Military

by . A machine gunner from the 115th Machine Gun Battalion, 30th Division takes aim as he sits next to another soldier on an earthen ledge of a trench. The 30th Division was named "Old Hickory Division" [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Pollitt, Phoebe Ann. Originally published in "North Carolina Nursing History." Republished with permission. For personal educational use and not for further distribution. Please submit permission requests for other uses [...] (from Appalachian State University.)

by Blair, Dan. The CSS Albemarle, an ironclad ram, was one of the Confederacy's most successful ironclads. This vessel and its sister ship, the CSS Neuse, were designed to wrest control of North Carolina's sounds [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . This U.S. Government poster from World War II illustrates the military need for rubber. Most of the world's supply of natural rubber came from rubber tree plantations in Southeast Asia, which were [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Belton, Tom. The American Legion maintains an important presence in North Carolina, a state that is home to several large military bases and thousands of active and retired soldiers. The U.S. Congress officially [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Belton, Tom, Powell, William S., Tetterton, Beverly. Armories by William S. Powell, 2006; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, June 2023 Additional research provided by Tom Belton and Beverly Tetterton. See also: Asheville [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by McKinney, Gordon B. Three Asheville businessmen-Robert Pulliam, Ephraim Clayton, and George Whitson-established the Asheville Armory in 1862. By November of that year, they were employing 107 workers and had produced [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Holland, Ron, Ashe, Walter. The city of Asheville had four naval warships named in its honor during the twentieth century. The USS Asheville (PG-21) was the first warship built at the Charleston Naval Shipyard in Charleston, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . B-17 Flying Fortress The aircraft produced by Boeing was the standard issue of the United States Air Force during World War [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . This film, which won the 1942 Academy Award for Best Documentary, was made by John Ford, a commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve at the time and on temporary duty at Midway Island during the battle as [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Powell, William S. Bethel Regiment was the popular name of the first regiment of volunteers raised in North Carolina at the beginning of the Civil War. Commanded by Col. Daniel Harvey Hill, it played a significant role [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by McKinley, Cynthia Risser, McKinley, Shepherd W. British Atlantic Coast Naval Actions "A Foreign Field that is Forever Changed" by Dr. Shepherd W. McKinley and Cynthia Risser McKinley * Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Hill, Michael. Camp Johnson (Montford Point) by Michael Hill, Research Branch, NC Office of Archives and History, 2000 https://ncmarkers.com/search.aspx See also: Camp [...] (from Research Branch, NC Office of Archives and History.)

by Farnham, Thomas J. Camp Lejeune by Thomas J. Farnham, 2006 See also: Cherry Point Marine Corps Air [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Suther, Steve. Cathey's Fort was built in McDowell County by William Cathey in 1776. Cathey had purchased land near Turkey Cove at the foot of the mountains and there, where Cove Creek joined the North Fork of the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S., Tetterton, Beverly. North Carolina's four national cemeteries are located in New Bern, Raleigh, Salisbury, and Wilmington. From the end of the Civil War until the First World War, these cemeteries were often referred to [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Blair, Dan. Charlotte became one of the Confederate navy's most important manufacturing centers during the Civil War. The incongruity of a landlocked city housing a navy yard is explained by its location in [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bell, John L., Jr. Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station was established on 6 Aug. 1941 on 8,000 acres south of New Bern. On 20 May 1942 the field was named Cunningham Field to honor Lt. Col. Alfred A. Cunningham, the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Smith, Michael Thomas. Civil War Desertion by Michael Thomas Smith, 2006 See also: Civil War (UNC Press) ; Civil [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Lunk, Daniel. Civil War Reenactment: A Union Cavalry Officer A reenactor portraying a Union cavalry officer explains the weapons and equipment carried by cavalry in the Civil [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Lunk, Daniel. Civil War Reenactment: Firing a Musket Reenactors portraying Union soldiers in the Civil War demonstrate the firing of a musket. A transcript of the video's audio is [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Lunk, Daniel. Civil War Reenactment: Uniforms A reenactor portraying a Union cavalry officer explains some of the many uniforms worn by soldiers in the Civil War. A transcription of the video is [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Lunk, Daniel. In this video, a Confederate soldier making his way home at the end of the Civil War is stopped by Union soldiers at a checkpoint, then cooks for them in exchange for a day’s rations. A transcription [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Powell, William S. "Clark's Regimental Histories" is the popular title for the five-volume Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina in the Great War, 1861-1865, edited by Walter Clark and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Cross, Jerry L. Colson's Supply Depot was a fortified Revolutionary War post located in southwestern Montgomery County on the east side of the Pee Dee River, near Mount Gilead (Montgomery County). Constructed in [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Salemson, Daniel J. Conscription by Daniel J. Salemson, 2006; Revised October 2022. See also: Desertion, Civil War; World War [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Towles, Louis P. The Council of Safety was created as an interim government by North Carolina's Fourth Provincial Congress, which met at Halifax in April and May 1776. In the absence of a permanent government created [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . CSS David with spar torpedoDrawings of the CSS David, a 50-foot steam torpedo boat of "cigar-shaped" hull design. The top drawing shows the ship's spar torpedo, a bomb placed at the end of a spar (a [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Williams, Wiley J. The Davis School in Lenoir County, a boarding school for boys and young men, was established in LaGrange in 1880 by Adam Clark Davis Jr., reportedly the great-great-grandson of James Davis, the first [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Cecelski, David S. The Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station opened near the remote crossroads of Havelock in 1942. Originally known as Cunningham Field, it included a vast industrial complex where civilian tradesmen [...] (from Listening to History, News and Observer.)

