Daily Archives: May 2, 2012

First Wednesdays – North Carolina Union Volunteers (white)

May 1862 marked one year since then Governor John Ellis (deceased) had refused President Abraham Lincoln’s call for troops to put down the rebellion.  During this year North Carolinians experienced the heady political-high of Secession, a call to arms of … Continue reading

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