Google Map of Raleigh Civil War Earthworks – Most Recent Map
Here is a link to the latest version of the Google Map of Raleigh’s Civil War entrenchments.… Read More Google Map of Raleigh Civil War Earthworks – Most Recent Map
Here is a link to the latest version of the Google Map of Raleigh’s Civil War entrenchments.… Read More Google Map of Raleigh Civil War Earthworks – Most Recent Map
I’ve sometimes heard Raleigh history enthusiasts speculate about the location of the mansion known as Wills Forest, traditionally located in the Glenwood-Brooklyn neighborhood between Peace Street and Fred Fletcher Park. The existence of a street named Wills Forest Street in that neighborhood gives rise to the question whether that street marks the location of the long-gone mansion of Major John Devereux and his wife, Margaret Mordecai Devereux.… Read More Historical Maps Reveal the Likely Location of Raleigh’s ‘Wills Forest’ House
If you stand at the corner of Peace Street and West Street, where the new Publix market is, and look northwest, you’ll be looking up to the hilltop where John and Margaret (Mordecai) Devereux lived with their children.… Read More Raleigh’s Civil War Fortifications Protected the Home of Quartermaster John Devereux
The Bentonville [NC) Battlefield includes over 15,000 feet of preserved Civil War earthworks.… Read More Extensive preserved earthworks at Bentonville Battlefield
I wanted to share the most recent iteration of my Google Map of the 1863 Civil War fortifications that circled Raleigh, NC. Since I posted the first version in January 2020, I’ve added many photos of the current locations of the entrenchment lines and artillery emplacements.… Read More Updated Google Map of Raleigh Civil War Fortifications
In January 1864, Union General Ulysses S. Grant suggested a plan for an invasion of North Carolina from New Bern, and specifically mentioned Raleigh as a prime target.… Read More Gen Grant Suggested Invading NC and Occupying Raleigh in January 1864
West Point map of Confederate railroads shows the interconnections of railroads in the south and mid-Atlantic. and how close the Wilmington and Weldon came to Raleigh.… Read More Railroad Map: Union Raids on RR Posed a Threat to Raleigh
Examples from Petersburg National Battlefield demonstrate how reconstructions could be used to show what Raleigh’s Civil War defenses looked like.… Read More Reconstructed Earthworks at Petersburg Natl. Battlefield
Use this Google Map to explore Raleigh’s Civil War fortifications on today’s landscape.… Read More Google Map of Raleigh’s Civil War Earthworks
Lt Col Henry T. Guion, the author of the 1863 map, did not include a key, so I’ve had to do a bit of study in glossaries and guides to decide how to label the portions of wall themselves.… Read More Redans, Angles, Entrenchments – Labeling Features on the 1863 Map of Raleigh’s Wall