Wilmington

City

Port city in North Carolina, United States, the main Confederate blockade-running port and site of the 1898 coup and massacre against its Black-led city government.

View on map 34.22° N, 77.91° W Wikipedia

Held by

since 1789 United States de facto
May 20, 1861 – May 4, 1865 Confederate States of America de facto
1865 – May 4, 1865 United States de facto Military occupation

Events here 2

February 11–22, 1865 Battle of Wilmington
November 10, 1898 Wilmington massacre