
The Exhibit
History is not always neat; it is often complicated and messy. It is about people, places, and events that are both admirable and shameful. The History Center takes an unflinching look at all sides of the Civil War and Reconstruction, for all North Carolinians.
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Featured Story
Lal White’s Letter to His Brother, Murdock White, dated February 10, 1864
Submitted by Sandra White Hinton: Letter Transcribed by Sandra White Hinton & Cheri Todd Molter; Edited by Cheri Todd Molter A.N.V. Co. ‘A’ 30th NC Troops February the 10th 1864 Murdock: Dear brother: I am very happy indeed to be able to write you on the present...

Honor
Unlike Virginia, the site of so many Civil War battles, North Carolina's wartime story centered on the home-front. It is important to document ...

Memory
Perhaps as a measure of the Civil War's trauma, our memories for no other period of America's history differ more widely. Scholars too have told ...

Sacrifice
To understand the sacrifice and service wrought by North Carolinians, the History Center will provide a deep interpretive experience...

Freedom
There is no concept more central to the examination of the Civil War and Reconstruction eras than that of Freedom. In 1860, one-third of North Carolina's population ...