Record #:

21588

Author(s):

Spindel, Donna J.

Abstract:

During its formative years following its founding, North Carolina lacked a evolved political, legal, and social structure. In this environment, women were able to assert themselves into the North Carolina legal system, unlike their contemporaries in Europe. Thus women, especially unmarried women, are quite visible in the legal records of colonial North Carolina. As the colony matured physically, economically, socially, and demographically from frontier to colony, the opportunities for women became less and less apparent.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 71 Issue 2, Apr 1994, p151-173 , map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Women

Record #:

21589

Author(s):

Cecelski, David

Abstract:

In the 19th century before the Civil War, escaped slaves and their collaborators established escape routes by sea to leave North Carolina. This version of the Underground Railroad in Wilmington and other sea ports were so effective during the 1st half of the century that runaway slaves often ran to the coast instead of heading north to reach freedom through overland routes.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 71 Issue 2, Apr 1994, p174-206 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Slavery

Record #:

21590

Author(s):

Jordan, Weymouth T., Jr.

Abstract:

This article examines two military engagements at Gum Swamp near Kinston during the Civil War. The battles took place in the spring of 1863 and while of no strategic importance, they possess a level of human interest and are tactically instructive.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 71 Issue 2, Apr 1994, p207-231 , il, por, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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