by Causey, Ellen Fitzgibbons. Dunmore's Ethiopian Regiment consisted of freedom-seeking enslaved people who served as English troops under the last royal governor of Virginia, Lord John Dunmore. In November 1775 Dunmore, who [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Steelman, Lala Carr. Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry Company by Lala Carr Steelman, 2006; Revised October 2022. The Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry Company (FILI) was formed on 23 Aug. 1793, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Poff, Jan-Michael. "First at Bethel, Farthest to the Front at Gettysburg and Chickamauga, and Last at Appomattox" by Jan-Michael Poff, 2006 "First at Bethel, Farthest to the Front at Gettysburg and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wegner, Ansley Herring. Camp Lejeune prides itself as the home of the Montford Point Marines, the Corps’ first black enlistees, and the first large unit of female Marines, known as the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve. The [...] (from Research Branch, NC Office of Archives and History.)

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by Parker, Roy, Jr. Fort Bragg by Roy Parker Jr., 2006 See also: Pope Air Force Base; Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station; Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Fort Bragg, a 300-square-mile military [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Branch, Paul, Jr. Fort Dobbs, located in present-day Statesville, was a defensive fort built in 1756 under the auspices of North Carolina's colonial Assembly during the French and Indian War. The large log fort, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Davis, Charles C. Fort Hamby in Caldwell County, actually a well-fortified, sturdy house, was located in an isolated region and near the end of the Civil War served as a home for outlaws from both the Confederate and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stokes, Matt. Fort Johnston by Matt Stokes Research Branch, NC Office of Archives and History, 2007 NC Highway Historical Markers Program In 1745 Governor Gabriel Johnston ordered that construction begin [...] (from Research Branch, NC Office of Archives and History.)

by Freeman, Margery. Four large mortar shells and one grenade left from the Vietnam War Four large mortar shells and one grenade left from the Vietnam War rest on the ground. They remain in the central Vietnam region [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Parramore, Thomas C. Inventor Richard Jordan Gatling was born in Hertford County in September 1818. Issued his first patent in 1844 for a rice-seed planter, he soon moved to St. Louis, Mo., and successfully marketed the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Kirkman, Roger N. Jesse Grimes, political and military leader in the Republic of Texas, was born in Duplin County, the son of Sampson and Bethsheba Winder Grimes. He evidently had little formal education. In January [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Raper, Horace W. Joseph William Holden, poet, newspaperman, and state political leader, was born in Raleigh, the son of William Woods and Ann Augusta Young Holden. He attended the Lovejoy School in Raleigh and later [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Norris, David A. Although the term "Home Guard" appears in the names of several North Carolina military units raised early in the Civil War, it usually refers to the statewide organization formed by an act of the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Childs, T. Mike. State Honor and Remember Flag of North Carolina by T. Mike Childs NC Government & Heritage Library, 2012. See also: State Flag On August 4, 2010, the North Carolina General Assembly [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Anderson, Jean B. The Horner School, Horner and Graves's School, and Horner Military Academy were a few of the names given to the secondary school established by James Hunter Horner and his family members over the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Johnson, Elmer D. Rednap Howell, "poet of the Regulators," moved to North Carolina from New Jersey, probably in the early 1760s. He settled first in present Chatham County, then moved about 1768 to what is now [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Pollitt, Phoebe Ann. Originally published in "North Carolina Nursing History." Republished with permission. For personal educational use and not for further distribution. Please submit permission requests for other uses [...] (from Appalachian State University.)

