Civil War | Historic Site
Beaufort Historic Site
North Carolina
100 Turner Street
Beaufort, NC 28516
United States
Tours of the site include the Josiah Bell House, home of Rebel spy Josiah Fisher Bell. Records show that 40 percent of Beaufort residents sympathized with the Union. Beaufort also boasts an historic cemetery that has been consecrated by both Northern and Southern clergy.
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