Fort Negley and Vistor Center
USCT Charge on Peach Orchard Hill
The Guilford Courthouse park encompasses the Battle of Guilford Court House, fought on March 15, 1781. – Wikipedia
A 360º 13 point Virtual Reality Tour of the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park. The driving tour includes 8 pull-overs.
2332 New Garden Road
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 288-1776
“The Battle of Alamance was the final battle of the War of the Regulation,”…read more from Wikipedia
Take a 360º Virtual Reality Tour of the Alamance Battlefield State Park.
It was also used in the American Civil War as a campground right before the surrender of the CSA Army under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in April 1965.
Located at 5803 NC-62, Burlington, NC 27215
April 26, 1865: 90,000 Confederate soldiers were surrendered by Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. It effectively ended the American Civil War after Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia (April 9, 1865). It was the conclusion of Maj. Gen. Williams T. Sherman’s military champaign from Georgia thru the Carolinas.
The dramatic negotiations started on April 17th, 1865. It was intensified by the telegram Sherman handed to Johnston, informing of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln (April 14). Many, including the newly sworn President Andrew Johnson, wanted the heads of the rebel leaders.
A must read about this pivotal American 30 day turning point is April 1865: The Month That Saved America
Bennett Place 360º Virtual Reality Tour
Bennett Place has a wonderful guided tour of the property. Located at 4409 Bennett Memorial Rd, Durham, NC 27705
The last battle between the armies of Union Maj. Gen.William Tecumseh Sherman and Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in March of 1865.
Explore this 25 point 360º Virtual Reality Tour of the Bentonville Battlefield in North Carolina. The battlefield has a very well preserved landscape, with an easy driving tour. It includes 7 stops, 24 battlefield interpretive signs and 10 audio tour stops.
Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Closed Sunday and Monday.
Bentonville Battlefield Map PDF
360º Virtual Reality Tour:
“Stoneman’s raid in 1865 was a military campaign in the American Civil War by Federal cavalry troops led by General George Stoneman which began on March 23, 1865, in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Union soldiers were tasked with orders to “dismantle the country” — to “destroy but not to fight battles.” They headed east into North Carolina destroying towns and plundering along the way, then headed north into Virginia on April 2 where they destroyed 150 miles of railroad track belonging to the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad. They re-entered North Carolina on April 9 and traveled south to the twin towns of Winston and Salem, and then onward to High Point.” – Wikipedia
Take a virtual tour of the Confederate Prison for Union. Over 11,000 U.S. soldiers and sailers died in this stockade during the war.
National Cemetery: 202 Government Rd, Salisbury, NC 28144
Salisbury Prison Guard House: 224 E Bank St, Salisbury, NC 28144
Stonesman’s Raid in Morgantown, North Carolina (Rocky Ford Engagement) 360 Tour:
One of Stonesman’s commanders has an interesting footnote in this narrative. General Gillem was a Tennessean that had a son*, and grandson that became general officers in the U.S. Army and Air Force. One of the civil war forts in Nashville was named for the senior Gillem during the war. It’s location is were Fisk University is today.
*Lt. General Alvan Cullom Gillem, Jr. would chair the Board for Utilization of Negro Manpower (1945-1946) “to introduce equal opportunity, as that would be the best use of military manpower”.
