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This table lists the basic information about the approved claims from the Southern Claims Commission in Chatham County, NC.

This table provides the basic information for the disallowed claims for the Southern Claims Commission in Chatham County, North Carolina.

The term "Tar Heel" originated in the Civil War-era. Sources indicate that members of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia teased soldiers from North Carolina with the nickname. Many North Carolinians worked in the naval stores industry…

Tax Records of 1846

These tax records show the amount of land Thomas Day had, the number of slaves he owned, and the amount of taxes owed to the government. Within these tax records, Thomas Day owned slaves, which is different that the 1846 tax records. This shows that…

Allatoona 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9th 1864 Lt. Gen. Grant City Point It will be a physical impossibility to protect this road now that Hood, Forrest, Wheeler and the whole batch of Devils are turned loose without home or habitation. I think Hoods…

The testimony of Albert Murray, the sheriff of Alamance County, offers specific insight to the knowledge the sheriff had regarding the Ku Klux Klan and the hanging of Wyatt Outlaw. Sheriff Murray reveals that he was in fact a member of the White…

EDWIN A. HULL—sworn and examined by the CHAIRMAN: Question: Are you the foreman employed by Mr. Howle, on the railroad in North Carolina, in April last? Answer: Yes, sir. Question: State what knowledge you have of a visit by men in disguise;…

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