Making history, one march at a time

Mar 7, 2018 | News

Making history, one march at a time Louis Leon is not, like many famous generals of the Civil War, a household name. That’s because he wasn’t one of them. In fact, it was the profusion of officers’ memoirs that moved this Carolina infantryman, late in life, to publish...

Update on the History Center’s 2017 Progress

Dec 4, 2017 | News

Update on the History Center’s 2017 Progress If things have seemed quiet at the History Center, there’s been a reason: We’ve been busy! Since we wrote you last year, we’ve raised more than $20 million in new, firm commitments including $7.5...

Uniting a divided history

Oct 4, 2017 | News, Not categorized

Uniting a divided history (written by Philip Gerard, published in the Wilmington Star News, 9/10/17) N.C. Civil War center will help better tell a complex story that continues to shape us today From the robust public discussion about North Carolina’s legacy of Civil...

Where did all the treason trials go?

Jun 28, 2017 | News, Reconstruction

Where did all the treason trials go? Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to...

A summer of change, a long winter of resistance

Jun 28, 2017 | News, Reconstruction

A summer of change, a long winter of resistance As hopes and honeysuckle bloomed, a century and a half ago, forces were massing to ensure that the dreams of newly liberated slaves and their white supporters would never take root. At the federal level, slavery had been...