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Some of her trips were very exciting and hazardous. on one occasion there were four steamers leaving St. George, Bermuda, including the Advance, for Wilmington. But two of these arrived in Wilmington. One put back to Bermuda badly disabled; the other…

James Harris emphasized the good qualities of William Woods Holden. He identified him as a man who fought for the people and was deserving of holding office.

WAR DEPARTMENT, C. S.,

Richmond, Va., September 8, 1863.

Major General W. H. C. WHITING,

Commanding, &c., Wilmington, N. C.:

GENERAL: I have received your several communications relative to the condition of the defense at Wilmington,…

V.THE TRIALS OF GIRLHOOD.

DURING the first years of my service in Dr. Flint's family, I was accustomed to share some indulgences with the children of my mistress. Though this seemed to me no more than right, I was grateful for it, and…

This map depicts the path of Major General George Stoneman's cavalry raid through Surry County, North Carolina. Some of the locations are approximations.

In early April of 1865, the Union brigade led by Colonel Palmer of General George Stoneman’s raiders, invaded the town of Elkin, North Carolina, to requisition food supplies. The remainder of the Union force was trapped on the South side of the…

Circular.] HEADQUARTERS TWENTY-THIRD ARMY CORPS, Turner’s Bridge, April 12, 1865. Since we left Goldsboro there has been a constant succession of house burning in rear of this command. This has never beforebeen the case since the corps was…

This map shows the vein of coal that follows the Deep River along the Deep River Valley, making up what is known as the Deep River Coal Field. This coal provided fuel for the Confederacy during the Civil War.

“You can’t just look at your past, sometimes you have to question it, in order to learn where you are going.” My grandma said these words to me as she handed me a history textbook. When I was little, she babysat me, and I would ride…