North Carolina Civil War North Carolina Civil War Tourism CouncilTourism Council

Imagine…standing on the sandy dunes of Fort Fisher, looking out across

the beach where so many soldiers & sailors gave their life.

Imagine seeing one of North Imagine seeing one of North Carolina’s largest reenactments at Carolina’s largest reenactments at

Bentonville Battlefield and Bentonville Battlefield and interacting one-on-one with living interacting one-on-one with living

historians…historians…

Bentonville Battlefield Artillery Piece

NC Civil War Reenactments

Imagine…smelling Imagine…smelling black powder and black powder and feeling the weight feeling the weight of a soldier’s of a soldier’s accoutrements at a accoutrements at a LIVE! At the LIVE! At the ArsenalArsenal program at program at the Museum of the the Museum of the Cape Fear Cape Fear Historical Complex.Historical Complex.

Union re-enactor with period gear

Image supporting and participating in Image supporting and participating in North Carolina events and programs North Carolina events and programs

that commemorate the 150that commemorate the 150thth anniversary of anniversary of

The Civil WarThe Civil War

Courtesy of the NC Civil War 150 Committee, NC Department of Cultural Resources

NC Civil War Tourism Council NC Civil War Tourism Council At a GlanceAt a Glance

Founded in 1994Founded in 1994 501 (c) 3 Non-profit corporation501 (c) 3 Non-profit corporation A partnership of public & private A partnership of public & private

organizations & individuals organizations & individuals concerned with the preservation, concerned with the preservation, welfare, and visitation of the NC welfare, and visitation of the NC Civil War sites and museumsCivil War sites and museums

Goals of the NCCWTCGoals of the NCCWTC

Educate the public about NC’s economic, Educate the public about NC’s economic, cultural, and social experiences during the cultural, and social experiences during the Civil WarCivil War

Promote visitation to historic sites or Promote visitation to historic sites or museums with Civil War assets and historymuseums with Civil War assets and history

Assist in providing top-quality Civil War Assist in providing top-quality Civil War programming around the stateprogramming around the state

Ensure that future generations will have the Ensure that future generations will have the opportunity to learn about this important opportunity to learn about this important era of our State and Nation’s historyera of our State and Nation’s history

Who Are We?Who Are We?

NC Civil War Council is made up of NC Civil War Council is made up of private citizens with a shared passion private citizens with a shared passion for NC’s Civil War history for NC’s Civil War history

Members are state historic and Members are state historic and cultural resource representatives, site cultural resource representatives, site managers, tourism professionals, and managers, tourism professionals, and a variety of other friendly Civil War a variety of other friendly Civil War enthusiasts and interested newcomersenthusiasts and interested newcomers

Not a governmental office, but more Not a governmental office, but more of a statewide grass roots movement.of a statewide grass roots movement.

What kinds of projects/programs What kinds of projects/programs does the NCCWTC support or does the NCCWTC support or

initiate?initiate? Many historic sites Many historic sites

have been preserved have been preserved and promoted as and promoted as part of the Civil War part of the Civil War Trails Program Trails Program

The North Carolina The North Carolina Civil War Tourism Civil War Tourism Council has had a Council has had a hand in promoting hand in promoting and preserving and preserving these sites and these sites and more…more…

NC Civil War Trails Program NC Civil War Trails Program HighlightsHighlights

Trail provides a physical network that Trail provides a physical network that connects the people, places, and events connects the people, places, and events from the antebellum period across our from the antebellum period across our statestate

This connectivity helps visitors This connectivity helps visitors understand their place in history and understand their place in history and how each town fits into a larger, how each town fits into a larger, thought-provoking storythought-provoking story

Nearly 170 interpretive markers/signs Nearly 170 interpretive markers/signs on the trail system in NC; nearly all 100 on the trail system in NC; nearly all 100 counties in NCcounties in NC

The Carolinas Campaign & More

On roads and highways throughout the state, follow the red bugle to North Carolina Civil War history

Or visit the trails online at:

www.civilwartraveler.com/EAST/NC/index.html where you’ll find a downloadable map and more

NC Civil War Tourism CouncilNC Civil War Tourism CouncilGrants Program at a GlanceGrants Program at a Glance

Grants are restricted to Civil War-related Grants are restricted to Civil War-related programsprograms

Qualified applicants include communities, Qualified applicants include communities, Not-For-Profit Tourism Development Not-For-Profit Tourism Development Organizations, and Non-profit 501 (c) (3) Organizations, and Non-profit 501 (c) (3) organizationsorganizations

Grant cycle runs once per year; applications Grant cycle runs once per year; applications are reviewed by three grant committee are reviewed by three grant committee members and one outside individual members and one outside individual

Grant amounts of up to $500 Grant amounts of up to $500

NCCWTC Site Support NCCWTC Site Support Featured Site: Bennett Place, Durham, Featured Site: Bennett Place, Durham,

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In April 1865, as the war drew to a close, General Joseph E. In April 1865, as the war drew to a close, General Joseph E. Johnston met General William Tecumseh Sherman at the home Johnston met General William Tecumseh Sherman at the home of James and Nancy Bennett, near Durham, NC, to discuss the of James and Nancy Bennett, near Durham, NC, to discuss the surrender terms of the Confederate armies under Johnston’s surrender terms of the Confederate armies under Johnston’s command. It became the largest surrender in the American command. It became the largest surrender in the American Civil War.  89,270 Confederate soldiers were surrendered in Civil War.  89,270 Confederate soldiers were surrendered in

North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, & Florida. North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, & Florida.

Bennett Place TodayBennett Place Today

Today visitors can walk Today visitors can walk the original roadbed of the original roadbed of the Hillsborough Road to the Hillsborough Road to the reconstructed home the reconstructed home and farm of the Bennett and farm of the Bennett family. family.

The visitor center The visitor center contains a museum contains a museum gallery of artifacts and gallery of artifacts and displays, the film displays, the film presentation, presentation, Dawn of Dawn of PeacePeace, a reference library , a reference library for research, and gift for research, and gift shop for visitors to find a shop for visitors to find a memorable souvenir of memorable souvenir of their visit. their visit.

Bennett Place Memorial

NCCWTC Friends & SupportersNCCWTC Friends & Supporters

Civil War Preservation TrustCivil War Preservation Trust NC Department of Cultural ResourcesNC Department of Cultural Resources NC Historic SitesNC Historic Sites NC Museum of HistoryNC Museum of History NC Dept. of Commerce Division of NC Dept. of Commerce Division of

Tourism, Film and Sports DevelopmentTourism, Film and Sports Development Local Convention & Visitor’s BureausLocal Convention & Visitor’s Bureaus Tourism Development RepresentativesTourism Development Representatives

Additional Offerings of the Additional Offerings of the NCCWTCNCCWTC

Partners with other organizations and Partners with other organizations and groups to offer Civil War symposiums & groups to offer Civil War symposiums & conferences throughout the stateconferences throughout the state

Has its own website at Has its own website at www.nccivilwar.com Board meets quarterly at relevant sites Board meets quarterly at relevant sites

throughout NCthroughout NC Publishes Publishes The Watch FireThe Watch Fire, a quarterly , a quarterly

newsletter featuring interesting articles, newsletter featuring interesting articles, book reviews, and a calendar of events for book reviews, and a calendar of events for sites and roundtable groupssites and roundtable groups

The NC Civil War Tourism The NC Civil War Tourism CouncilCouncil

Why not join today and become an integral Why not join today and become an integral part of this growing campaign to proudly part of this growing campaign to proudly promote the history and intrigue of the promote the history and intrigue of the

Civil War in North Carolina?Civil War in North Carolina?