by Long, Joe O'Neal. Edmund Jones, soldier, attorney, and public servant, was born into a life of ease on his father's plantation, Clover Hill, situated about six miles north of Lenoir in Caldwell County. The family name [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

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by Cockrell, David L. When communist North Korea first invaded its southern neighbor, North Carolina's entire congressional delegation supported President Harry Truman's use of U.S. troops to combat the aggression. On 28 [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Extraído de Libro de hechos de El Viejo Estado del Norte. La propiedad literaria 2011 por la Oficina de Archivos e Historia de Carolina del Norte, Departamento de Recursos Culturale de [...] (from NC Office of Archives and History.)

by Parramore, Thomas C. As an official guest of the United States in 1824 and 1825, the Marquis de Lafayette, at age 68, planned to remain in the northern and middle Atlantic states, avoiding extensive travel. But after [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bell, John L., Jr. Lake Lure Rest and Redistribution Center by John L. Bell, 2006 See also: World War II Military Installations in the State; World War II: Part 1- Introduction The Lake Lure Rest and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Freeman, Margery. Landscape view of vegetation and mountains in former Demilitarized Zone A landscape view of vegetation and mountains in central Vietnam's former Demilitarized Zone shows small trees and grassland in [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Linville, Ray. Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air Base By Ray Linville, 2019 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International [...] (from NC Office of Archives and History.)

by Branch, Paul, Jr. Collett Leventhorpe, physician and soldier, was born at Exmouth, Devonshire, England, where his parents were temporarily residing for reasons of sustaining his father's health. His family lineage [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Branch, Paul, Jr. William MacRae, railroad manager, civil engineer, and Confederate general, was born in Wilmington. His family was descended from the clan MacRae from Rosshire on the seacoast of the western Highlands [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Rodenbough, Charles D. James Martin, merchant, soldier, and legislator, was born in Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, N.J., the second son of Hugh and Jane Hunter Martin. His father conducted an English school for a [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Branch, Paul, Jr. James Green Martin, Confederate officer and lawyer, was born at Elizabeth City, the oldest son of William and Sophia Scott Daugé Martin. His father, a prominent planter and shipbuilder, had served in [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Shrader, Richard A. Joseph Martin, soldier, pioneer, and Indian agent, was born near Charlottesville in Albemarle County, Va., the son of Joseph, a farmer, and Susannah Childs Martin. Instead of pursuing an education as [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Freeman, Margery. Military checkpoint between Banos and Misahualli, EcuadorA man in a flowered shirt presents documents at a military checkpoint. A fatigue-wearing guard stands nearby. A young boy sets down his basket [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Tetterton, Beverly. The Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point is situated on the west bank of the Cape Fear River, 26 miles south of Wilmington, in Brunswick County. It occupies approximately 8,500 acres between the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Trojanowski, Hermann J. During World War II, over 350,000 women from across the United States served in the military. More than 7,000 of these women came from North Carolina. As far back as the Revolutionary War, women had [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Towles, Louis P. Militias, Colonial by Louis P. Towles, 2006 Settlers in North Carolina in the 1660s were required to own musket, powder, and shot in order to claim land grants, and as early as 1667 [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Blair, Dan. The USS Monitor, lying in 230 feet of water off Cape Hatteras, is probably the most famous victim of the infamous "Graveyard of the Atlantic" off the North Carolina coast. The Monitor was the third [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wright, Ann S. Moore General Hospital, located between Swannanoa and Black Mountain on U.S. 70, was built as a general army hospital for the treatment of sick and wounded soldiers during World War II. Named for [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Howard, Joshua. Morris Field by Joshua Howard, 2006; Additional research provided by Christopher Luettger, 2006; Revised December 2021 Morris Field was conceived in 1936 as a New Deal Works Project [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Barrett, John G. The Mosquito Fleet was the whimsical nickname for the four small steamers that comprised the North Carolina Navy at the beginning of the Civil War. The ships were under orders not only to defend [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hill, Michael. North Carolina's NASA Tracking Station: Rosman Satellite Tracking and Data Acquisition Facility by Michael Hill Research Branch, NC Office of Archives and History, [...] (from Research Branch, NC Office of Archives and History.)

