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The War In North Carolina--View Of Newbern, From The Interior Of Fort Thompson, After Its Capture Of The National Forces--Burning Of Rosin Works, Railway Bridge And Naval Stores: And Showing Vessels Sunk In The Channel Of Neuse River, To Prevent Approach Of National Gunboats
Engraved is the Union troops after taking over New Bern in 1862 burning major businesses and setting up camp at Fort Thompson.
Position: 623 (73 views)
Landing of the Troops
An engraving of the Union troops moving into New Bern at the Battle of New Bern, March 14, 1862.
Position: 762 (63 views)
The Fleet Ascending The Neuse River
An engraving of the Union ships coming in through the Neuse River, March 14, 1862.
Position: 800 (61 views)
The Burnside Expedition--The Storming of Fort Thompson, At Newbern, North Carolina, March 14, 1862
An engraving of the surprise attack on Fort Thompson by the Federals, March 14, 1862.
Position: 800 (61 views)
Advertisement for Trees
Damaged advertisement (top one-third missing) for trees to be delivered at the New Bern depot on December 9, 1870.
Position: 145 (153 views)
Bulletin of the Craven County Farm Life School, Vanceboro, N.C., 1919-1920
The bulletin for the school year, 1919-1920. The bulletin includes important events of the school year, a list of teachers and staff, curriculum and the history of the area and school. The Craven County Farm Life School was established in 1912 in…
Position: 783 (62 views)
Montford Point, Camp Lejeune, New River yearbook
A yearbook of life at Montford Point, the camp of the first African-American United States Marine Corps recruits.
Position: 320 (99 views)
The Cypress Tree
Broadside, apparently published in 1929, reprinting an 1882 newspaper article detailing the history of the Cypress Tree in New Bern, N.C.
Position: 4 (323 views)
The Burnside Expedition--Bombardment of Newbern, North Carolina
An engraving of the naval attack on New Bern showing both the ships and the town on fire, March 14, 1862.
Position: 842 (58 views)
Flight of the Rebels at Newbern
An engraving of the Confederate troops fleeing New Bern to the train after their defeat, March 14, 1862.
Position: 830 (59 views)
The Effects of the Proclamation--Freed Negroes Coming Into Our Lines at Newbern, North Carolina
An engraving of freed slaves marching into Federal territory after the Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863.
Position: 842 (58 views)
Illustrated City of New Bern, North Carolina, 1914
This profusely illustrated volume includes detailed information about almost every business located in New Bern during 1914.
Position: 432 (86 views)
Governor Richard Dobbs Spaight tomb
Photographs (1930s) and newspaper clipping (1923) of the Spaight Cemetery, Madam Moore Lane, New Bern, North Carolina.
Position: 337 (96 views)
Governor Abner Nash grave site
Governor Abner Nash [ca. 1740-1786] grave site, Pembroke Plantation, Number Seven Township, Craven County, North Carolina, about 1930.
Position: 160 (149 views)
Turpentine Manufacture In The Southern States
An article on how turpentine and rosin are collected to be distributed after the Civil War. The turpentine business was lucrative in Eastern North Carolina and Georgia. The article includes illustrations of workers collecting and processing the…
Position: 509 (80 views)