Exhibit 23(a)


                         Consent of Independent Auditors



We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Wachovia Corporation
for the registration of $300 million of Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest
Debentures and $300 million of preferred equity securities of Wachovia Capital
Trust II, Trust III, and Trust IV and related Guarantees of the preferred equity
securities, and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
January 11, 1996 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
Wachovia Corporation incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K)
for the year ended December 31, 1995, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

   
                                                     /S/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
                                                     Ernst & Young LLP
    


Winston-Salem, North Carolina
January 20, 1997