by Williams, Wiley J., Howard, Jeffrey Allen, Branch, Paul, Jr. North Carolina has maintained a military force since the Revolutionary War. In 1877 its original militia was restructured into the North Carolina State Guard, headed by the adjutant general. This [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Branch, Paul, Jr. Naval section bases were small naval bases established by the U.S. Navy on the North Carolina coast prior to and during World War II for coastal patrol and antisubmarine defense. In 1940-41, when it [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Branch, Paul, Jr., Davis, Charles C. North Carolina Military Installations - Civil War Return to: North Carolina Military Installations, Civil War Go to: North Carolina Military Installations - Civil War - Camps; North Carolina [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Branch, Paul, Jr., Davis, Charles C. North Carolina Military Installations - Civil War Return to: North Carolina Military Installations - Civil War Go to: North Carolina Military Installations - Civil War - Forts; North Carolina [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Branch, Paul, Jr., Davis, Charles C. North Carolina Military Installations - Civil War Return to: North Carolina Military Installations - Civil War Go to: North Carolina Military Installations - Civil War - Camps; North Carolina [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Marshall, R. Jackson, III. North Carolina in World War I: An introduction by R. Jackson Marshall III Reprinted with permission from Tar Heel Junior Historian, Spring 1993. Tar Heel Junior Historian Association, NC [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Anderson, Jean B., Ireland, Robert E. North Carolina Military Academy by Jean B. Anderson, 2006 Additional research provided by Robert E. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Andrew, Rod, Jr. North Carolina Military Institute by Rod Andrew Jr., 2006 The North Carolina Military Institute, a state-supported military school, opened in Charlotte in 1859. North Carolina by that time [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Agan, Kelly. On June 24, 2016 the North Carolina General Assembly adopted the Veterans Day Parade held in the Town of Warsaw in Duplin County as the official State Veterans Day Parade (S.B. 160).  The bill [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . North Carolina's Black WWII ExperiencePodcast of a UNC-TV Black Issues Forum [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Stinson, Craig M. When commissioned at the New York Naval Shipyard on 9 Apr. 1941, the USS North Carolina was considered the "greatest sea weapon in the world." Built at a cost of $70 million, the new [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Coffey, Michael W. North Carolina’s Youngest Soldiers: The Junior Reserves By Michael W. Coffey, PhD Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian, Spring 2011. Tar Heel Junior Historian [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Stoesen, Alexander R. Oak Ridge Military Academy traces its origins to 7 Apr. 1850, when local citizens "desirous of promoting the cause of education" met and appointed a board of trustees to secure funds to erect a [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Marshall, R. Jackson, III. The Old Hickory Division, a World War I unit, initially consisted of National Guard units from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Officially the Thirtieth Division, it was nicknamed in [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Ellis, Clyde. Between March 1943 and September 1946 Greensboro was home to the country's largest military base within the limits of any American city; more than 330,000 soldiers passed through its gates. Built on [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Donald Parson, poet, author, and authority on the game of bridge, was born in Washington, D.C., the son of William Edwin and Anna Rebecca Naille Parson. He was graduated cum laude from Harvard [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Frazier, Mrs. S. David. William Peace, merchant and philanthropist, Presbyterian layman, and founder of Peace Institute, was born in Granville County. His father, John Peace, was a wealthy planter; his mother was Margaret [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Johnston, Hugh B., Jr. Josiah Solomon Pender, poet, artist, army officer, and Confederate blockade-runner, was the son of Solomon and Mary Batts Pender of the Tarboro area of Edgecombe County, both of whom were descended [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Barrett, John G. William Dorsey Pender, Confederate soldier, was born in that part of Edgecombe County that became Wilson County in 1855, the son of James and Sarah Routh Pender. He received his early education in [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Norris, David A. The Pennsylvania Farmer was the most well known of three vessels obtained for the North Carolina Navy in early 1776 for service in the American Revolution. The North Carolina Provincial Council, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Johnston, Hugh B., Jr. Benjamin Thomas Person, physician, legislator, and postmaster, was a son of Thomas and Sally Tarver Person of Greene County. Details of his youth and education are unavailable. He enlisted on 17 Mar. [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wilson, Clyde. James Johnston Pettigrew, lawyer, scholar, and Confederate general, was born at Bonarva in Tyrrell County, eighth of the nine children of Ebenezer and Ann Blount Shepard Pettigrew. He was educated at [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Smith, Claiborne T., Jr. Benjamin Peyton, colonial official and legislator, was born in Gloucester County, Va., the son of Robert Peyton. His grandfather, Robert Peyton, who settled in Virginia prior to 1680, was the son of [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Butler, Lindley S. Abraham Philips, militia general and state legislator, was born in England and settled in northern Guilford (now Rockingham) County by 1778. His home, which was still standing in the late 1970s, was [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Branch, Paul, Jr. Picket, USS by Paul Branch, 2006 The USS Picket was a small Union gunboat that fought during the Civil War in the sounds and rivers of North Carolina until September 1862, when it was sunk [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Jennette, B. Culpepper, Jr. Pool, Stephen Decatur, Jr. by B. Culpepper Jennette, Jr., 1994 11 Nov. 1847–8 Feb. 1892 Stephen Decatur Pool, Jr., Confederate soldier, lawyer, and journalist, was born in Elizabeth City, [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bell, John L., Jr. Pope Air Force Base by John L. Bell, 2006 Pope Air Force Base was established in 1919 as Pope Field, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Sox, Samuel L., Jr. George Earl Preddy, Jr., army Air Corps officer and highest ranking P-51 