North Carolina Unionists and the Fight Over Secession (Steve M. Miller - UA) wooden Tagg includes extensive treatment of

Tagg includes extensive treatment of the political context that begat Lincoln’s predicament

his official battle report

Having been a pre-war civilian outside the West Point establishment

planter and politician Samuel Hoey Walkup (1818-1876) led the 48th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War

North Carolina Unionists and the Fight Over Secession (Steve M. Miller - UA) wooden Tagg includes extensive treatment ofby Steve M. Miller Before the Civil War, North Carolina was divided by the battle over secession. Some state leaders remained loyal to the Union because they saw the potential for compromise with Northern states. William Alexander Graham helped broker the Compromise of 1850. John Motley Morehead and Jonathan Worth led the campaign against secession in early 1861. Most continued to serve their state under the Confederacy. Although Zebulon B. Vance