Two brothers fought against each other at the Battle of Forks Road. Corporal Jacob Home of the Wilmington Horse Artillery and Corporal Jacob Home of the 2nd (US) North Carolina squared off after both, separately, stopped off to visit with their parents.
Both survived the battle and the war and lived their lives in New Hanover County.
In 2002, the Cameron family donated the site of the battle for the Cameron Art Museum with the stipulation that the fortifications and field be preserved.
Also on the site is a marker reading "Thank God we stand here today as friends." These words were spoken by Lt. Commander James Parker, USN, to Col. William Lamb at the 1903 reunion of veterans of the Battle of Fort Fisher and Wilmington Campaign.
These were submitted by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia, to HMDB.
I have never been to the Forks Road site or the Cameron Art Museum, but will have to visit the next time I'm in the Wilmington area.
Stuff I Didn't Know Much About. --Old B-Runner
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