Brief Sketches of the North Carolina State Troops
Brief Sketches of the North Carolina State Troops

Author: James C. Birdsong

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2012-08-20

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 9781479158607

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Published in 1894, this is a collection of sketches of the North Carolina State Troops that served in the Civil War. Includes 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 19th, 20th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st and 37th regiments. Also includes 1st Battalion of Heavy Artillery, 2nd Battalion of Light Artillery, Return of the flag to Company I, 6th Regiment, N.C. Troops, General Lane's Brigade, Sketch of Henry L. Wyatt, 1st Confederate martyr and Lane's Brigade Corps of Sharpshooters.

The Civil War in North Carolina
The Civil War in North Carolina

Author: John G. Barrett

Publisher: UNC Press Books

Published: 2017-11-01

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 1469639661

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Eleven battles and seventy-three skirmishes were fought in North Carolina during the Civil War. Although the number of men involved in many of these engagements was comparatively small, the campaigns and battles themselves were crucial in the grand strategy of the conflict and involved some of the most famous generals of the war. John Barrett presents the complete story of military engagements across the state, including the classical pitched battle of Bentonville, the siege of Fort Fisher, the amphibious campaigns on the coast, and cavalry sweeps such as Stoneman's raid. From and through North Carolina, men and supplies went to Lee's army in Virginia, making the Tar Heel state critical to Lee's ability to remain in the field during the closing months of the war, when the Union had cut off the West and Gulf South. This dependence upon North Carolina led to Stoneman's cavalry raid and Sherman's march through the state in 1865, the latter of which brought the horrors of total war and eventual defeat.

The Thirty-seventh North Carolina Troops
The Thirty-seventh North Carolina Troops

Author: Michael C. Hardy

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780786415434

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North Carolina contributed more of her sons to the Confederate cause than any other state. The 37th North Carolina, made up of men from the western part of the state, served in famous battles like Chancellorsville and Gettysburg as well as in lesser known engagements like Hanover Courthouse and New Bern. This is the account of the unit's four years' service, told largely in the soldiers' own words. Drawn from letters, diaries, and postwar articles and interviews, this history of the 37th North Carolina follows the unit from its organization in November 1861 until its surrender at Appomattox. The book includes photographs of the key players in the 37th's story as well as maps illustrating the unit's position at several engagements. Appendices include a complete roster of the unit and a listing of individuals buried in large sites such as prison cemeteries. A bibliography and index are also included.

The 4th North Carolina Cavalry in the Civil War
The 4th North Carolina Cavalry in the Civil War

Author: Neil Hunter Raiford

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2015-09-03

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 1476604126

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In April 1862, the Civil War was entering its second year and North Carolina was rallying to supply more troops for the Confederacy. The Partisan Ranger Act, passed by the Confederate Congress on April 21, prompted local leaders to recruit companies of irregular soldiers for service in the Confederate Army. Seven such companies were banded together into a regiment to form the 4th North Carolina Cavalry: a true cross-section of North Carolina, it contained soldiers from the largest urban areas and smallest rural areas from fifteen counties. This history of the 4th North Carolina Cavalry is based largely on primary source material--the official records, letters, diaries and recollections of the soldiers. The 4th North Carolina saw action in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, and was a part of General Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. The roster comprises a large part of the book and provides biographical, genealogical and military information about each soldier.

Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee

Author: Allen C. Guelzo

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2022-08-09

Total Pages: 625

ISBN-13: 1101912227

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A WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the award-winning historian and best-selling author of Gettysburg comes the definitive biography of Robert E. Lee. An intimate look at the Confederate general in all his complexity—his hypocrisy and courage, his inner turmoil and outward calm, his disloyalty and his honor. "An important contribution to reconciling the myths with the facts." —New York Times Book Review Robert E. Lee is one of the most confounding figures in American history. Lee betrayed his nation in order to defend his home state and uphold the slave system he claimed to oppose. He was a traitor to the country he swore to serve as an Army officer, and yet he was admired even by his enemies for his composure and leadership. He considered slavery immoral, but benefited from inherited slaves and fought to defend the institution. And behind his genteel demeanor and perfectionism lurked the insecurities of a man haunted by the legacy of a father who stained the family name by declaring bankruptcy and who disappeared when Robert was just six years old. In Robert E. Lee, the award-winning historian Allen Guelzo has written the definitive biography of the general, following him from his refined upbringing in Virginia high society, to his long career in the U.S. Army, his agonized decision to side with Virginia when it seceded from the Union, and his leadership during the Civil War. Above all, Guelzo captures Robert E. Lee in all his complexity--his hypocrisy and courage, his outward calm and inner turmoil, his honor and his disloyalty.