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21285
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A look at the life and politics of Bryan Tyson, one of several notable Unionists from the North Carolina Piedmont. Tyson campaigned for the Union cause during the secession crisis, wrote a 170-page anti-Confederacy book in 1862, joined the Unionist underground Heroes of America, and personally appealed to state and national leaders for compromise.
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21435
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During the Civil War in Randolph County and adjacent areas, conflict between pro-Union residents and Confederate supporters occurred on a regular basis. The Randolph County area was populated by pacifists, abolitionists, Quakers, Wesleyans, Moravians, and Dunkards. The anti-Confederate sentiment appealed to army deserters and lower-class residents who were unaffected by the Confederacy's pro-planter and upper class policies. Local leaders John Hilton, Bryan Tyson, and William Owens utilized public appeals and guerrilla warfare to gain supporters and disrupt local affairs. The conflict between the two sides did not end with the Civil War but continued into the Reconstruction era.
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21227
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An examination of the origin and role of the Civil War secret organization The Heroes of America (also called Red Strings) composed of Southern Unionists dedicated to overthrowing the Confederacy as well as being involved in wartime and reconstruction politics. It originated and derived most of its support from the central piedmont North Carolina, in the so-called \"Quaker Belt,\" and had perhaps 10,000 members in the state, drawn primarily from the white lower classes.
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