| Title |
Author |
Date Published |
| One Nation, Again After Johnston’s Surrender- After four years and thousands of lives lost, the war ends. |
Philip Gerard |
April 7, 2015 |
| Johnston’s Last Stand at the Battle of Bentonville- Confederate brigades battle Sherman’s troops in Bentonville. |
Philip Gerard |
March 11, 2015 |
| Sherman’s Final March- The Union lays waste to Fayetteville in its push through the Carolinas. |
Philip Gerard |
February 6, 2015 |
| The Union Takes Wilmington- Confederate troops fail to defend the vital port city. |
Philip Gerard |
December 31, 2014 |
| Freedom Nears for Slaves-The slave trade in North Carolina thrives, despite the impending demise of the Confederacy. |
Philip Gerard |
September 25, 2014 |
| During the Civil War, Sisters of Mercy Provide Medical Attention- Nuns from the North travel south to nurse the sick and comfort the dying. |
Philip Gerard |
August 25, 2014 |
| The Battle of the Crater- The Union Army’s plan to explode a mine succeeds, but the confederate counterattack proves more deadly. |
Philip Gerard |
July 2, 2014 |
| The Civil War: General Wild’s Raid- Brig. Gen. Edward augustus Wild raises an army of former slaves who take aim at southern plantations. |
Philip Gerard |
June 3, 2014 |
| The National Pastime at War- Troops from both sides — and even prisons — find escape from the slog of war with a bat and ball. |
Philip Gerard |
April 2, 2014 |
| The Great Adventure of the Outlaw Blalocks- A husband and wife stay together — and fight together — through the duration of the war. |
Philip Gerard |
February 25, 2014 |
| Deserters and Outliers- Tar Heel soldiers grow weary of war and leave their regiments — only to fight for the north. |
Philip Gerard |
January 29, 2014 |
| The Invincible Ironclad- One man builds a warship that seems unsinkable, and his sworn enemy vows to destroy it. |
Philip Gerard |
December 4, 2013 |
| The Iron Lifeline- The outcome of the war relies on the strength of the state’s railroads. |
Philip Gerard |
November 3, 2013 |
| Burial and Mourning at Poplar Grove- Amid an increasingly hostile society, one estate near Wilmington remains an unlikely refuge. |
Philip Gerard |
October 1, 2013 |
| Dear My Beloved,- A husband and wife, separated by war, exchange letters to bridge the distance. |
Philip Gerard |
September 5, 2013 |
| James Johnston Pettigrew: A Scholar in the Civil War- One of the state’s foremost scholars finds his purpose is not in books but on the battlefield. |
Philip Gerard |
August 5, 2013 |
| A Spy Among Us: Rose O’Neal Greenhow- A socialite collects intelligence for the Confederacy. Her loyalty comes at a price. |
Philip Gerard |
June 20, 2013 |
| Burial and Mourning at Poplar Grove- Amid an increasingly hostile society, one estate near Wilmington remains an unlikely refuge. |
Philip Gerard |
October 1, 2013 |
| Rebel on the Seas- A former U.S. Navy officer raids and razes union merchant ships. |
Philip Gerard |
May 28, 2013 |
| Writing the War- A Catawba County native becomes a trusted correspondent in a time when battle stories are sensational. |
Philip Gerard |
May 1, 2013 |
| Religion in the Ranks Chapter I of II- Many Christians living in the Confederacy believe there is little doubt that God is on their side |
Philip Gerard |
December 3, 2012 |
| A Family’s War- Seven men from Alamance County fight under the same flag, not only as soldiers, but also as family. |
Philip Gerard |
December 3, 2012 |
| The Civil War Series: Life in North Carolina- The war magnified the best and the worst of the human spirit. In each installment, author and historian Philip Gerard explores the nuance of the Civil War and its affect on life in North Carolina. |
Our State Staff |
December 3, 2012 |
| Indivisible: Chang and Eng Bunker- Siamese twins Chang and Eng Bunker tour the world fascinating audiences. After a life in the limelight, they settle in Surry County and join their fortunes to those of the South. ( |
Philip Gerard |
October 31, 2012 |
| Abraham Galloway: From Cartridge Box to Ballot Box- A black man in New Bern doesn’t want to be gifted the rights of freedom after the war. He wants to fight for them and win them.. |
