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N.C. ARCHIVES SEARCHING FOR NAMES OF NORTH CAROLINA CONFEDERATE SAILORS AND MARINES Please see the following release from the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
Courtesy the N.C. ARCHIVES: Confederate Naval Facilities in NC Please see the attached list outlining installations in NC during the Civil War.
Courtesy the N.C. ARCHIVES: ADJUTANTS GENERAL OF NORTH CAROLINA Please see the attached list outlining Adjutants General in North Carolina's History. Memorize it. There will be a quiz!

Did You Know
On Aug. 24, 1814, as the British Army approached the nation’s capital, First Lady Dolly Madison, a North Carolina native, directed the evacuation of the executive mansion. She saved silver, valuable papers, and a portrait of George Washington painted by Gilbert Stuart
On Aug. 28, 1871, Raleigh closed for business while the remains of 103 Confederates who were killed at Gettysburg were reburied at Oakwood Cemetery.
On July 1, 1941, Shelby native W.J. Cash hanged himself in Mexico City. Hailed for his classic book, “The Mind of the South,” Cash believed he was pursued by Nazi assassins
On July 4, 1783, the Moravian community of Salem held the first public celebration of Independence Day in North Carolina.
On July 5, 1957, after training in Wilmington with Dr. Hubert Eaton, Althea Gibson became the first African American to win a title at Wimbledon.
On July 6, 1977, the first Bojangles fast food restaurant opened in Charlotte.
On May 6, 1865, General James G. Martin surrendered the last Confederate forces in North Carolina near Waynesville.„h On May 6, 1865, General James G. Martin surrendered the last Confederate forces in North Carolina near Waynesville.
On May 11, 1898, North Carolina native Worth Bagley, U.S. Navy ensign, became the first American officer killed in the Spanish-American War. A monument to Bagley can be found on Capitol Square in Raleigh.

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