Mustang ace of World War II, was born in Greensboro, the son of George E., a railroad man employed by the Southern Railway, [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Press Release on President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Stick, David. Privateers were privately owned and manned ships authorized by their governments during wartime to attack and capture enemy shipping vessels. Documents called "letters of marque" officially spelled [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Pate, James L., Jr. Thomas J[ames?] Purdie, Confederate officer, was born at Purdie Hall on the Cape Fear River in Bladen County, between Fayetteville and Elizabethtown, the second son of James B. (d. 1834) and Anna [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Ramsgate Road by William S. Powell, 2006 Ramsgate Road, afterward corrupted into "Ramcat Road," was constructed by militiamen from Johnston and Wake Counties in about one week in May 1771 [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Rangers were county officers in North Carolina from the colonial period until 1868. The post was a survival of British officialdom when royal parks and forests were patrolled against intruders and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. William Cary Renfrow, governor of Oklahoma Territory, was born in Smithfield, the son of Perry and Lucinda Hawkins Atkinson Rentfrow [sic ]. After attending local schools young Renfrow volunteered [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Report from Iwo JimaAn undated eyewitness account of the naval assault and amphibious landings on Iwo Jima in February [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Powell, William S. Reserve Troops by William S. Powell, 2006 See also:North Carolina’s Youngest Soldiers: The Junior Reserves (From Tar Heel Junior Historian); Battle of Bentonville; Battle of Averasboro; Battle [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Tetterton, Beverly. The Revenue Cutter Service, which employed federal cutters to enforce maritime laws, was established in 1790 to collect much-needed revenue for a post-Revolutionary War U.S. Treasury and to terminate [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Cauble, Frank P. Abel Peterson Rhyne, textile manufacturer, Confederate soldier, and patron of education, was born on a farm near Mount Holly in Lincoln (now Gaston) County. Of German ancestry, he was a descendant of [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Branch, Paul, Jr. Robert Vinkler Richardson, lawyer, Confederate officer, and civil engineer, was born in Granville County. At an early age, he and his family moved to Tennessee, settling in Hardeman County. Here [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Smith, Claiborne T., Jr. Dan Ridley, Revolutionary patriot, was probably the son of Nathaniel Ridley II of Southampton County, Va., and his wife Priscilla Apple-whaite. As a young man, Ridley moved across the line from [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Massengill, Stephen E. John Roberts, planter, legislator, and militia officer, probably was born in the Bogue Sound area of Carteret County. His parents were William and Jemima (Jamima) Roberts, who owned a well-stocked, [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Plumblee, M. Q. William Anderson Roberts, artist, farmer, and Confederate soldier of English descent, was born in new Prospect Church three miles west of Yanceyville, the son of Elijah, a farmer, and Rebecca B. [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Branch, Paul, Jr. William Paul Roberts, Confederate soldier, legislator, and state auditor, was born in Gates County, the son of John Smith and Jane Gatling Boyt Roberts. He received little formal education other than [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Dough, Wynne. Rocketry experiments were conducted in two locations along the North Carolina coast from the 1940s to the 1970s. After World War II, the U.S. Navy leased much of Topsail Island (Pender County) as a [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Troxler, Carole W. The Royal North Carolina Regiment was the premier provincial corps of Loyalist North Carolinians during the Revolutionary War. Provincial corps were regiments that served with British forces; their [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Caldwell, George M. Kenneth Claiborne Royall, lawyer, secretary of war, and the first secretary of the army after President Harry S Truman's reorganization of the armed services under the Department of Defense, was born [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Cumming, William P. Claude Joseph Sauthier, one of the ablest civilian and military surveyors and mapmakers of the Revolutionary period, was born in Strasbourg, Alsace, the eldest child of Joseph Philippe, a saddler, [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Price, Eugene. Seymour Johnson Air Force Base by Eugene Price, 2006 Seymour Johnson Field, Goldsboro, was activated on 12 June 1942 as Headquarters, Technical School, Army Air Force Technical Training [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Terpening, Gary. Jacob Hunter Sharp, lawyer, Confederate officer, legislator, and newspaper editor, was born in Hertford County and at an early age moved with his family to Pickens County, Ala. Not long after [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. James Frederick Simmons, poet, newspaperman, and judge, was born in Halifax, the son of James (1800–1891) and Susan Gary Simmons. His mother died when he was an infant and he was raised by an aunt, [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . On October 25, 1918, in a street in Dampierre, France, soldiers of the 321st Infantry Regiment stand at attention with "eyes right." The 321st Infantry Regiment was part of the 81st Division, also [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Williams, Wiley J., Norris, David A., Voigt, Robert C. The Spanish-American War, fought over Cuban independence and lasting less than six months in 1898, afforded North Carolinians a brief interlude in a period of intense political confrontations. In [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Glover, Erma Williams. Thaddeus Garland Stem, Jr., poet, essayist, newspaper columnist, and short-story writer, the son of Thaddeus G., attorney at law, and Hallie Mayes Stem, was born in his parents' home at 104 East [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Branch, Paul, Jr., Barefoot, Daniel W. Submarine Attacks by Paul Branch and Daniel W. Barefoot, 2006 See also: Coast Guard, U.S.; Mirlo Rescue; U-Boats off the Outer Banks; The Allan Jackson:  First North Carolina Coastal [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Norris, David A. Substitutes (Civil War) by David A. Norris, 2006 As the Civil War dragged on and enthusiasm for volunteer enlistments lagged, both sides resorted to conscription to fill their ranks. This [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

