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Welcome to the SA of NC Civil War 150 blog
North Carolina Civil War 150 is a space for collecting all news, events, and observances related to the American Civil War Sesquicentennial commemoration at the State Archives of North Carolina.
The State Archives of North Carolina Civil War Sesquicentennial Timeline (PDF) is now available.
Note: all posts and comments on this website are public records.
Monthly Archives: September 2011
A New Ancestor and 2011 Archives Week Posters and Bookmarks
There is a new essay available under the “Find Your Civil War Ancestors” tab. “Find Your Civil War Ancestors” is a project we started during October of last year where members of our staff try to research one of their … Continue reading
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Tagged ancestors, genealogy, North Carolina Archives Week
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Bentonville Battlefield Program Presents Life at Home during the Civil War
[This blog post comes from a Dept. of Cultural Resources press release – you can find other news related to NC Cultural Resources here.] Bentonville Battlefield Program Oct. 1 Presents Life at Home during the Civil War FOUR OAKS— The … Continue reading
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Tagged Dept. of Cultural Resources, Division of State Historic Sites, events
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Bacot Letters
While adding a link to the new NC Archives Week video on another blog, I stumbled across this video created by our parent organization, the North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, and hosted on their YouTube channel. Since the video … Continue reading
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Tagged Dept. of Cultural Resources, Division of State Historic Sites, letters, military-navy, North Carolina Archives Week, video
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Pasquotank County miscellaneous records – hidden history part III
Part III In a previous post I mentioned my request to process two cartons of miscellaneous Pasquotank County records, citing my interest in both the county and the period the records covered. I told you about an exciting find in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1861, county records, Dept. of Cultural Resources, North Carolina State Archives, Pasquotank County
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First Wednesdays – Confederate Coastal Carolina responds to occupying forces
A previous blog post highlighted the actions of a group of junior military officers in deciding to abandon a few isolated outposts on North Carolina’s coast. Inner coastal communities, those towns and counties bordering North Carolina’s extensive sounds and rivers, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1861, First Wednesdays, governors, letters, military, military-navy, politics
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