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Upcoming Second Mondays Lecture Series – May 11, 2015 at 12 Noon

Posted on May 5, 2015 by WilliamH

Second Mondays Lecture Series  May 11, 2015 at 12 Noon (Archives & History Building Auditorium, Raleigh, NC): Sherman’s March and the Occupation of Raleigh (William H. Brown, Registrar, State Archives of North Carolina) In March 1865, the American Civil War … Continue reading →

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New Acquisition Highlights Appomattox Court House

Posted on April 9, 2015 by WilliamH

“[This blog post was written by Matthew M. Peek, Military Collections Archivist in the Special Collections Section.]” Road to Appomattox: Company G of the 38th North Carolina Troops and Their Path to Surrender In January 2015, the State Archives of North … Continue reading →

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“…to remove as soon as possible to the valley of the Haw River…”

Posted on April 8, 2015 by WilliamH

By mid-April 1865, the eastern and western theaters of the American Civil War were now within 150 miles of each other. To the north in Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia had abandoned Richmond, Virginia and … Continue reading →

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“The aid of the people of the county is necessary…”

Posted on March 31, 2015 by WilliamH

After the engagement at Bentonville, North Carolina, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston pulled his army back to the area near Smithfield to reorganize his growing forces and to keep an eye on Major General William T. Sherman’s Union armies in … Continue reading →

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“I was on the Skirmish Line”

Posted on March 21, 2015 by WilliamH

By nightfall on March 20th, Major General William T. Sherman had finally connected both wings of his combined Union armies along the Goldsboro Road. He finally felt secure in the knowledge that his veteran regiments were now in support of … Continue reading →

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“…Enemy moving…”

Posted on March 20, 2015 by WilliamH

Despite the success during the afternoon of March 19, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston realized that it was imperative for him to withdraw his forces back over Mill Creek before Major General William T. Sherman can bring his combined Union … Continue reading →

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“…old Sherman lit up with a sad disappointment…”

Posted on March 19, 2015 by WilliamH

By the middle of March 1865, the Confederate forces in the Eastern North Carolina found themselves within a slowly closing vise of three major Union military advances. Union Major General John G. Schofield was moving his “Army of the Ohio” … Continue reading →

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The Battle of Averasboro and its aftermath as seen through civilian eyes.

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Chris

March 16th, 1865 near the county line between Harnett and Cumberland County, North Carolina, Lt. Gen. William Hardee’s corps of the Confederate army fought a delaying action against the left wing of General William Sherman’s army. Sherman’s army was marching … Continue reading →

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First Wednesdays – “…we took it a foot for fayetteville NC…”

Posted on March 4, 2015 by WilliamH

By March 1865, the Southern experiment as a separate nation on the North America continent was quickly coming to a close. In Virginia, Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant was preparing his two field armies for a spring offensive to … Continue reading →

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Second Mondays Lecture Series: General Whiting and Fort Fisher – Monday, February 9

Posted on February 3, 2015 by WilliamH

Please join us for the Inaugural “Second Mondays” Lecture Series for 2015!  Lori Sanderlin from the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport will speak on “Confederate Major General William Whiting and Fort Fisher” on Monday, February 9, 12 Noon to 1 … Continue reading →

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