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Timeline of the Civil War, January–June 1861: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 1.1; Timeline of secession and the beginning of the Civil War.; Format: timeline

The Union blockade: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 2.5; At the beginning of the U.S. Civil War, Union forces blockaded Confederate ports to stop exports of cotton and imports of war supplies.; Format: article

Fort Fisher: Photos of artifacts and the Fort Fisher oceanfront as well as several Civil War battle maps. Also contains information about the river defenses, running the blockade, the attacks on Fort Fisher, and the aftermath. Additionally, there is a section that explains the role of Fort Fisher during WWII.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

The election of 1860: Results by state: Table of electoral votes by state in the 1860 U.S. presidential election.; Format: data set

Secession and civil war: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 1.2; After Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency in 1860, seven southern states seceded from the United States. Four more followed after South Carolina troops fired on Fort Sumter in April 1861 and Lincoln called for troops to put down the rebellion.; Format: article

Tar Heels pitch in: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 2.7; "Tar Heel," evidence indicates, was a derogatory nickname applied to North Carolina soldiers by others in the Army of Northern Virginia. It was a natural, given that the boys from the piney woods oftentimes were harvesters of tar, pitch, and turpentine. It...; Format: article

Scott's Great Snake: Cartoon map illustrating Gen. Winfield Scott's plan to crush the Confederacy, economically. It is sometimes called the "Anaconda plan." The cartoon is titled "Scott's Great Snake."; Format: image/cartoon

Wilmington, Fort Fisher, and the lifeline of the Confederacy: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 7.4; By the fall of 1864, Wilimington, North Carolina, protected by Fort Fisher, was the last major Confederate port still open. Ships running the Union blockade brought supplies to the port, which were then carried to armies in Virginia via the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad. When Fort Fisher fell to Union forces in January 1865, Wilmington soon followed.; Format: article

A plea for supplies: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 5.8; Letter from Lt. Col. S. H. Walkup to North Carolina Governor Zebulon Vance describing the pitiful situation of Confederate troops in the fall of 1862 and asking for supplies. Includes historical commentary.; Format: letter

North and South in 1861: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 2.1; A comparison of the two sides at the beginning of the Civil War, focusing on their preparedness for war.; Format: book

Zebulon Vance House: Known as the Civil War governor, Zebulon Vance moved his headquarters to this house in Statesville during the last months of the war.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

The Shelton Laurel massacre: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 6.9; In 1862, Union sympathizers and Confederate deserters from Madison County, North Carolina, raided farms to steal food and supplies. In response, the 64th North Carolina infantry rounded up fifteen men and executed all but two, though only five of the men killed had taken part in the raid.; Format: article

Salisbury prison: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 5.11; The Confederate military prison at Salisbury, North Carolina, held nearly 9,000 inmates by the fall of 1864, in horrifying conditions.; Format: article

Parole signed by the officers and men in Johnston's army: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 7.13; Text of the parole given to Confederate troops by Union officials after Johnston's surrender at Bennett Place, April 26, 1865.; Format: document

The Thomas Legion: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 4.12; The "Thomas Legion" of North Carolina Cherokees fought with the Confederate army from 1862 to 1865.; Format: article

Military reconstruction: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 9.10; First Reconstrution Act, passed by Congress over President Johnson's veto in 1867, which established military rule in the former Confederacy until states were formally readmitted to the Union. Includes historical commentary.; Format: legislation; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Confederate currency: An inflation simulation: Using primary sources from the Documenting the American South collection, this lesson provides a brief simulation of inflation during the Civil War while introducing students to issues faced on the home front.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Lewis Nelson.

The Raleigh Standard protests conscription: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 4.2; Newspaper editorial protesting the expansion of conscription by the Confederate government in January 1864. Includes historical commentary and background on conscription in the Civil War.; Format: newspaper; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

Timeline of the Civil War, August 1864–May 1865: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 7.1; Timeline of major events in the last year of the U.S. Civil War.; Format: timeline

Cape Fear Museum of History and Science: The estimated 40,000+ artifacts in the collection of the Cape Fear Museum of History and Science relate to the history, science and cultures of the Lower Cape Fear.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

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