The Civil War in North Carolina Volume 1

<p> I think that we can hold our position here against any force that the enemy can bring against us as we have an admirable position & are all ready. I can give you no idea when the general attack will take place. It may be this evening tomorrow or at any moment as both parties are apparently ready & we have nothing to do but pitch in.--<I>Captain Charles C. Blacknall Granville Rifles Company G 23rd North Carolina Troops Yorktown Virginia April 22 1862</I></p><p> This work is a compilation of letters and diary entries (and a few other documents) that tell the Civil War experiences of soldiers and citizens from 29 North Carolina counties: Alamance Alexander Anson Cabarrus Caswell Catawba Chatham Cleveland Davidson Davie Forsyth Gaston Granville Guilford Iredell Lincoln Mecklenburg Montgomery Moore Orange Person Randolph Richmond Rockingham Rowan Stanly Stokes Union and Yadkin.</p><p> The book is arranged chronologically 1861 through 1865 and a chart at the beginning of each chapter tells the date subject document type (letter diary entry or other) author recipient and the home county and unit of soldiers.</p>