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for "North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865"
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21579
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During her husband's service in the Confederate Army, Macon County resident Mary Bell demonstrated an unknown level of personal growth and flexibility apparent in her letters to her husband, Alfred. In their correspondence, Mary describes her problems and her neighbors'--providing a detailed view of her community. This insight into a community which, while isolated from the war, was also affected by it daily.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 69 Issue 4, Oct 1992,
p388-413 , il, por, f
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21582
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This article presents and annotates a portion of the diary of Henry William Gangewer (1827-1880), which records the day to day activities of the 51st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment during the Burnside Expedition. The Burnside Expedition captured Roanoke Island on 7 February 1862 from Confederate forces.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 71 Issue 1, Jan 1994,
p62-84 , il, por, map, f
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21590
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This article examines two military engagements at Gum Swamp near Kinston during the Civil War. The battles took place in the spring of 1863 and while of no strategic importance, they possess a level of human interest and are tactically instructive.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 71 Issue 2, Apr 1994,
p207-231 , il, por, map, f
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21613
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After the Civil War, the attitudes and behavior among elite white North Carolina women regarding work changed significantly depending on the age of the woman in question. Women born before 1820 changed the least as they clung to the tradition of needing servants and continued the same household managerial style as before the war. The next group of women, born between 1820 and 1845, had been young wives and mothers during the Civil War and had greater flexibility towards household work. The third group that grew up during the war and post-war Reconstruction, accepted domestic duties and expanded the range of employment, especially into teaching.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 73 Issue 1, Jan 1996,
p28-55 , il, por, f
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21616
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The men of Rowan County did not enlist in Confederate forces during the Civil War for loyalty to the abstract idea of states' right but to defend their communities and homes. The group enlisted and fought together, even electing officers based upon the social hierarchy of their communities. By 1862, many men from Rowan County deserted to return home as food shortages, loss of farm labor, and bad weather threatened their communities. The communities of Rowan County were torn apart by the men's desire to protect the same communities.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 73 Issue 2, Apr 1996,
p156-183 , il, por, map, f
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21622
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The 1864 yellow fever epidemic in New Bern was exacerbated through ignorance and a reluctance to spread panic amongst the civilian population. The first signs of sickness were originally attributed to other diseases and efforts to contain the 'miasma' believed to cause the illness failed. Once the epidemic was contained through evacuation, a Confederate plot to initiate germ warfare was discovered. This led some to believe Dr. Luke Blackburn used contaminated clothing to start the sickness, but it is very unlikely that was the case.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 73 Issue 4, Oct 1996,
p435-483
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21634
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This article examines the role of Alexander Welch Reynold, commander of the North Carolina-Virginia Brigade, in the Battle at Missionary Ridge near Chattanooga, Tennessee, in November 1863 during the Civil War. The majority of historical research has considered Reynold's brigade as a leading cause of the Confederate defeat but additional official reports from the battle have cleared the brigade.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 77 Issue 3, July 2000,
p312-336 , il, por, f
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21635
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This article examines the role the 1st and 2nd North Carolina Union Volunteer Infantry regiments had during the Civil War. Composed of North Carolina citizens who were sympathetic to the Union cause, they were nicknamed 'Buffaloes' and were usually poor farmers who had no vested interest in slavery, opposed Confederate conscription or wanted to remain close to their families, as these units did not leave the state of North Carolina for deployment.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 77 Issue 3, July 2000,
p337-363 , il, por, map, f
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21647
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This article examines how late 19th century Confederate memorial associations in Raleigh affected the commemoration of Confederate war dead. These organizations were created to found and care for permanent Confederate cemeteries, organize commemorative functions, and sponsor Confederate monuments. Women often provided the leadership of these associations, establishing themselves as capable of public leadership roles.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 77 Issue 4, Oct 2000,
p455-491 , il, por, f
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21648
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This article examines the daily life of students at the Hillsborough Military Academy prior to and during the Civil War. The academy was created in 1859, as a place for young men to prepare themselves to serve in the United States military. After North Carolina seceded in 1861, Hillsborough Military Academy was one of the state's institutions that trained soldiers for the Confederate military and over 200 Hillsborough cadets fought for the Confederacy. The war led to the closing of the academy in 1865 and subsequent attempts to reopen after the war were unsuccessful.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 79 Issue 1, Jan 2002,
p1-27 , il, por, f
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21651
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This article examines the conflicting accounts of the capture of Fort Fisher, near Wilmington, in 1865 by Union forces. Considered by Robert E. Lee as essential to his defense of the South, Fort Fisher repelled a naval assault by Admiral David Porter in December 1864. The fort finally fell several weeks later in a land attack under the command of Union General Adelbert Ames. Credit for the victory has often rested on the shoulders of General Alfred Terry and Colonel N. Martin Curtis but has been disputed by Ames on several occasions, including a 1897 dinner in which both Curtis and Ames were in attendance.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 79 Issue 2, Apr 2002,
p198-233 , il, por, map
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21654
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The Union control of Beaufort during the Civil War was paramount to the navy's blockade of the port of Wilmington. Beaufort served as a supply and repair center for the Union blockade as well as a launch point for offensive operations against Fort Fisher, which defended the harbor into Wilmington.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 79 Issue 3, July 2002,
p301-326 , il, por, map, f
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21663
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This article presents and reproduces the account of Theodore Garnett on his service as a cavalryman of the Army of Northern Virginia during the closing months of the Civil War. During those months, Garnett was place in command of two North Carolina and one Georgia unit. The troops under his command took part in battles at Petersburg and Five Forks, as well as being present at the surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 81 Issue 1, Jan 2004,
p73-96 , por, map, f
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21682
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Elite upper class white women were essential throughout North Carolina in creating Confederate monuments in the 50 years following the Civil War. Groups such as the Ladies Memorial Association and United Daughters of the Confederacy raised money for monument construction through various means while also raising public awareness. Throughout North Carolina, over 80 monuments were dedicated and in 1914, the efforts of these southern women were commemorated with a statue at the state capitol.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 83 Issue 1, Jan 2006,
p60-90 , il, por, f
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21685
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This article examines the 'Curlew,' a Delaware built steamboat that plied the waters between Edenton and Nags Head, North Carolina from 1856 to 1861. Originally purchased by Edenton planter Thomas Warren, 'Curlew' was transporting Confederate troops and supplies by 1861 and eventually purchased by the government in September of that year. The vessel patrolled the Roanoke Sound area and was involved in combat in February 1862. After the vessel was stranded off Roanoke Island, the crew scuttled the ship to keep it out of Union hands.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 83 Issue 2, Apr 2006,
p139-164 , il, por, map, f
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