Record #:

8088

Author(s):

Cheek, Nelle R.

Abstract:

In April of 1862 the Confederate government found itself short of metallic materials. As a result, the government appealed to churches to donate their bells. Officials calculated that one church bell could be used to construct up to three cannons. Churches in Hillsboro, Washington, Edenton, and Charlotte all contributed their church bells for the Confederate cause.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 52 Issue 2, July 1984, p17, por

Subject(s):

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