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Governor John W. Ellis ordered the seizure of the Fayetteville Arsenal, April 22, 1861

On April 22, 1861, Governor John W. Ellis ordered the seizure of the Fayetteville Arsenal.

Governor John W. Ellis refused to supply troops to suppress rebellion, April 15, 1861

On April 15, 1861, Governor John W. Ellis informed President Abraham Lincoln he "can get no troops from North Carolina" (following Lincoln's call for 75,000 volunteers to supress the brewing insurrection after the fall of Fort Sumter and the…

Henry T. Clark became governor, July 7, 1861

Governor John W. Ellis died of tuberculosis in Virginia, and speaker Henry T. Clark is elevated to the governorship. Both Ellis and Clark were members of the Democratic Party.

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…

North Carolina seceded from the Union, May 20, 1861

On May 20, 1861, North Carolina convention called to consider secession voted to secede from the Union.

North Carolina voters rejected a secession convention, February 28, 1861

On February 28, 1861, North Carolinian voters decided against convening a convention to consider secession by a vote of 47,322 to 46,672. In an irrelevant vote, since the convention did not meet, North Carolinian voters also chose 50 unconditional…

North Carolinian voters chose John C. Breckinridge in presidential election, November 6, 1860

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The presidential election of 1860 featured a four-way race between John C. Breckinridge, the southern Democratic nominee from Kentucky running on a federal slave code platform; Stephen A. Douglas, the northern Democratic nominee from Illinois running…

Passage of USS Roanoke from Hampton Roads, Virginia, and engagement with Confederate batteries at Hatteras Inlet, July 10, 1861

Passage of USS Roanoke from Hampton Roads, Va. and engagement with Confederate batteries at Hatteras Inlet.

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.

Secessionists held a meeting in Cleveland County, November 12, 1860

On November 12, 1860, secessionists held a meeting in Cleveland County.