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  • Kirk's Civil War Raids Along the Blue Ridge

    by Michael C. Hardy ...
    Series series Civil War Series
    In the Southern Appalachian Mountains, no character was more loved or despised than George W. Kirk.This inured Union officer led a group of deserters on numerous raids between Tennessee and North Carolina in 1863, terrorizing Confederate soldiers and civilians alike. At Camp Vance in Morganton, Kirk's mounted raiders showcased guerrilla warfare penetrating deep within Confederate territory. As ... Read more

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  • General Lee's Immortals

    The Battles and Campaigns of the Branch-Lane Brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861–1865

    by Michael C. Hardy ...
    "An absolute gem of a history" for the Confederacy's Branch-Lane North Carolina Brigade: "His clear and engaging narrative keeps the reader entranced" (Thomas G. Clemens, editor of The Maryland Campaign of 1862).This storied brigade was first led by Lawrence Branch, and then by James Henry Lane, and served with Lee's Army of Northern Virginia for its entire existence. These Tar Heels fought in ... Read more

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  • Feeding Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia

    by Michael C. Hardy ...
    Carlton McCarthy, a former artilleryman with the Richmond Howitzers, noted after the war that historians would only write about big battles and campaigns, not how the common soldier fried his bacon and baked his biscuits. McCarthy was correct. Save for a few scattered references in a handful of books, no one has documented how an army was fed or has discussed in any detail the daily eating habits ... Read more

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  • History Lover's Guide to North Carolina, A

    by Michael C. Hardy ...
    Series series History Lovers Guide
    Tour the Old North State's famous--and not-so-famous--historic sites."First in Freedom," "First in Flight," and "First, Farthest and Last" are all honorifics that have been used to describe North Carolina's well-known history. Learn the truth behind each of these epithets and other tales from the sands of the Outer Banks to the bustling cities of the Piedmont and the western mountains. Tour the ... Read more

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  • Lee's Body Guards

    The 39th Battalion Virginia Cavalry

    by Michael C Hardy ...
    They considered themselves "Lee's Body Guard," cavalrymen specifically recruited to serve as scouts, couriers and guides for General Robert E. Lee. Though their battle experiences might pale compared to those of soldiers under J.E.B. Stuart and Wade Hampton, the men of the 39th Virginia served crucial roles in the Confederate army. From the fields of Second Manassas to Appomattox Court House, they ... Read more

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  • The Capitals of the Confederacy

    A History

    by Michael C. Hardy ...
    "A handy, all-in-one reference on the Confederate capitals . . . Rich details and effective anecdotes . . . evok[e] a real sense of the people, places, and events" ( The Civil War Monitor).The Confederate States of America boasted five capital cities in four years. The center of the Confederate government moved from one Southern city to another, including Montgomery, Richmond, Danville, Greensboro ... Read more

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  • Watauga County, North Carolina, in the Civil War

    by Michael C. Hardy ...
    Series series Civil War Series
    Some say that Watauga County's name comes from a word meaning "beautiful waters," yet during the Civil War, events in this rugged western North Carolina region were far from beautiful. Hundreds of the county's sons left to fight gloriously for the Confederacy. This left the area open to hordes of plundering rogues from East Tennessee, including George W. Kirk's notorious band of thieves. While no ... Read more

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  • Grandfather Mountain

    by Michael C. Hardy ...
    Series series Images of America
    Few natural features possess as much personality as the peaks of Grandfather Mountain, which dominate the skyline between Boone and Linville. The mountain takes its name from its resemblance to the profile of a sleeping old man; it was known to Cherokee hunters as Tanawha, or �fabulous eagle.� Later visitors came to see the magnificent views, brave the famous Mile-High Swinging Bridge, and observe ... Read more

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  • Civil War Charlotte

    The Last Capital of the Confederacy

    by Michael C. Hardy ...
    Though always an important North Carolina city, Charlotte truly helped to make history during the Civil War. The city's factories produced gunpowder, percussion caps, and medicine for the Confederate cause. Perhaps most importantly, Charlotte housed the Confederate Naval Ordnance Depot and Naval Works, manufacturing iron for ironclad vessels and artillery projectiles, and providing valuable ... Read more

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  • North Carolina in the Civil War

    by Michael C. Hardy ...
    Series series Civil War Series
    Civil War scholar Michael Hardy delves into the story of North Carolina's Confederate past, from civilians to soldiers, as these Tar Heels proved they were a force to be reckoned with. "First at Bethel, farthest at Gettysburg and Chickamauga and last at Appomattox" is a phrase that is often used to encapsulate the role of North Carolina's Confederate soldiers. Tar Heels witnessed the pitched ... Read more

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  • To the Gates of Richmond

    The Peninsula Campaign

    by Stephen W. Sears ...
    This account of McClellan's 1862 campaign is "a wonderful book" (Ken Burns) and "military history at its best" ( The New York Times Book Review).From "the finest and most provocative Civil War historian writing today," To the Gates of Richmond is the story of the one of the conflict's bloodiest campaigns ( Chicago Tribune). Of the 250,000 men who fought in it, only a fraction had ever been in ... Read more

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  • One Continuous Fight

    The Retreat from Gettysburg and the Pursuit of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, July 4–14, 1863

    by Eric J Wittenberg, J. David Petruzzi, Michael Nugent ...
    A detailed history of the Confederate retreat after the Battle of Gettysburg and the Union effort to destroy the enemy during the American Civil War.The three-day Battle of Gettysburg left 50,000 casualties in its wake, a battered Southern army far from its base of supplies, and a rich historiographic legacy. Thousands of books and articles cover nearly every aspect of the battle, but One ... Read more

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