New Bern Battlefield Site

New Bern Battlefield Site

New Bern Battlefield Site, September 2012
Location US 70 E., approx. 4.5 miles SE of New Bern, near New Bern, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°2′39″N 77°0′56″W / 35.04417°N 77.01556°W / 35.04417; -77.01556Coordinates: 35°2′39″N 77°0′56″W / 35.04417°N 77.01556°W / 35.04417; -77.01556
Area 99 acres (40 ha)
Built 1862 (1862)
NRHP Reference # 01001129[1]
Added to NRHP October 19, 2001

New Bern Battlefield Site is a historic site of the American Civil War Battle of New Bern located near New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. The battle was fought on 14 March 1862. The New Bern Battlefield Site consists of two discontiguous sites.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

The New Bern Historical Society owns about 27 acres of the battlefield site and protects it as New Bern Battlefield Park, which includes a visitor center and monument.[3] The Society offers guided tours of the park by appointment. Self-guided brochures are available from the Society's website.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Joseph E. Brent (June 2001). "New Bern Battlefield Site" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  3. "Battlefield Park". New Bern Historical Society. Retrieved 4 December 2014.


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