Confederate Breastworks, Civil War earthworks in Fayetteville, United States

Confederate Breastworks are earthen bunkers on the grounds of the Fayetteville Veterans Administration Hospital in Fayetteville, North Carolina, behind the main building. The breastworks were built in March 1865 as part of the fortification of the city by the Confederate army.

Confederate forces built these earthen fortifications in March 1865 to defend Fayetteville against the advancing Union Army under General William Sherman. This defensive position represented one of the final Confederate resistance efforts in North Carolina during the final months of the Civil War.

The breastworks are the surviving earthworks of the March 1865 fortification of Fayetteville, built by Confederate troops as Sherman's forces approached. They now stand on the grounds of the Fayetteville Veterans Administration Hospital, behind the main building, and were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 as part of the hospital's historic district.

The grounds are accessible behind the main building of the Veterans Administration Hospital and can be visited during daylight hours. Wearing comfortable footwear is recommended since the earthen ramparts and depressions create uneven terrain.

The breastworks stand on the grounds of the Fayetteville Veterans Administration Hospital, behind the main building, and were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. They also lie within the Fayetteville Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District, so the earthworks are protected as part of a wider hospital campus rather than as an isolated monument.