Military

The Civil War: River Runaways

For slaves, the struggle began long before the first shots of the Civil War. Now, the unrest and confusion of conflict open passage to freedom. (Volume 1, Part 4)
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The Civil War: Unflinching Leader

Poor leadership challenges the Confederacy from the outset of the war, but soon afterward, North Carolina has a bold and inspiring defender in Zebulon Baird Vance. (Volume 1, Part 3)
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The Civil War: Parading off to War

Confederate soldiers and their supporters herald the news of North Carolina’s secession with pageantry and pomp. soon, though, the reality of battle will break through the ranks. (Volume 1, Part 2)
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The Civil War: A House Divided

Doctor Bellamy’s mansion and the beginning of the end of an era. (Volume 1, Part 1)
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Saving the Battleship

Destined to be scrapped, the Battleship North Carolina got its reprieve in 1958, thanks to a statewide effort that brought the ship home.
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Reconstructing Appalachia: The Civil War’s Aftermath edited by Andrew L. Slap

This multifaceted, thorough read is a must-have for any Southern history buff.
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Havelock

The railroad started it, and the Marine Corps Air Station expanded it, but family ties are what make this town on the banks of the Neuse River a great place to live.
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War Stories

When one soldier landed at Normandy, he never imagined he’d be living to tell about it 66 years later. But the Airborne and Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville gives him the opportunity.
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A Vast and Fiendish Plot: The Confederate Attack on New York City by Clint Johnson

Johnson devotes plenty of pages to the political situation of the period, in both the North and the South, and how those dynamics helped drive the plot forward.
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