In case you are participating in a tour of the Raleigh fortifications — or if you’re interested in exploring them on your own — here is a link to the Google Map of “Raleigh’s Wall.”… Read More Accessing the Google Map of Raleigh’s Fortifications
“Said Dave having escaped from the agents … in charge of said work upon the 17th of July 1863, and its being alleged by said WA Blount Jr upon proof offered to this Auditor that he had escaped to the Enemy in the Eastern part of the State…”… Read More Raleigh Fortification Workers Who Self-Emancipated
[Note: The trolley tour in November was well-attended and exciting to conduct. Many thanks to all attendees! To be alerted of future events, you can sign up to receive email notices of new articles posted to this website. ARB] Some folks already know about the Raleigh Trolley tour I will be conducting on Sunday, 12… Read More Raleigh Earthworks Tour Nov. 12, 2023 – Details and Signup
A mound visible along New Bern Ave. in Raleigh NC has been identified as the remnant of a Civil War battery and has been registered with the state of NC as an archaeological site.… Read More New Bern Ave. – A Civil War Battery in Plain Sight
A.R. Bredenberg has released a new version of his Google Map of the 1863 Raleigh entrenchments.… Read More Map of Raleigh’s 1863 Entrenchments Completely Revised
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
Raleigh's Wall and the American Civil War 