, Loyalist, and Governor's Councilor. He financed construction of Tryon Palace & campaign against Regulators, 1771. House stood 2 blocks S. — — Map (db m92399) HM
Near Battlefield Trail 0.3 miles south of Taberna Way, on the right when traveling south.
"Forward the Fourth Rhode Island and drive them out." -Brigadier General John G. Parke 3rd Brigade
General Burnside joined Generals Foster and Parke in the captured Fort Thompson breastworks near the Old Beaufort Road (modern day Old . . . — — Map (db m291743) HM
Near Battlefield Trail 0.2 miles south of Taberna Way, on the left when traveling south.
The road to New Bern began in the summer of 1861, when Confederate privateers successfully marauded merchant ships along the coast of North Carolina. The Federal navy was given the task of silencing these "pirates" by attacking their base of . . . — — Map (db m294123) HM
Near Battlefield Trail 0.3 miles south of Taberna Way, on the right when traveling south.
While history records the Civil War as lasting four years, for those who lived it — the war never ended. Every day of those four years and every day after was an extended experience in death and suffering. An entire generation was touched by the . . . — — Map (db m293432) HM
Near Battlefield Trail 0.3 miles Taberna Way, on the right when traveling south.
Reno readjusted his lines to face a new foe that now emerged through the fog across Bullen Branch. Anchoring his line on the remaining right wing of the 21st Massachusetts, Reno deployed his brigade extending his line to his left. As his new battle . . . — — Map (db m291803) HM
On Broad Street (Business U.S. 17) at George Street, on the right when traveling east on Broad Street.
Historic Capitol and Governor's residence of N.C., 1770-1794. Burned 1798, and restored in 1952-1959. Open to the public. One block south. — — Map (db m76997) HM
On Broad Street (Business U.S. 17) at Craven Street, on the right on Broad Street.
Justice of N.C. Supreme Court, 1833-44; lawmaker. An advocate for state's Catholics. Wrote state song. "The Old North State." Lived 1 block N. — — Map (db m76978) HM
During the Civil War, thousands of enslaved blacks freed themselves by escaping to Union lines. Craven County native William Henry Singleton (1843-1938) was one of them. According to his biography, Recollections of My Slavery Days (1922), . . . — — Map (db m24054) HM
