Record #:

14384

Author(s):

Sandbeck, Penne S.

Abstract:

Barely a year after North Carolina seceded, General Ambrose Burnside and 11,000 soldiers captured New Bern in March 1862. The city was vital to the South as a port and as a railroad hub. Leaving their property behind, many citizens fled the city, but a number remained to endure the occupation. Letters, memoirs, sketches, and other primary sources from both the North and South provide a picture of New Bern under occupation.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 50 Issue 2, Spring 2011, p34-36, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--New Bern--Occupation