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by Taylor, Michael W. "Tar Heel" is the nickname for a native or resident of North Carolina as well as for the state itself, which is known as the Tar Heel State. The term appears to have come into popular use after the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Price, Joseph L., Jr. Edward H[enry?] Tarrant, soldier, and Texas official, was born in North Carolina, probably in Caswell County, as one Henry Tarrant was active there between 1799 and 1801. Manlove Tarrant [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stephens, H. Kenneth, II. James Tate, schoolmaster and clergyman, went to Wilmington, N.C., from Ireland in 1760 and opened the first classical school in North Carolina under Presbyterian influence. He initially resided in a [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. James Peyton Taylor, Confederate soldier and teacher, was born near Pittsboro, the son of the Reverend William Peter, a Methodist minister, and Mary High Taylor. He was graduated from The University [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Fountain, A. M. Taylor, Simon Bruton by A. M. Fountain, 1996 16 Mar. 1834–27 Jan. 1929 Simon Bruton Taylor, Confederate officer, merchant, public official, and farmer, was born on a farm in southern Lenoir [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Menius, Arthur C., III. James Thackston, was a rather suspect figure of secondary importance in North Carolina mercantile, political, and military affairs throughout the Revolutionary period. Thackston (occasionally spelled [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

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by Freeman, Margery. Tray filled with military badges and other artifacts from the Vietnam warsTray filled with military badges and other artifacts from the Vietnam wars A square wooden tray is filled with military [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Snow, Claude H., Jr. William Trousdale, soldier, statesman, and ambassador, was born in Orange County, the son of James and Elizabeth Dobbins Trousdale. James Trousdale had commanded a company of North Carolina Patriots [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Peek, Matthew M. During World War II, the U.S. military created personnel Redistribution Centers, which provided rest and recreation for military combat personnel returning to the United States from overseas service. [...] (from NC Office of Archives and History.)

