Remembering first Confederate casualty

RALEIGH — The State Capitol will mark the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Big Bethel on Saturday, June 11. Though the battle in June 1861 took place in Virginia, North Carolina soldier Henry Lawson Wyatt was reportedly the first soldier to die in battle for the Confederate cause in the Civil War.

From 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., the North State Rifles re-enacting group (www.northstaterifles.com) will be on the northwest Capitol grounds at the Wyatt monument. Group members will speak about Wyatt’s life, model the variety of uniforms worn by Tar Heels in the first year of the war, and give a lecture on the Battle of Big Bethel.

Displays at “Remembering Big Bethel” will shed light on how soldiers made the transition from home to the battlefield.

Wyatt was the first killed in an organized battle, but not the first killed overall. See

First Confederate Soldier Killed In The WBTS

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Remembering first Confederate casualty
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Henry Lawson Wyatt & The Confederate Monument, Tarboro The Edgecombe Guards Body Servant Responsible For First Yankee Kill Of The War