Philip Gerard |
September 29, 2012 |
| Little Will’s Cherokee Legion- A white man and the Indians, war and love, and the dream of freedom. |
Philip Gerard |
August 31, 2012 |
| The Burden of War- The weight the men carry nearly leaves them limp underneath their sacks. But there is only one way to shed that weight, and the price for that is far worse than shouldering the load. |
Philip Gerard |
July 31, 2012 |
| The Kinston Hangings (Part 2): A General’s Fatal Anger- The Hangings at Kinston, Part II: Just after another defeat in battle, Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett unleashes his frustration on a group of deserters, rope by rope by rope. |
Philip Gerard |
July 2, 2012 |
| The Kinston Hangings (Part 1): Caught Between Blue and Gray- The Kinston Hangings, Part I: In eastern North Carolina, poor fishermen and farmers want to be left alone. But commanders on both sides fight for their loyalty, putting the men in a situation where they have no good option. |
Philip Gerard |
May 29, 2012 |
| Atrocity at Shelton Laurel- Revenge on the enemy is one thing. Murder of the innocent is another. Two colonels in the Confederate Army show no mercy in Madison County, conducting acts that outrage even their side’s most devoted leaders. |
Philip Gerard |
April 29, 2012 |
| Baptisim by Blood- Just 90 days after he passes his board exam, without any supervision, Dr. Thomas Fanning Wood performs perhaps the most difficult act in medicine. |
Philip Gerard |
March 27, 2012 |
| First, Do Harm- Thomas Fanning Wood achieves a dream of becoming a doctor much sooner than he could have imagined. There is no time for an apprenticeship, not during the height of war. |
Philip Gerard |
February 27, 2012 |
| A War of Songs- From battlefields to minstrel shows, music becomes a rallying cry of loyalty and motivation. But as deaths and hopelessness mount, the songs convey a haunting sense of loss |
Philip Gerard |
January 27, 2012 |
| Battle of the Bands- Musicians attached to the 26th North Carolina regiment rouse patriotic spirit, bolster flagging morale in the face of gruesome casualties, and are vital to the regiment’s command and control system. |
Philip Gerard |
December 30, 2011 |
| The Women’s War- With millions of young men lost in — or lost to — battle, and economic calamity a relentless opponent, women are forced into new roles: farmers, mill workers, entrepreneurs, even rioters. Daily realities of survival, fear, danger, and desperation are just some of a war’s challenges that transcend class and social status. |
Philip Gerard |
November 28, 2011 |
| A Separate Peace- The war reaches North Carolina, but pacifists in the Old North State secretly oppose the Confederacy. |
Philip Gerard |
October 26, 2011 |
| The Dark Hole: Civil War Prison Camps- At first, soldiers from both North and South return to their regiments in prisoner-of-war exchanges. But when officials end the old system in hopes of diminishing the slaughter, captured soldiers face death in the prison camps. |
Philip Gerard |
September 15, 2011 |
| Glory Bound- The captain of the Yadkin Stars is a fearless and loyal leader. But throughout his tenure and journey north as a prisoner of war, William Henry Asbury Speer remains haunted by a weary ambivalence toward the cause and this unwinnable war. |
Philip Gerard |
September 15, 2011 |
| River Runaways- For slaves, the struggle began long before the first shots of the Civil War. Now, the unrest and confusion of conflict open passage to freedom. |
Philip Gerard |
July 29, 2011 |
| Unflinching Leader- Poor leadership challenges the Confederacy from the outset of the war, but soon afterward, North Carolina has a bold and inspiring defender in Zebulon Baird Vance. |
Philip Gerard |
June 28, 2011 |
| Parading 0ff to War- Confederate soldiers and their supporters herald the news of North Carolina’s secession with pageantry and pomp. Soon, though, the reality of battle will break through the ranks. |
Philip Gerard |
May 25, 2011 |
| A House Divided- Doctor Bellamy’s mansion and the beginning of the end of an era. |
Philip Gerard |
April 28, 2011 |