Record #:

8746

Author(s):

Round, George C.

Abstract:

This article is a reprint of a story published by the U.S. Veteran Signal Corps Association in October, 1902. It is Lt. Round's first-hand account of the burning of the capitol building in Raleigh in April, 1865.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 48 Issue 1, June 1980, p7-10, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina State Capitol (Raleigh)

Record #:

8784

Author(s):

Round, George C.

Abstract:

This is the second half of Lieutenant George C. Rounds' first-hand account of being in Raleigh in 1865. This part recounts the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and the end of the war. Rounds sent a message from the top of the Capitol builging announcing the end of the war. The message read P-E-A-C-E.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 48 Issue 2, July 1980, p26-28, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives