Enslaved people took refuge at pioneering hotel on NC Outer Banks. But perils awaited
A major flash point came when Union soldiers entered Hotel De Afrique and “attacked the defenseless occupants with knives and ...
Fort Liberty May Become Fort Bragg Again, but Named After a Different Soldier
North Carolina state Rep. John Blust, a Greensboro Republican who served as an enlisted soldier in the 82nd Airborne Division ...
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Many Virginia soldiers saw their first action in North Carolina. Their ‘loss’ at Guilford Court House actually led toward victory at Yorktown.
Lord Cornwallis overcame three lines of Patriots, including thousands of Virginians, on the northern North Carolina ...
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Fort Liberty is renamed to Fort Roland L. Bragg after World War II soldier, Pentagon says
The massive post will now be called Fort Roland L. Bragg while in the past it was named for Gen. Braxton Bragg, a Confederate ...
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North Carolina historians seek to help educators accurately teach about the Civil War
The N.C. History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation & Reconstruction is hosting a two-day symposium for educators in ...
North Carolina military base renamed after Maine war hero
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order restoring the name of a special operations forces base back to Fort Bragg.
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Fort Liberty may become Fort Bragg again, but named after a different soldier
John Blust, a Greensboro Republican who served as an enlisted soldier in the ... a native of Warrenton, North Carolina, was known for owning slaves and losing key Civil War battles.