Record #:

21226

Author(s):

Menius, Arthur C., III

Abstract:

This article utilizes a small collection of family papers to reconstruct the life of James Bennitt, an antebellum yeoman farmer. His home was the site of the meeting between Union General William T. Sherman and Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston to arrange for the surrender of Johnston's troops, one of the largest surrenders of the Civil War.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 58 Issue 4, Oct 1981, p305-326, il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bennitt, James, 1806-1878

Record #:

21227

Author(s):

Scarboro, David D.; Auman, William T.

Abstract:

An examination of the origin and role of the Civil War secret organization The Heroes of America (also called Red Strings) composed of Southern Unionists dedicated to overthrowing the Confederacy as well as being involved in wartime and reconstruction politics. It originated and derived most of its support from the central piedmont North Carolina, in the so-called \"Quaker Belt,\" and had perhaps 10,000 members in the state, drawn primarily from the white lower classes.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 58 Issue 4, Oct 1981, p327-363, il, por, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Heroes of America (Red Strings)

Record #:

21228

Author(s):

Stephenson, William E.

Abstract:

A look at the efforts of Sallie Southall Cotten to help bring North Carolina to the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 (also known as the Chicago World's Fair,) including her work for her state's representation in the national exposition, the knowledge she gained from her work, and the way her work with the exposition transformed her from country wife and mother to public figure and eventual major representative figure of North Carolina women.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 58 Issue 4, Oct 1981, p364-383, il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Cotten, Sallie Southall, 1846-1929