The weight the men carry nearly leaves them limp underneath their sacks. But there is only one way to shed that weight, and the price for that is far worse than shouldering the load. (Volume 2, Part 8)
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The Kinston Hangings (Part 2): A General’s Fatal Anger
The Hangings at Kinston, Part II: Just after another defeat in battle, Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett unleashes his frustration on a group of deserters, rope by rope by rope.
(Volume 2, Part 7)
The Kinston Hangings (Part 1): Caught Between Blue and Gray
The Kinston Hangings, Part I: In eastern North Carolina, poor fishermen and farmers want to be left alone. But commanders on both sides fight for their loyalty, putting the men in a situation where they have no good option. (Volume 2, Part 6)
Atrocity at Shelton Laurel
Revenge on the enemy is one thing. Murder of the innocent is another. Two colonels in the Confederate Army show no mercy in Madison County, conducting acts that outrage even their side’s most devoted leaders.
(Volume 2, Part 5)
Baptism by Blood
Just 90 days after he passes his board exam, without any supervision, Dr. Thomas Fanning Wood performs perhaps the most difficult act in medicine. (Volume 2, Part 4)
First, Do No Harm
Thomas Fanning Wood achieves a dream of becoming a doctor much sooner than he could have imagined. There is no time for an apprenticeship, not during the height of war.
(Volume 2, Part 3)
A War of Songs
From battlefields to minstrel shows, music becomes a rallying cry of loyalty and motivation. But as deaths and hopelessness mount, the songs convey a haunting sense of loss
(Volume 2, Part 2)
Battle of the Bands
Musicians attached to the 26th North Carolina regiment rouse patriotic spirit, bolster flagging morale in the face of gruesome casualties, and are vital to the regiment’s command and control system. (Volume 2, Part 1)
Shifting Loyalties: The Union Occupation of Eastern North Carolina by Judkin Browning
During the course of the Civil War, local loyalties shifted back and forth, depending on a variety of circumstances.