by . Uncle Sam posterUncle Sam posterThis famous portrayal of “Uncle Sam” first appeared during World War [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Branch, Paul, Jr. The USS Underwriter, a navy gunboat, fought in the sounds and rivers of North Carolina during the Civil War. Early in 1864 the Underwriter was in the Neuse River at New Bern when Confederate forces [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Anderson, Jean B. By Elizabeth A. Fenn, Peter H. Wood, Harry L. Watson, Thomas H. Clayton, Sydney Nathans, Thomas C. Parramore, and Jean B. Anderson; Maps by Mark Anderson Moore. Edited by Joe A. Mobley. [...] (from The Way We Lived in North Carolina, NC Office of Archives and History and UNC Press.)

by Cross, Jerry L. The Wasp was a privateer commanded by Capt. Johnston Blakeley during the War of 1812. The sloop was still under construction at Newburyport, Mass., when Blakeley received his appointment on 13 Aug. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Henry Bulls Watson, professional military officer, was born in Johnston County, the son of Willis and Elizabeth (Betsy) Bulls Watson. Nothing is known of his early education, but on 5 Oct. 1836, more [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Howell, Austin Gage. On June 18, 1812, the U.S. entered the War of 1812 as Congress declared war on Britain due to disagreements over neutrality laws and the impressment of American sailors by the British Navy. North [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Kent, Matthew. War is a driving force behind innovation and invention, and every change or advancement in weapons technology impacts the tactics and the style of warfare utilized at the time.  Due to new [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Sumner, Jim L. James Harvey Weaver, athletic administrator, was born at Rutherford College, of which his father was president. One of five children of the Reverend Charles Clinton and Florence Stacy Weaver, his [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Smith, Claiborne T., Jr. Weldon, Samuel by Claiborne T. Smith, Jr., 1996 ca. 1730–82 Samuel Weldon, Revolutionary patriot, was born in Henrico County, Va., the youngest son of Samuel Weldon and the brother of [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. James Wellborn (Welborn), army officer and legislator, was born in that part of Rowan County that first became Surry County and then Wilkes County in 1778. Here he made his home during a long life, [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wilson, Clyde. William Henry Chase Whiting, Confederate general and defender of Wilmington, a descendant of prominent seventeenth-century English settlers in Massachusetts, was born in Biloxi, Miss., the son of [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Marshall, R. Jackson, III. The Wildcat Division, a World War I unit officially known as the Eighty-first National Army Division, was organized in August 1917 with drafted soldiers, mostly from North Carolina, South Carolina, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . World War I airplaneWorld War I airplane Soldiers reach to hold lines attached to a military biplane in a field. The plane, which had been nose first into the ground, is being pulled upright by the [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . World War I tankWorld War I tankThis photograph shows a tank in a field. A couple of buildings can be seen in the distance. Tank warfare had its beginning during World War [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Perzel, Edward S. In the summer of 1917, the United States government needed places to train large numbers of troops quickly. It looked to the South because of its warm climate. The North Carolina cities of [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Marshall, R. Jackson, III. WWI: Last days of the War Peace without victory by R. Jackson Marshall III Reprinted with permission from Tar Heel Junior Historian, Spring 1993. Tar Heel Junior Historian Association, NC [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Jensen, Les. WWI: Life on the western front by Les Jensen Reprinted with permission from Tar Heel Junior Historian, Spring 1993. Tar Heel Junior Historian Association, NC Museum of History See [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Campbell, John. From a medical standpoint, World War I was a miserable and bloody affair. In less than a year the American armed forces suffered more than 318,000 casualties, of which 120,000 were deaths. Almost [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by McLean, A. Torrey. One of the saddest facts about World War I is that millions died needlessly because military and civilian leaders were slow to adapt their old-fashioned strategies and tactics to the new weapons of [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Warren, Harry S. The USS Zebulon B. Vance was launched in Wilmington on 6 Dec. 1941, one day before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. At the ceremony, North Carolina governor J. Melville Broughton proclaimed, "As [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

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