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34447
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On 7 December, 1862, Presbyterian pastor Robert J. Graves was arrested for treason against the Confederacy. Over the next year, the case gained popularity in the media as it polarized public opinion of constitutional rights under the Confederate government. This article discusses the circumstances behind Graves’ arrest and subsequent trial.
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34449
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On December 24, 1864 the Union launched the largest American naval bombardment to date against forces at Fort Fisher in an attempt to seal the port of Wilmington. While successful in landing troops near the Fort, the expedition ultimately failed. Historically, Union General Benjamin Butler was blamed for the military failure. In the article, the author argues that it was not only Butler, but personal politics between Union commanders, that doomed their attempt to take Fort Fisher.
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23165
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Tryon Palace reopened the New Bern Academy Museum, a place that tells the story of union occupation in New Bern. The building itself is a historic site, for Union troops used it as a hospital during the war.
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The Palace (NoCar F 264 N5 P3), Vol. 13 Issue 1, Spring 2015, p16-19, il
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23914
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This article, the third in a series on North Carolina in the Civil War, traces Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston's efforts to stop Sherman's march at the Battle of Bentonville in March of 1865.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 82 Issue 10, March 2015, p185-186, 188, 190-192, il, por Periodical Website
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18520
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Gerard presents the breadth of practiced religions during this period and how prayer influenced everyday events both for soldiers and citizens. Also discussed is the era's dilemma of being a devote Christian and practicing slavery and how this shaped the religious and philosophical debate during the war.
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22706
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In the Appalachia Region of North Carolina, views on the secession from the United States at the start of the American Civil War were varied. For Watauga and Buncombe counties, culture and geography played a role in which side a community supported. Patterns in enlistment show that the higher elevations were more likely to be Unionists because of their disconnect with the slave economy.
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20908
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The North Carolina Natural Heritage Trust Fund approved, in February 2012, a grant of $355,000 to acquire 120 acres to add to the Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site. The Civil War Trust will match the grant dollar-for-dollar with funds from the American Battlefield Protection Program. Each of the nine properties covered by the grant is adjacent to previously preserved land.
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14361
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Umfleet discusses how North Carolina women mourned the deaths of brothers, fathers, and husbands during the Civil War. Society expected women to dress in black and wear special jewelry. Men would wear a black armband to mourn a loss.
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Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 50 Issue 2, Spring 2011, p16-17, il, por
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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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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 78 Issue 12, May 2011, p64-72, 74, 76, il, por Periodical Website
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15678
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Part five of Gerard's eight-part series on the Civil War is about William Henry Asbury Speer of Yadkin represents the conflicted Confederate soldier; hesitant to fight but determined to defend his state. He was appointed captain of Company I, 28th Regiment of North Carolina Troops. During the course of the war he would be captured and transported to several northern prisoner of war camps, returned to service, and placed in charge of troops in almost every major engagement. He perished at the Battle of Reams' Station near Petersburg, Virginia in 1864.
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In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, the little known battle of Averasboro is examined in terms of physical geography and military considerations.
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North Carolina Geographer (NoCar F 254.8 N67), Vol. 18 Issue , 2011, p45-52, map, bibl
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23823
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The Civil War deeply divided Western North Carolina. The author provides a brief chronology of the conflict in the region and notes the current activities of area groups marking the 150th anniversary of the war.
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27807
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The end of the Civil War and its effect on Raleigh is explored. Both Confederate and Union troops took any and all livestock, goods, and material they could find during the last three weeks of the war. The Confederate troops were ordered to do this to prevent Gen. William T. Sherman’s troop from using the supplies. The physical evidence left by the war that is still visible in Raleigh and sites of major significance in Raleigh during the war are also described.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 21, May 2011, p20-21, 23 Periodical Website
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27808
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The history of Raleigh and North Carolina's involvement in the Civil War is briefly described. William Person Mangum's predictions of the result of the war are explained. North Carolina just recognized the 150th anniversary of its secession.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 21, May 2011, p20 Periodical Website
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27809
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With the 150th anniversary of the Civil War arriving soon, the effects of the war are still felt in several ways. The way the event is being celebrated angers some, but has changed to include diverse views and be more inclusive than celebrations in the past. However, some groups still celebrate the South as they believe it was and should be through hate groups. Modern connections are also drawn between the exploitation of people and the modern exploitation of the environment. Historians and archivists share their opinions on the effects of the war, what has changed, and what hasn’t.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 21, May 2011, p22-25 Periodical Website