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North Carolina as a Civil War Battleground 1861 - 1865
North Carolina as a Civil War Battleground 1861 1865 Author:John Gilchrist Barrett This book presents a concise account of secession, preparation for war, battles fought in North Carolina, blockade-running, and the coming of peace. — Chapter titles include: "North Carolina Leaves the Union"; "Preparations for War"; "Hatteras" (August-December 1861); "The Burnside Expedition" (January-July... more » 1862); "Eastern North Carolina Raids" (July-December 1862); "D. H. Hill Demonstrates against New Bern and Washington" (March-April 1863); "Federal Occupation in the East--Disaffection in the West" (1863); "Picket before New Bern" (January-February 1864); "Plymouth and the 'Albemarle' " (1864); "Western North Carolina" (1864); "Blockade-Running, Fort Fisher, Wilmington" (1864-1865); and "Sherman, Stoneman, and the War's End (1865).
Fifty-five illustrations and a fold-out map titled "North Carolina, 1861-1865" enhance the text. This revised edition includes an index not provided in earlier editions.« less