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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.
Tag Archives: Reconstruction
First Wednesdays – “…the institution of slavery having been destroyed…”
As noted in a previous post, Provisional Governor William W. Holden had called for a statewide convention in October 1865 to complete North Carolina’s restoration to the Union. That convention had a very simple, but critical, charge to vote to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1865, First Wednesdays, Reconstruction
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First Wednesdays – Challenges for a Provisional Government 1865
In post-war 1865, Provisional Governor William Woods Holden went about the business of mending a state rent in every facet by the recent struggle. Infrastructure such as the railroad system not only had to be repaired but also the governing … Continue reading
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Tagged 1865, First Wednesdays, North Carolina Digital Collections, politics, Reconstruction
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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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Tagged 1862, African Americans, First Wednesdays, governors, military, politics, Reconstruction, secession
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James Henry Harris Papers
Back in February, I came across the James Henry Harris Papers and I spent February and March scanning, transcribing and creating metadata for the collection which is now available online. James Henry Harris was a free African American who lived … Continue reading
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Tagged 1863, African Americans, family papers, Reconstruction
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Radical Notion of Democracy: Law, Race, and Albion Tourgée
On Friday November 4, 2011, a Public Law and Humanities Symposium will be held at the State Archives/Library Building and State Capitol Building in Raleigh, N.C.: A Radical Notion of Democracy: Law, Race, and Albion Tourgée, 1865-1905 “A Radical Notion … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, lectures, North Carolina State Archives, North Carolina State Capitol, Reconstruction, state government
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Video from the Contested Past Symposium
Video from parts of the symposium “Contested Past: Memories and Legacies of the Civil War: A Conference to Commemorate the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War in North Carolina” held at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh, North Carolina … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, DCR CW150 Committee, lectures, North Carolina Museum of History, Reconstruction, video, YouTube
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Civil War and Reconstruction in North Carolina Joint Meeting
I saw a notice for this meeting on the bulletin board of one of our break rooms and thought I’d pass it along to all of you. The North Carolina Literary and Historical Association and the Federation of North Carolina … Continue reading
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