Record #:

21494

Author(s):

Taylor, Jean Ann

Abstract:

Colonel Cathey was born in Waynesville. This article describes his experiences in Iraq during the 2nd Gulf War. He received the Bronze Star Medal for bravery, and Taylor includes the narrative which accompanies the award.

Source:

Recall (NoCar F 252 .R43), Vol. 14 Issue 2, Fall 2008, p13-14, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--2nd Gulf War, Iraq

Record #:

21495

Author(s):

Harris, Henry

Abstract:

William F. Martin and Gilbert Elliott received a contract to build the Ironclad Tarboro on the Tar River in 1862. At the same time they were constructing another ironclad, the famous Albemarle, on the Roanoke River. Little information about the Tarboro has come down through history. It was burned during General Potter's Union Cavalry raid on July 20, 1863. Harris relates what is known and why Tarboro was chosen as the construction site.

Source:

Recall (NoCar F 252 .R43), Vol. 14 Issue 2, Fall 2008, p15-17, il, map

Subject(s):

Ironclads--Tar River; TARBORO (Ironclad)

Record #:

21513

Author(s):

Harrington, Sion H., III

Abstract:

The Battle of the Little Big Horn fought between George Custer's 7th Cavalry and an alliance of Native Americans, primarily Sioux and Cheyenne, under the command of Sitting Bull, is perhaps the best-remembered of the American-Native American wars. Four North Carolinians were there--Harvey A. Fox, Jonathan Robers, John Thadus, and Daniel Alexander Kanipe. Thadus was killed at the battle; Robers was with Major Reno's command; Fox was on detached service; and Kanipe has the distinction of carrying the next-to-last message from Custer. A North Carolinian's invention, which could have turned the tide of battle and which Custer did not take with him from the fort, was Richard Gatling's Gatling Gun.

Source:

Recall (NoCar F 252 .R43), Vol. 14 Issue 2, Fall 2008, p4-6, il, por

Subject(s):

Gatling, Richard Jordan, 1818-1903; Gatling gun; Little Big Horn, Battle of, 1876--North Carolinians--Participation in