Author: John Henry WilsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Granville County (N.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Roaming Around Northern Granville County and Vicinity
Author: John Henry WilsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Granville County (N.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
A Simple Life: A Story of Sid Oakley
Author: Kathy Norcross WattsPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0615144764
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Sid Oakley often sat before a low-burning fire, sipping coffee, waiting expectantly for someone visiting his Cedar Creek Gallery to pause and chat. A master potter and respected painter, Oakley nurtured creativity in those in whom he saw a passion for their craft. It was for that reason that Kathy Norcross Watts asked him if she could write his biography. He agreed, but the first day they talked he told her of a little girl who was sent home from his childhood school because she was black. She had been born into a white family. She was sent away from the town, and he never saw her again. "Find Mildred," he told Watts. "A Simple Life" recounts the friendship that grew between Oakley and Watts as she documented his life and looked for Mildred. Just five months before he died, Oakley took Mildred back home and showed her the little bit of history that he could. "A Simple Life" shows that Oakley's life was not simple. It shows that every single person matters.
The North Carolina Historical Review
Author: Construction Reports
Author: Current Construction Reports
Author: The 21st North Carolina Infantry
Author: Lee W. Sherrill, Jr.Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786476265
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
The 21st North Carolina Troops (11th North Carolina Volunteers) was one of only two Tar Heel Confederate regiments that in 1865 could boast "From Manassas to Appomattox." The 21st was the only North Carolina regiment with Stonewall Jackson during his 1862 Valley Campaign and remained with the same division throughout the war. It participated in every major battle fought by the Army of Northern Virginia except the 1864 Overland Campaign, when General Lee sent it to fight its own intense battles near New Bern and Plymouth. This book is written from the perspective of the 1,942 men who served in the regiment and is filled with anecdotal material gleaned from more than 700 letters and memoirs. In several cases it sheds new light on accepted but often incorrect interpretations of events. Names such as Lee, Jackson, Hoke, Trimble, Hill, Early, Ramseur and Gordon charge through the pages as the Carolina regiment gains a name for itself. Suffering a 50 percent casualty rate over the four years, only 67 of the 920 young men and boys who began the war surrendered to Grant at its end.
Bridge History in North Carolina (1710-1930)
Author: Stewart DunawayPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1794830545
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This book provides a complete overview of bridges in N.C. including designs, types, drawings, and images found in the State Archives. The entire State collection has been transcribed - and the data contained in this book originates from this large collection. A database was created after cataloging the entire collection focusing on prices, types, dimensions, and dates. An appendix contains sorted data for researchers to delve into the details. Examples of bridge designs originate from actual documents found in the archives. Although cataloged in the Archives by county - this book looks across the entire state. Even if you are researching bridges - elsewhere in the US - this book will assist you in understand the types of bridges and actual design criteria. From 1750's to iron and steel bridges in the 1920s this book provides a lot of information.
Lippincott's Pronouncing Gazetteer
Author: Joseph ThomasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 1190
Book Description
The United States Army and Navy Journal and Gazette of the Regular and Volunteer Forces
Author: Blood and War at my Doorstep
Author: Brenda Chambers McKeanPublisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1453543651
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
Continuing from Volume I, Volume II intersperses numerous soldiers’ letters with those from home. The issue of slavery from both the owners and individuals is brought forth. Did colored men really serve as Confederate soldiers? Did free black men? Union soldiers described southern women as defi ant, beautiful, crude, and pitiful. Read of women aboard blockade-runners, the fall of Wilmington, Sherman’s march, Stoneman’s western raiders, and the end of the war. Did any civilians die due to these raids? Did they idly sit by as their lives and homes were destroyed? The war did come to their doorstep during the second half of the confl ict. Both Volume I and II tell something from each of the state’s 87 counties. Perhaps you may fi nd information about your ancestor among these pages. Information from period newspapers, as well as mostly unpublished letters, tell their stories.