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18436
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During the Civil War regimental companies were often made up of men living in the same community or county. Gerard recounts the experiences of a family that went to war--the Stockards of Alamance County--three brothers, an uncle, and three cousins.
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16819
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In Part II of the executions at Kinston, Gerard recounts the hangings of the twenty-two Confederate deserters and its aftermath.
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15675
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In Gerard's introduction to his eight-part series on the Civil War, he writes Dr. John D. Bellamy was the epitome of Southern gentry; unfailingly loyal to the Confederacy and profiting from slave labor. Bellamy owned three plantations and approximately 1,000 slaves, the profits from just one plantation paid for his family's mansion in downtown Wilmington. After the outbreak of war, Bellamy sent a contingency of his slaves to construct sand forts along Cape Fear River with no compensation from the Confederate Government. Bellamy and his family later fled Wilmington, the town he helped fortify, after the yellow fever outbreak in 1862 to find refuge at Floral College.
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43226
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"From his childhood on a farm in Richmond County to his barrier breaking achievements on the North Carolina Supreme Court, Henry Frye builds his life and career on a foundation of hard work and integrity." A graduate of the Agricultural & Technical College in Greensboro, Frye was sworn in as a justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court on February 3, 1983.
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43565
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"Harvey Gantt arrives in Charlotte as a leader with vision, helping shape the city's future as an architect and, following his election in 1983, as its first black mayor."
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40463
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Hugh MacRae Morton, famed photographer, had an appreciation of the area around Grandfather Mountain perhaps more akin to individuals like John Muir, co-founder of the Sierra Club. As for Morton's grandfather and former owner of Grandfather Mountain, Hugh McRae, his appreciation of the region leaned more toward development than conservation, as demonstrated by his ownership of Linville Improvement Company.
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Morton family; Morton, Hugh MacRae, 1921-2006; MacRae, Hugh, 1865-1951; Linville Improvement Company--Hugh MacRae; Muir, John, 1838-1914; Grandfather Mountain State Park--History; Grandfather Mountain--history; Grandfather Mountain Highland Games (Linville); Linville Gorge; Logging railroads--History; Sierra Club--North Carolina; MacRae Meadows (Avery County); Linville Company--see also Linville Improvement Company ; Highlands--Description and travel; Highlands--history
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20962
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Joseph Mumford Foy owned a 2,025 acre estate on the island of Poplar Grove, 15 miles northeast of Wilmington. After the death of her husband, Mary Ann Foy was left to manage the estate, which remained untouched throughout the duration of the Civil War. The article includes a detailed description of the estate, the Foys' progressive opinions concerning Southern secession and slavery, and the state's legislation concerning slaves and ownership.
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43174
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A native of Reidsville, Susie Sharp was the first female Chief Justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court. She was firs appointed to the Supreme Court in 1962, by then Gov. Terry Sanford.
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15565
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During the Civil War an opposition group to the fighting developed in North Carolina. Called the Heroes of America and headquartered to the west of Raleigh in nine counties, the group was a highly secret society that did everything possible to undermine the efforts of the Confederacy to win independence. One of the more vocal leaders of the Peace Movement was William Woods Holden, the editor of the NORTH CAROLINA STANDARD.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 79 Issue 6, Nov 2011,
p66-68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, il
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38151
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Childhood contact with government officials, along with marriage to a man with a post in the US State Department, made Rose O’Neal Greenhow apt for her role in the Civil War. As a slave owner and staunch anti-abolitionist, she was a natural fit as a Confederate spy. Even during her 1861 house arrest, she shared the Union Army’s secrets with top military brass in Richmond. Ranking within the Confederate government and a government post abroad, along with her memoir’s publication, assured that her death by sea would not sink Greenhow to obscurity.
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Greenhow, Rose O'Neal, 1814-1864; Civil War; Civil War--spies; Slavery; Anti-abolitionists; Greenhow, Maria Rosetta O'Neal, 1814-1864; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893; Jordan, Thomas, 1819-1895; Blockade runners; CONDOR (blockade runner); Oakdale Cemetery (Wilmington); Johnston, Joseph Eggleston, 1807-1891
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15937
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Music was an integral part of people's lives before, during, and following the Civil War. Men drafted into service brought with them music from their region which mixed with songs, sounds, and styles from across America. Songs would be an emotional outlet during the Civil War, whether to stir troops with a rallying tune or mourn death through somber ballad.
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Recruiting slaves to serve in segregated regiments was a Union tactic to bolster ranks throughout the war. This article looks at a specific case in North Carolina centered on Abraham Galloway, an outspoken African-American man and escaped slave. Galloway became a respected leader both during the war as a ferocious fighter and afterwards as an elected politician.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 80 Issue 5, Oct 2012,
p60-62, 64, 67, 69-71, il
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16544
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In Shelton Laurel Valley in Madison County, which was a Unionist stronghold, thirteen men and boys suspected of Unionism were killed by Confederate soldiers on or about January 18, 1863. The controversial event outraged Governor Zebulon Vance. While the massacre destroyed the career of one of the perpetrators, the one who ordered the executions was never brought to justice.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 79 Issue 12, May 2012,
p70-72, 74, 76, 78, 80, il, por
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16601
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Dr. Thomas Fanning Wood served as surgeon of the 3rd Regiment North Carolina Troops during the Civil War. Gerard recounts his activities during the war at battles including Chancellorsville and Gettysburg and describes the conditions under which the medical staff worked. At the end of the conflict Wood returned to Wilmington and began his medical practice.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 79 Issue 11, Apr 2012,
p72-74, 76, 78-80, 82, il, por
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15794
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During the Civil War the Confederate States sent over 150 military bands along with the regiments when they went off to war. The Union sent twice that number. Focusing on the band of the 26th Regiment North Carolina Troops, Gerard relates how a regimental band functioned.
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