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for "North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865"
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21693
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Through the use of a variety of 19th century maps and cartographic materials, the exact location of Fort Holmes, a Confederate stronghold that protected the mouth of the Cape Fear River, has been determined. Though only a small section of wall is visible, the historic site has been designated by historical markers.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 83 Issue 4, Oct 2006,
p411-446 , il, map, f
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21787
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This article discusses the governorship of Henry Toole Clark during the Civil War. Assuming the governorship after the death of John Willis Ellis, Clark took office on the eve of the Civil War. With little support from the Confederate government, Clark was charged with raising troops and funds to properly defend North Carolina from Union assault.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 84 Issue 1, Jan 2007,
p1-36 , il, por, f
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21791
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A continuation of a previous article, it discusses the governorship of Henry Toole Clark during the Civil War. More an administrator than a politician, Clark faced severe challenges caused by the Civil War including shortages of salt, men, gunpowder, and uniforms. Clark only stayed in office until 1862, after which he retired to his plantation.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 84 Issue 2, Apr 2007,
p127-155 , il, por
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21795
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This article examines the contributions of Louis Froelich as an arms supplier to the Confederacy during the Civil War. Froelich operated two arms factories that contracted edged weaponry, sheathes, and buttons to the Confederate military.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 84 Issue 3, July 2007,
p300-325 , il, por, f
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22011
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This article examines the last days of the US Civil War as seen through the eyes of Private Henry T. Bahnson. Most recollections about the end of the Civil War were written by officers but Bahnson is able to provide the prospective of the rank of file of the Confederate forces.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 2 Issue 12, April 1903,
p1-23
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22126
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This article examines the life of Major Graham Daves of New Bern. Major Daves studied law at Trinity College and served in the Confederate army during the American Civil War. After the war, he took part in numerous mercantile ventures before retiring in 1891 to focus on North Carolina history.
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22451
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This article explores the fiscal and economic conditions throughout the state of North Carolina during the American Civil War. It highlights the negative affect the war and subsequent blockade had upon South's state finances, revenue, expenditures, and general economic conditions.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 14 Issue 4, April 1915,
p195-219
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22471
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Unionists successfully resisted secession in North Carolina until Lincoln's call for troops in April of 1861. Governor Henry Ellis, summoned the Legislature and called for the election of a convention to consider secession. That body met on May 20, and by the end of the first week of June the delegates voted to secede from the United States and elected to join the Confederate States of America. These steps included passing an ordinance of secession, general legislation dealing with the change in government, electing delegates to the Confederate Congress, secret sessions regarding the build-up to war with the Union, and numerous constitutional changes.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 15 Issue 4, April 1916,
p177-202
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22478
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Dr. Henry Elliot Shepherd was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina in 1844. A graduate of Davidson College, the Military Academy at Charlotte, and the University of Virginia, Shepherd also served on the battlefield during the American Civil War. Advancing to the rank of First Lieutenant of Infantry in the Forty-Third North Carolina troops, Shepherd was the youngest commissioned officer in the Confederate Army. Shepherd returned home after being wounded at Gettysburg and held captive by the Union Army, later making a name for himself as college professor, president, and superintendent.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 16 Issue 1, July 1916,
p52-55
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22481
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This address given at the presentation of the portrait of Major General Stephen D. Ramseur to the Memorial Association, was given by Chief Justice Walter McKenzie Clark. In the address, Clark recalls the day North Carolina declared independence from the Union and joined the Confederacy, and the presence of Stephen Dodson Ramseur, then a captain of artillery who within three years, rose to the rank of Major General and who died leading his men at Cedar Creek, Virginia.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 16 Issue 2, October 1916,
p68-75, por
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22550
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William Ruffin Cox, born in 1832, became a lawyer in Tennessee in 1857, after which he married and moved to North Carolina. Upon the outbreak of the American Civil War, Cox was immediately appointed Major of the Second North Carolina troops, where he became renowned for his endurance and participation in some of the most famous battle of the war, also coming to the aid of General Lee. After the Civil War, Cox served North Carolina in reconstruction as a lawyer and elected official, later being elected as Secretary of the Senate of the United States.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 20 Issue 2,3,4,, Jan-April 1921,
p159-170
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22551
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It is argued that the term 'Pickett's Charge,' referring to the movements of General George Pickett during the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War, is actually a misnomer. As Pickett only commanded 3 brigades and 15 regiments, the phrase should give attention to General Longstreet, whose command led the charge according to official reports.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 21 Issue 1,2,3,4, July-Oct 1922,
p21-27
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22557
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Centre Hill, Chowan County, North Caroilna, is the highest point in the county, forming a large watershed. This well-defined area became a civic and communal center in the area's history, attracting itinerant Methodist ministers, flourishing schools, and Civil War incidents.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 22 Issue 1,2,3,4, July-Oct 1922,
p63-72
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22561
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An iron marker now sits at the site of the Confederate Navy Yard in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Navy Yard operated from spring of 1862 until 1865. Commanded by first by General R.L. Page and later by H. Ashton Ramsay, a number of large structures were erected on site, including a gun carriage shop, a laboratory, a torpedo shop, a forge where propeller shafting was forged for all the Confederate ironclads. Rifles, shot, shells, and torpedoes were also manufactured at the Navy Yard in Charlotte.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 23 Issue 1,2,3,4, January 1926,
p28-37
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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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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 90 Issue 4, October 2013,
p385-413, il, por, map, f
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