Record #:

7210

Author(s):

Joyner, John

Abstract:

Goldsboro in Wayne County was a major rail center during the Civil War. Three major rail lines converged there -- the Wilmington and Weldon, the Atlantic and North Carolina, and the North Carolina Railroad. Joyner recounts the closing days of the Civil War when General Sherman's troops, 110,000 strong, occupied the area around Goldsboro before moving onto Raleigh and the occupation by Union troops after the end of hostilities.

Source:

Carolina Comments (NoCar F 251 C38), Vol. 53 Issue 2, Apr 2005, p71-75, il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Wayne County--History