Record #:

22530

Author(s):

General W.A. Smith

Abstract:

Dr. John Washington Bennett, Anson County native, was chief surgeon of the Confederate Hospital at Richmond, known as 'the Soldiers' Home'.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 17 Issue 2, October 1917, p96-101 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Anson County--History; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1864--Medical care; Bennett, John Washington; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Confederate hospitals

Record #:

22547

Author(s):

Clark, Rosamond

Abstract:

In Iredell County, North Carolina stands old Fort Dobbs, a place of refuge for early settlers against native hostilities. Named after Governor Arthur Dobbs who persuaded the General Assembly to provide money for defense of the western frontier, Fort Dobbs was increasingly used for protection against violent raids.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 20 Issue 1, April-July 1920, p133-138 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fort Dobbs (Statesville); Dobbs, Arthur, 1689-1765; Forts; North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Record #:

22548

Author(s):

Dunlap, Lily Doyle

Abstract:

Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church in Waxhaw, North Carolina is known for the contributions of its families to American liberty. Settled by Scotch-Irish families who immigrated to escape persecution, Waxhaw became a center of revolutionary soldiers and American political leaders.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 20 Issue 1, April-July 1920, p139-144 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Presbyterian church buildings; Waxhaw, North Carolina; North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783; North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Record #:

22549

Author(s):

House, Robert B.

Abstract:

Kiffin Yates Rockwell, born to a Columbus County, North Carolina native, was born in Tennessee in 1892. Rockwell earned high marks at Virginia Military Institute and Washington and Lee University before becoming well-known in advertising journalism. To champion his French roots, Rockwell joined the French army upon the breakout of World War I, where he became successful in aviation. Unfortunately, but honorably, Rockwell is the first North Carolinian and second American to give his life during World War I and is buried in Luxiul with the honors of a general.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 20 Issue 1, April-July 1920, p150-155 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

History--World War, 1914-1918--Lafayette Escadrille; Rockwell, Kiffin Yates, 1892-1916

Record #:

22550

Author(s):

Spruill, Frank S.

Abstract:

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.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 20 Issue 2,3,4,, Jan-April 1921, p159-170 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Reconstruction (1865-1877)--North Carolina; Cox, William Ruffin, 1832-1919; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Record #:

22551

Author(s):

Clark, Walter

Abstract:

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.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 21 Issue 1,2,3,4, July-Oct 1922, p21-27 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Gettysburg, Battle of, Pa., 1863; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Record #:

22552

Author(s):

Olds, Fred A.

Abstract:

Formed along side the colonial precincts, parishes became the religious divisions of North Carolina from 1715 to 1778. An Act in 1715 created nine parishes and encompassed all the leading men in the province as parish councilmen; this was amended in 1741 to include 16 parishes, and again in 1751 when vestrymen were to be elected. The number of parishes continued to grow as North Carolina grew as a colony. However, the whole system was abolished in 1778 although some continued to function into the early nineteenth century.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 21 Issue 1,2,3,4, July-Oct 1922, p81-89 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Church and state; North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Record #:

22553

Author(s):

Mary Hillard Hinton

Abstract:

Women during the colonial period in North Carolina were expected to work. They were faced with many tasks and difficulties on a daily basis including spinning and candle making. The journals of two women from colonial North Carolina show what daily life was like.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 21 Issue 1,2,3,4, July-Oct 1922, p6 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Settlement--Promotional materials;

Record #:

22554

Author(s):

Williams, V. Faison

Abstract:

Although mentioned little by historians, Henry McCullough was a champion for Scotch-Irish Presbyterians in North Carolina, who came from Ireland to escape religious persecution. McCullough secured land grants for settlement, covering a large part of the sand hills and Piedmont region of North Carolina, and named it Duplin.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 22 Issue 1,2,3,4, July-Oct 1922, p32-39 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Land grants; Irish--North Carolina--Immigration; Presbyterians--History; McCullough (McCulloch), Henry, d. 1778

Record #:

22555

Author(s):

Rodman, Lida Tunstall

Abstract:

Poised to be removed for a more modern structure, an old home on the corner of Main and Market Streets in Washington, North Carolina was built in 1778 for John Gray Blount. Blount, born in 1752, was a Revolutionary War patriot and served in special missions on behalf of the Revolutionary Government. With a successful import and export trade, Blount became an early commissioner of the town of Washington and was instrumental in getting the county seat transferred there from Bath.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 22 Issue 1,2,3,4, July-Oct 1922, p46-52 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Blount, John Gray, 1752-1833; Washington (N.C.)--History

Record #:

22556

Author(s):

Haywood, Marshall Delancey

Abstract:

There have been four Grand Masters of the Grand Lodge, St. John's Lodge with Grand Jurisdiction of North Carolina. From 1791 to 1811, John Louis Taylor served as Grand Master for three terms, later attaining fame as a lawyer and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Following Richard Dobbs Spaight's retirement in 1832, it was not until 1850 that Alonzo T. Jerkins, prominently connected in industry, finance, and transportation, became Grand Master. Following Jerkins three consecutive terms as Grand Master, Charles Cauthen Clark, a native of New Bern and member of Congress, was elected Grand Master in 1870.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 22 Issue 1,2,3,4, July-Oct 1922, p53-62 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Spaight, Richard Dobbs Jr., 1796-1850; Masons--North Carolina; Clark, Charles Cauthen, 1829-1911; Taylor, John Louis, 1769-1829

Record #:

22557

Author(s):

Dillard, Richard

Abstract:

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.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 22 Issue 1,2,3,4, July-Oct 1922, p63-72 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Chowan County--History; Centre Hill; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Methodists--North Carolina

Record #:

22558

Author(s):

Smith, General W.A.

Abstract:

In 1850 a charter was granted to form the Carolina Female College, which was built in Ansonville, North Carolina. With the power to confer diplomas, Carolina Female College was the third institution in the Untied States dedicated solely to the education of women. Under patronage from the Methodist Episcopal Church, Carolina Female College drew large numbers from various southern states.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 22 Issue 1,2,3,4, July-Oct 1922, p73-82 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Carolina Female College (Ansonville)--History

Record #:

22559

Author(s):

Dillard, Richard

Abstract:

Under the roof of Mrs. Elizabeth King in Edenton, North Carolina, on October 25th, 1774, fifty-one patriotic ladies declared they would not drink English tea or wear anything manufactured in England until the taxes were repealed for the American colonies.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 23 Issue 1,2,3,4, January 1926, p3-14, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Edenton Tea Party (1774)

Record #:

22560

Author(s):

Ashe, Capt. S.A.

Abstract:

The turning point in the struggle of American independence came in the winter of 1777-1778. Clothing, food, and munitions supplies were scant and the British fleet and army held Philadelphia, New York, and the Hudson River. North Carolina had nine regiments in Washington's winter camp, and part of these men were assigned to harass the British outposts.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 23 Issue 1,2,3,4, January 1926, p25-27 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Valley Forge; North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783