Summer Guide 2011 | The Civil War - 150 Years Later (31 images)

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A look at triangle-area points of interest related to the Civil War. Full story - http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/so-about-that-rebellion/Content?oid=2483627
  • March 18, 2010. Four Oaks, North Carolina.. Reenactors and the public attend the 145th anniversary of the Battle of Bentonville, which was fought on March 19-21, 1865 and was the last large scale Conferderate resistance to the advancing army of Union soldiers. It was also the largest battle fought in North Carolina..

  • March 18, 2010. Four Oaks, North Carolina.. Reenactors and the public attend the 145th anniversary of the Battle of Bentonville, which was fought on March 19-21, 1865 and was the last large scale Conferderate resistance to the advancing army of Union soldiers. It was also the largest battle fought in North Carolina..

  • March 18, 2010. Four Oaks, North Carolina.. Reenactors and the public attend the 145th anniversary of the Battle of Bentonville, which was fought on March 19-21, 1865 and was the last large scale Conferderate resistance to the advancing army of Union soldiers. It was also the largest battle fought in North Carolina..

  • March 18, 2010. Four Oaks, North Carolina.. Reenactors and the public attend the 145th anniversary of the Battle of Bentonville, which was fought on March 19-21, 1865 and was the last large scale Conferderate resistance to the advancing army of Union soldiers. It was also the largest battle fought in North Carolina..

  • The name of Wilson Dixon, of Sullivan County, Tennessee, is carved on a large stone near Central Prison in Raleigh. Dixon was a member of an engineer company attached to General Sherman's headquarters unit during the encampment of 60,000 Union soldiers in the Dix Hill area of Raleigh.

  • The name of Wilson Dixon, of Sullivan County, Tennessee, is carved on a large stone near Central Prison in Raleigh. Dixon was a member of an engineer company attached to General Sherman's headquarters unit during the encampment of 60,000 Union soldiers in the Dix Hill area of Raleigh.

  • The name of Wilson Dixon, of Sullivan County, Tennessee, is carved on a large stone near Central Prison in Raleigh. Dixon was a member of an engineer company attached to General Sherman's headquarters unit during the encampment of 60,000 Union soldiers in the Dix Hill area of Raleigh.

  • Watkins Grill in Raleigh is home to a wide assortment of Confederate memorabilia, including a rare reunion flag from between 1875 and 1885 - when members of North Carolina's 6th Infantry held a reunion.

  • Watkins Grill in Raleigh is home to a wide assortment of Confederate memorabilia, including a rare reunion flag from between 1875 and 1885 - when members of North Carolina's 6th Infantry held a reunion.

  • Watkins Grill in Raleigh is home to a wide assortment of Confederate memorabilia, including a rare reunion flag from between 1875 and 1885 - when members of North Carolina's 6th Infantry held a reunion.

  • Watkins Grill in Raleigh is home to a wide assortment of Confederate memorabilia, including a rare reunion flag from between 1875 and 1885 - when members of North Carolina's 6th Infantry held a reunion.

  • Watkins Grill in Raleigh is home to a wide assortment of Confederate memorabilia, including a rare reunion flag from between 1875 and 1885 - when members of North Carolina's 6th Infantry held a reunion.

  • Watkins Grill in Raleigh is home to a wide assortment of Confederate memorabilia, including a rare reunion flag from between 1875 and 1885 - when members of North Carolina's 6th Infantry held a reunion.

  • Watkins Grill in Raleigh is home to a wide assortment of Confederate memorabilia, including a rare reunion flag from between 1875 and 1885 - when members of North Carolina's 6th Infantry held a reunion.

  • Civil War re-enactors from the 26th NC Infantry on the grounds of the Old State Capitol, Saturday, May 21, 2011, gather to hear the declaration of secession from the Union 150 years after it was signed.

  • Civil War re-enactors from the 26th NC Infantry on the grounds of the Old State Capitol, Saturday, May 21, 2011, gather to hear the declaration of secession from the Union 150 years after it was signed.

  • Civil War re-enactors from the 26th NC Infantry on the grounds of the Old State Capitol, Saturday, May 21, 2011, gather to hear the declaration of secession from the Union 150 years after it was signed.

  • Civil War re-enactors from the 26th NC Infantry on the grounds of the Old State Capitol, Saturday, May 21, 2011, gather to hear the declaration of secession from the Union 150 years after it was signed.

  • Zack Watkins stands with other Civil War re-enactors from the 26th NC Infantry on the grounds of the Old State Capitol to hear the declaration of secession from the Union 150 years after the fact.

  • Civil War re-enactors from the 26th NC Infantry on the grounds of the Old State Capitol, Saturday, May 21, 2011, gather to hear the declaration of secession from the Union 150 years after it was signed.

  • Jeff Adams and his son, Ethan, 16, from Ronda, NC, are Civil War re-enactors from the 26th NC Infantry. Jeff's Great Grandfather, David Thart, was a member of the actual 26th NC Infantry during the Civil War.

  • Jeff Adams and his son, Ethan, 16, from Ronda, NC, are Civil War re-enactors from the 26th NC Infantry. Jeff's Great Grandfather, David Thart, was a member of the actual 26th NC Infantry during the Civil War.

  • Jeff Adams and his son, Ethan, 16, from Ronda, NC, are Civil War re-enactors from the 26th NC Infantry. Jeff's Great Grandfather, David Thart, was a member of the actual 26th NC Infantry during the Civil War.

  • Jeff Adams and his son, Ethan, 16, from Ronda, NC, are Civil War re-enactors from the 26th NC Infantry. Jeff's Great Grandfather, David Thart, was a member of the actual 26th NC Infantry during the Civil War.

  • Jeff Adams and his son, Ethan, 16, from Ronda, NC, are Civil War re-enactors from the 26th NC Infantry. Jeff's Great Grandfather, David Thart, was a member of the actual 26th NC Infantry during the Civil War.

  • Jeff Adams and his son, Ethan, 16, from Ronda, NC, are Civil War re-enactors from the 26th NC Infantry. Jeff's Great Grandfather, David Thart, was a member of the actual 26th NC Infantry during the Civil War.

  • Civil War re-enactors from the 26th NC Infantry on the grounds of the Old State Capitol, Saturday, May 21, 2011, gather to hear the declaration of secession from the Union 150 years after it was signed.

  • Civil War re-enactors from the 26th NC Infantry on the grounds of the Old State Capitol, Saturday, May 21, 2011, gather to hear the declaration of secession from the Union 150 years after it was signed.

  • Civil War re-enactors from the 26th NC Infantry on the grounds of the Old State Capitol, Saturday, May 21, 2011, gather to hear the declaration of secession from the Union 150 years after it was signed.

  • Civil War re-enactors from the 26th NC Infantry on the grounds of the Old State Capitol, Saturday, May 21, 2011, gather to hear the declaration of secession from the Union 150 years after it was signed.

  • Zhane Perkins, left, and Shannon Burns, share a bench with Civil War re-enactor Bobby Allen, from Asheboro, NC, on the grounds of the Old State Capitol in Raleigh, Saturday, May 21, 2011 -- 150 years after North Carolina officially seceded from the Union.