North Carolina the last shots of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the Civil War. For many years, North Carolinians proudly boasted that they had been "First at Bethel, Farthest at Gettysburg and Chickamauga, and Last at Appomattox." North Carolina is bordered by South Carolina on the south, Georgia on the southwest, Tennessee on the west, Virginia on the north, and the Atlantic Ocean on the east. The United States Census Bureau places North Carolina in the South Atlantic division of the southern region. North Carolina consists of three main geographic regions: the Atlantic coastal plain, occupying the eastern portion of
South River (North Carolina) Dunn. East of Fayetteville, the South River turns SSE and joins the larger Black River near Ivanhoe, North Carolina approximately 30 mi (48 km) northwest of Wilmington. The South River is home to a wide variety of fish species, including Largemouth Bass, various species of sunfish, longnose gar, and catfish. To navigate through the river, a kayak or a small jon boat is recommended. South River (North Carolina) "For other places named "South River", see South River (disambiguation). The South River is a tributary of the Black River, approximately 84 mi (121 km) long, in southeastern North Carolina in the