Prisoner Exchange
Inscription
Thousands of Civil War
soldiers, including many
held in the Confederate
prison at Salisbury,
were exchanged here,
Feb. 26-March 4, 1865.
Location
AddressUS 117 at Northeast Cape Fear River bridge
CountyPender
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates34.365610, -77.897240
Sources
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