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Action Winds Down in North Carolina

April 16, 2020 WalterCoffey

April 16, 1865 – Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston received a message from Federal Major General William T. Sherman that had the potential to end

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The Flight of Jefferson Davis

April 10, 2020 WalterCoffey

April 10, 1865 – President Jefferson Davis and the Confederate government-in-exile left Danville, Virginia, for Greensboro, North Carolina, upon learning of General-in-Chief Robert E. Lee’s

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North Carolina: Confederates Reclaim Plymouth

April 20, 2019 WalterCoffey

April 20, 1864 – Confederate army and navy forces regained a town that enabled them to open the vital Roanoke River to commerce on the

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Davis Demands Confederate Independence

January 8, 2019 WalterCoffey

January 8, 1864 – President Jefferson Davis responded to a letter from North Carolina Governor Zebulon Vance urging the Confederate government to try negotiating peace

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Hardships on the Confederate Home Front

April 10, 2018 WalterCoffey

April 10, 1863 – Southerners endured greater hardships than ever before this year, especially west of the Mississippi River. This led to growing unrest and

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The Confederate Conscription Act

April 16, 2017 WalterCoffey

April 16, 1862 – President Jefferson Davis signed a bill into law requiring all able-bodied white men between the ages of 18 and 35 to serve

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