Victims
Title
Victims
Description
Mountain Unionists are brutally murdered in the Shelton Laurell area of the NOrth Carolina Mountains. Among the victims was a 13 year old boy. The Unionists were accused of raiding a nearby town and stealing basic necessities as well as raiding a salt mine. Undoubtedly these Unionist took part in Guerilla warfare on the Confederates and some were perhaps runaways from being conscripted in the federal army.
Creator
Philip Paludan
Source
Book
Date
2004
Type
Scholarship
Original Format
Book
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Citation
Philip Paludan, Victims, Civil War Era NC, accessed April 19, 2024, https://cwnc.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/370.