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Race, War, and Remembrance in the Appalachian South
Rachel Hampton
Rachel Huffman, "Plagued by Misinterpretation," May 10, 2012
The Civil War has been so plagued by misinterpretation that it has made the period an arduous time to study for historians. The first and most obvious way is how the causes of the Civil War have changed depending on the interpreter. For example,…
Tags: Civil War, Memory, Slavery/Slaves, States' Rights
Railway Ticket, 1860s
Reconstruction in North Carolina
"The inspiration for such measures was soon furnished by his evil genius, John pool. Acting upon his advice, the governor determined to raise a force of state troops and put into full effect the policy of terror which he had constantly threatened but…
Recruitment Poster for "Color'd Men", 1863
COLOR’D MEN WANTED!
Bounty, $602.
Cashdown, 350.
Besides State, and United States pay, &c.
Recruits will be mustered into Colored Regiments.
APPLY TO
James S. Henry;
At Recruiting Office, Second & Bridge Ave.
Tags: Enlistment, Freedpeople, Slavery/Slaves, Soldiers
Report of the Joint Select Committee to Inquire into the Condition of Affairs in the Late Insurrectionary States, Testimony of Giles Leitch, July 31, 1871
GILES LEITCH sworn and examined.
The Chairman, (Mr. Pool.) As this witness was called at the instance of the minority of this committee, Mr. Blair will please commence his examination.
By Mr. Blair:
Question. Where do you reside?
Answer: I…
Republican Party Platform of 1856, June 18, 1856
This Convention of Delegates, assembled in pursuance of a call addressed to the people of the United States, without regard to past political differences or divisions, who are opposed to the repeal of the Missouri Compromise; to the policy of the…
Republicans and Free Labor
Residents on the Outer Banks began taking an Oath of Allegiance to the Union, August 31, 1861
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Josephus Daniels, 1862-1948

Josephus Daniels (1862-1848) was the influential editor of the Raleigh News and Observer during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He…