Some New News About an Old War.
1. BURIAL GROUND-- The Nov. 14th Roanoke Valley (NC) Daily herald reports that a lot of work has been done cleaning up what is called the Old Soldiers Burial Ground where 150 Confederate soldiers are buried at the end of First Street. Most of them died of disease. The United daughters of the Confederacy and Sons of Confederate Veterans began the cleanup back in 2004.
2. NC NOVEL-- The Read NC Novels blog by Eileen McGrath had a posting about a novel by Robert W. Hester called "The Battle for North Carolina: History of the War Between the States." Published by Book Surge out of Charleston, SC, 2008. It is about events along the Carolina coast in 1865, so should ave some stuff on Fort Fisher and Wilmington. Worth checking out.
3. CONFEDERATE MARKER-- The Dec. 12th Goldsboro (NC) News-Argus reports that a Memorial to 13 Confederates killed at the 1862 battle of White Hall between Union forces on their way to attack Goldsboro and Confederate defenders of the CSS Ram Neuse. It also honors the Neuse's crew.
It's a North Carolina Thing. Now, You Know. --B-R
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
