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Murder of Allen and William Lowry, March 3, 1865

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On March 3rd 1865, bands of the Home Guard, under orders of Robert McKenzie, the leader of the Home Guard in the region, collected several members of the Lowry family to his plantation after several animals from his plantation were stolen. Suspecting…

Citizens of Craven County held a meeting to address the secession crisis, December 12, 1860

On December 12, 1860, citizens of Craven County met in response to the secession crisis. The meeting called for the North to adopt compromises that would protect the institution of slavery and also called for North Carolina to organize a convention…

Expedition to destroy former light-ship of Wilmington, December 30, 1861

Expedition to destroy former light-ship of Wilmington.

Engagement between USS Monticello and masked Confederate battery near New Inlet (Outer Banks), November 18, 1861

Engagement between USS Monticello and masked Confederate battery near New Inlet (Outer Banks).

Engagement between USS Monticello and Confederates at Kinnakeet, October 5, 1861

Engagement between USS Monticello and Confederates at Kinnakeet.

Affair at Chicamacomico, Loggerhead Inlet, October 4, 1861

Affair at Chicamacomico, Loggerhead Inlet.

Capture of U.S. transport Fanny, January 10, 1861

Capture of U.S. transport Fanny.

Destruction of Confederate fortifications on Beacon Island, Ocracoke Inlet, September 17, 1861

Destruction of Confederate fortifications on Beacon Island, Ocracoke Inlet.

Governor Henry Toole Clark demanded that the Confederate government send Confederate soldiers to Hyde County to suppress Unionism, September 14, 1861

Governor Henry Toole Clark demanded that the Confederate government send a regiment of Confederate soldiers to Hyde County to suppress the "evil influences" of Unionism extending to the mainland from the Outer Banks. Major E. D. Hall and the 7th…

Residents on the Outer Banks began taking an Oath of Allegiance to the Union, August 31, 1861

Residents on the Outer Banks begin taking an Oath of Allegiance and swear to uphold the Constitution of the United States.