Historic Battlefields in North Carolina

Civil War Sites

• Bentonville Battlefield (Johnston County) – Largest Civil War battle in NC, March 19–21, 1865; Confederate victory.
• Fort Macon State Park (Atlantic Beach) – Preserves a Civil War coastal fort.
• Averasborough Battlefield (Harnett County) – Part of Sherman's Carolinas Campaign, March 16, 1865; Confederate victory.
• Kinston Battlefield (Kinston) – Dec. 14, 1862; Union victory in Burnside's Goldsboro campaign.

Revolutionary War Sites

• Guilford Courthouse National Military Park (Greensboro) – March 15, 1781; British tactical victory but strategic loss.
• Moores Creek National Battlefield (Currie) – Feb. 27, 1776; Patriot victory securing NC's revolutionary commitment.

Mexican–American War Site

• Resaca de la Palma State Historic Site (Brownsville) – May 9, 1846; Decisive US victory leading to Monterrey's capture.

These sites preserve the memory of conflicts that shaped the state and nation.