Why did North Carolina secede from the Union?
If you were an escaped slave living in the North, would you be enthusiastic about joining the army? Why?
...nd connecting to the East with railroads, in a way that would leave no doubt that when the split between North and South came about, the West would side with the North.
Thomas Jefferson, in the 1780...
Which side(North or South) wore black Kepis? Any particular regiment?
How many Civil War soldiers cam home? north/south
I am trying to locate info about Colonel John Sides of North Carolina. Don't know where in NC he fought, or anything else about him. Can anyone help?
... to resort to extreme strategy[greek fire in nyc,smallpox on blankets,robbing banks in vermont]lucky for north most of csa agents in canada seemed more concern with arguing about mimosas in hotels in ...
...on they force march to that town.refferences-official records,-ironclads and columbiads,the civil war in north caolina by william r trotter 1989-the civil war on the outer banks by fred m mallison 199...
JonMarx welcome to the forum and good luck and success with the film. Should be interesting to watch when finished
Thanks. Speaking of Bragg, I lived in North Carolina and had occasion to drive by his mansion. Wow, rundown, uncared for, ignored. A beautiful place, if it was restored, but it seems the South has a d...
Yeah, good points. You are right, the North had all the industry, the industrial heart of it all. Gable summed it up in "Gone with the Wind" when he said something like "The North can b...
...ve explained it very well indeed.Is it true also that many freed slaves,looking for a better life,headed North,but were not made at all welcome?I have read they suffered racial abuse in the North,and ...
YR you are correct here, at least in a general way.
The crux of the disagreement between north and South had to do with wealth.
Slaves represented wealth (a great deal of wealth) and were theref...
...hy Jeffersonian, agrarian, free trade South VS an industrialized, protectionist, corporate, Hamiltonian north that demanded control of Southern wealth).
*BTW the Confederate constitution outlawed ...
...eve Jackson would have made all the difference. Keep in mind that he lead one of the greatest divisions north or south (remember the Valley Campaign the year prior). Under Lee (during Chancellorsvil...
the north carolina campaigns early in the war had amphib actions forgotten today,elthams landing in va could have damaged joe johnston pretty bad in 62.was galveston battle acsa amphib operation?
...ville adopt an ordnance of secession.kentucky has now both usa and csa goverments. on the outer banks of north carolina at hatteras people reject secession and vote loyalty to the usa. in missouri par...
1861-some in the north see what wilkes did with the "trent affair"wasnt so cool,senator charles sumner of mass. and montgomery blair,the postmaster general,condem his action. 1862-aop under ...
...d macrevverie you guys should go on a panel show and do a point -conterpoint thing.ones bias towards the north,ones bias towards the south re-fighting the civil war-i dont know if i have the energy...
...idated the U.S. to be one "country" reall whereas before the differences between the south and north were like having two countries....
Info needed for a story I'm working on. How far from the truth would it be, for a soldier of the north to have been at Antietam and then later was present during the burning of Atlanta? Any units...
...39;s Crossroads). For the crossroads are synonymous with the high ground in the area. Perhaps along the north side of Columbia Pike as it approaches from the area of the Long Bridge might constitute ...
...John Brown December 4th and 8th, 2009 - 150 years after his trail, hanging, cortege back to Lake Placid (North Elba) and burial. A Symposium will be held to examine the life and actions of John Brown...
...hrough annapolis, if this had happened , how much more of a logistical logjam would this have put on the north ?...
...t of the war ,half way thru the war,or at the end.at the beggining seems staterights to the south,in the north solidifying the usa,possibly the tariff issue,mistrust on both sides.later abolition of s...
...are to tell me i would like to know,i guess the best was one who was never found out.was it eliz van lew,north and south tell me the best espionage agents-conrad,pinkerton,springfellow,cushman,belle b...
im from maryland-im neutral at times but lean north and south on occasion -never-never would have fought for a nation that defended slavery and besides i like to eat. the yankees had better supply.woo...
I see, Mr. Kakman. 'Wright's breach.' Funny, I lived in North Carolina for six years, having visited many of their battle fields, interior and beachside. For some reason I was thinking ...
...it would be hard to travel south of mason dixon line-another john brown would rise or free blacks in the north would do something about it.something would have to give.great question....
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