Union soldier standing picket

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Creator: David Walbert

Date created: July 18, 2009
License: This photograph copyright ©2009. Terms of use

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North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina during the Civil War and Reconstruction (1860–1876). Topics include debates over secession, battles and strategies, the war in North Carolina, the soldier's experience, the home front, freedom and civil rights for former slaves, Reconstruction, and the "redemption" of the state by conservatives. (Page 7.14)

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A Union soldier stands picket on the old Hillsborough Road. This photograph was taken at the living history program of “Union Occupation” at Bennett Place State Historic Site in Durham, North Carolina.

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