New Bern African American Troops Organize in New Bern, 1863 Jun 30, 2016 On June 30, 1863, the 35th United States Colored Troops regiment officially mustered in New Bern. Continue Reading Explosives Advanced by Gabriel Rains during the Civil War Jun 17, 2016 On June 17, 1864, Brigadier General Gabriel Rains was appointed chief of the newly created Torpedo Bureau of the Confederate army. Continue Reading Brief Return to Native State for Edward Stanly May 27, 2016 On May 27, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Edward Stanly appointed military governor of North Carolina. Continue Reading Torpedo Blast Felled Union Soldiers, 1864 May 26, 2016 On May 26, 1864, a deadly torpedo explosion occurred at Batchelor’s Creek, about eight miles west of New Bern. Continue Reading Daniel Barringer’s Mining Efforts Cratered May 25, 2016 On May 25, 1860, influential geologist Daniel Moreau Barringer Jr. was born in Raleigh. Continue Reading Vincent Colyer, Freedmen’s Friend Mar 31, 2016 On March 31, 1862, Vincent Colyer was appointed Superintendent of the Poor for the Union’s Department of North Carolina. Continue Reading Gen. Ambrose Burnside and the Fall of New Bern, 1862 Mar 14, 2016 On March 14, 1862, the Battle of New Bern was fought. The Battle was second of three major engagements in an expedition led by Union Gen. Continue Reading
African American Troops Organize in New Bern, 1863 Jun 30, 2016 On June 30, 1863, the 35th United States Colored Troops regiment officially mustered in New Bern. Continue Reading
Explosives Advanced by Gabriel Rains during the Civil War Jun 17, 2016 On June 17, 1864, Brigadier General Gabriel Rains was appointed chief of the newly created Torpedo Bureau of the Confederate army. Continue Reading
Brief Return to Native State for Edward Stanly May 27, 2016 On May 27, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Edward Stanly appointed military governor of North Carolina. Continue Reading
Torpedo Blast Felled Union Soldiers, 1864 May 26, 2016 On May 26, 1864, a deadly torpedo explosion occurred at Batchelor’s Creek, about eight miles west of New Bern. Continue Reading
Daniel Barringer’s Mining Efforts Cratered May 25, 2016 On May 25, 1860, influential geologist Daniel Moreau Barringer Jr. was born in Raleigh. Continue Reading
Vincent Colyer, Freedmen’s Friend Mar 31, 2016 On March 31, 1862, Vincent Colyer was appointed Superintendent of the Poor for the Union’s Department of North Carolina. Continue Reading
Gen. Ambrose Burnside and the Fall of New Bern, 1862 Mar 14, 2016 On March 14, 1862, the Battle of New Bern was fought. The Battle was second of three major engagements in an expedition led by Union Gen. Continue Reading