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for "North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865"
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12871
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Offering a multitude of facts pertaining to the Civil War, this article contains information relative to battles, ammunition, statistics, battle marches, soldiers, officers, and population figures.
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13098
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Did North Carolina, in proportion of its population, put the most men into the Confederate armies? Estimates cause some confusion, but North Carolina was probably second to Tennessee in the number of men in the Confederacy, and possibly first in proportion to its population.
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13198
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Containing brief histories of historic Civil War battles within North Carolina (Fort Macon, Fort Fisher, Battle of Bentonville), this article discusses plans for celebrating the upcoming centennial of the War of the Rebellion.
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13323
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Despite popular studies and historical research pertaining to the Civil War, John Peacock suggests organizing a round table discussion to settle disagreements regarding events that transpired in North Carolina during the Great Rebellion.
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The battles at Fort Hatteras, Fort Clark, and Fort Oregon, during the Civil War, involved thousands of men and zero casualties. Portrayed in a series of articles and illustrations published in Harper's Weekly, some 715 Confederate men surrendered in August and September, 1861.
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13355
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Confederate blockade runners often tried to break the Union blockade around Wilmington. One of the more prominent blockade runner ships was the C.S.S. Robert E. Lee. The first in a two-part series by The State, illustrations of the Union capture of the C.S.S. Armstrong, as well as armaments onboard chase boats, are featured.
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13363
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Blockade running during the Civil War was a common sight off of the coast of North Carolina. The second in a two-part series by THE STATE, the first half may be found in the March 1955 issue, Volume 22, Number 22, pages 11-12.
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13446
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Daniel Harvey Hill's First North Carolina Regiment won fame in the first major battle of the war on June 10, 1861, at Big Bethel, Virginia. North Carolinians at first opposed the Civil War, the voters of the state rejecting the call of a convention to consider secession by a vote of 47,323 to 46,672. The logic of events that followed caused North Carolina to cast their lot with the Confederacy, firing on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor on April 12, 1861.
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13700
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Final orders from Appomattox were carried by courier, Henry London, from Chatham County. The implications of this historic event and the last charge and retreat of the Northern Virginia Army of Northern Virginia are covered.
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13753
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Taken from the Monroe Journal (no citation), no military unit left a better record than the 26th North Carolina regiment, which at Gettysburg lost more men in actual numbers and in percentage of those engaged, than any other regiment in the both of the armies.
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13798
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The last fighting of the Civil War continued in western North Carolina, sometime after Lee and Johnston had surrendered. It happened in Haywood County.
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13837
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The first article in a three part series on North Carolina soldiers during the Battle of Gettysburg, introduces the 35 regiments that fought in the battle. The North Carolina troops walked some 15-20 miles per day for 20 days, from Virginia to Pennsylvania for, in June 1863. This article covers the campaign and battle through 1 July.
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13840
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The second article in a three part series on North Carolina soldiers during the Battle of Gettysburg, is about the tactics the regiments used during the second day of the battle. The first article in the series may be found in V. 20, No. 36, Feb 1953, pp. 1-2, 15.
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13842
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The third article in a three part series on North Carolina soldiers during the Battle of Gettysburg, Wellman concludes with North Carolina's contribution on the third day of the battle. The first article in the series may be found in the following issue of THE STATE, February 1953, V. 20, No. 36, pp. 1-2, 15. The second article may be found in the February 1953 issue, V.20, No.38, pp. 5-6.
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14084
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This is a short article concerning Civil War veterans from North Carolina still alive in 1948. The Death of George Washington Benson of Charlotte sparked a survey of remaining Civil War veterans in the state. It goes on to list surviving members of the Civil War and includes short biographies of each man. These biographies give brief information concerning age, where the veterans live, and their general state of health.
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