Washington
85th REDOUBT
Plymouth, NC
Union fort built by the 85th New York Regiment.
Battle Of Plymouth
Plymouth, NC
Confederate troops led by Gen. Robert F. Hoke, aided by ram Albemarle, retook Union-occupied town, April 17-20, 1864.
Buncombe Hall
Roper, NC
Continental Line officer.
Charles Pettigrew
Creswell, NC
First Bishop-elect of Episcopal Church in N.C., 1794.
Fort Williams
Plymouth, NC
Principal Union fort at Plymouth, named for Gen. Thomas Williams, stood here.
Hoke's Final Line
Plymouth, NC
The extreme left flank of Confederate General Robt.
Lake Company
Creswell, NC
Josiah Collins, Sr., and partners drained part of 100,000-acre tract near Lake Phelps with 6-mile canal, completed 1788; mouth 2...
Mackeys Ferry
Established 1735 over Albemarle Sound, succeeding Bells Ferry.
Naval Action
Plymouth, NC
The Confederate ironclad ram "Albemarle" sank the Union gunboat "Southfield", April 19, 1864, one mile N.E. in the Roanoke River.
Ram Albemarle
Plymouth, NC
A Confederate ironclad commanded by James W. Cooke, helped recapture Plymouth.
Ransom's Assault
Plymouth, NC
General Matt Ransom's brigade formed in line of battle near here in the final Confederate attack, April 20, 1864.
Rehoboth Church
Colonial Anglican congregation known as Skinners Chapel.
Somerset Place
Creswell, NC
Antebellum plantation of Josiah Collins III, who grew rice & corn.
Union Earthworks
Plymouth, NC
The main line of Union defenses during the Battle of Plymouth, April 17-20, 1864, was built across the road at this point.