Record #:

21358

Author(s):

Crow, Jeffrey J.

Abstract:

An examination of the role of North Carolina in the 1794 rebellion against the federal excise tax on domestic spirits, also known as the whiskey tax, which began with the revolt of 7000 farmers in western Pennsylvania. Resistance to the tax within North Carolina helped define the state's political orientation in the new republic and shaped its emerging political culture.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 66 Issue 1, Jan 1989, p1-28, il, por, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Federal Excise Tax, 1791; The Whiskey Rebellion

Record #:

21360

Author(s):

Waters, W. Davis

Abstract:

A look at the military career of Confederate Brigadier General Gabriel J. Rains as related to his expertise with land mines and \"subterra shells,\" and eventually his experimentation with and development of the use of marine mines while serving as the head of the newly created Torpedo Bureau.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 66 Issue 1, Jan 1989, p29-60, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Confederate Torpedo Bureau; Rains, Gabriel J., 1803-1881

Record #:

21361

Author(s):

Bardolph, Richard

Abstract:

Part one of a two part article examining the Confederate problem of desertion among its troops during the Civil War. Particular attention is given to the various approaches to dealing with deserters that were employed during the war, as well with the reputation gained by regiments from North Carolina for having a particularly high rate of desertion. Reactions to this reputation/problem from North Carolina Governor Zebulon B. Vance and the state government are also included.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 66 Issue 1, Jan 1989, p61-86, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Desertion