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... If the State of North Carolina had set their negroes free and established schools for their instruction, they would have looked upon white population of the state as their benefactors, and the two races might have lived together on the same soil,…

The first time since the commencement of the late war, negro troops have been sent here to garrison the town. The sight of them is most revolting to southerners, Their presence here is deeply humiliating to the citizens, who bear it however as best…

When using English for legal purposes we are likely to need to draw on an established pool of terminology derived from Latin and French. In fact, we cannot get by without Latin and French-derived words. Some of these words are relatively commonplace…

Many people believe that Republicans wanted to abolish slavery because they viewed it as an immoral and evil institution. Some abolitionists used their religious beliefs to shape political debates over the issue of slavery. In an article, the…

Report of Acting Rear-Admiral Lee, U. S. Navy, commanding North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, announcing the escape of the C. S. S. Tallahassee into Wilmington, N. C.

FLAGSHIP, NORTH ATLANTIC BLOCKADING SQUADRON,

SIR: The Monticello arrived…

This was a reoccurring advertisement that could be found in several of North Carolina's newspapers in the first half of 1862. It states the desire to raise six companies, and offers the benefit of being able to elect field officers.

The Salisbury National Cemetery is the only such cemetery in North Carolina: born out of a Confederate prison honoring the unknown Union dead. The cemetery houses almost four thousand Union veterans and six thousand U.S. veterans.

The SalisburyCarolina Watchmanpublished this article which was highly critical of the Secessionist movement. In the piece, the paper chastised Governor Ellis and others for their actions. It described how the Secession faction wanted a Convention,…

In its editorial on the 1860 Presidential election theCarolina Watchman,a Unionist newspaper from Salisbury, N.C. reports on the election of Abraham Lincoln as president. Although the paper is unhappy with the election of Lincoln and defeat of their…