New Bern Battlefield Site is a historic site of the

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Battle of New Bern located near

New Bern New Bern, formerly called Newbern, is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 29,524, which had risen to an estimated 29,994 as of 2019. It is the county seat of Craven County and t ...

, Craven County, North Carolina. The battle was fought on 14 March 1862. The New Bern Battlefield Site consists of two discontiguous sites. The Site was listed on the

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in 2001. The New Bern Historical Society owns about 27 acres of the battlefield site and protects it as New Bern Battlefield Park, which includes a visitor center and monument. The Society offers guided tours of the park by appointment. Self-guided brochures are available from the Society's website. The

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and its partners have acquired and preserved of the battlefield as of mid-2023.

References

External links

New Bern Battlefield Park
- New Bern Historical Society
Video showing various locations at the site
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