Military

by . A machine gunner from the 115th Machine Gun Battalion, 30th Division takes aim as he sits next to another soldier on an earthen ledge of a trench. The 30th Division was named "Old Hickory Division" [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Pollitt, Phoebe Ann. Originally published in "North Carolina Nursing History." Republished with permission. For personal educational use and not for further distribution. Please submit permission requests for other uses [...] (from Appalachian State University.)

by Blair, Dan. The CSS Albemarle, an ironclad ram, was one of the Confederacy's most successful ironclads. This vessel and its sister ship, the CSS Neuse, were designed to wrest control of North Carolina's sounds [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . This U.S. Government poster from World War II illustrates the military need for rubber. Most of the world's supply of natural rubber came from rubber tree plantations in Southeast Asia, which were [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Belton, Tom. The American Legion maintains an important presence in North Carolina, a state that is home to several large military bases and thousands of active and retired soldiers. The U.S. Congress officially [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Belton, Tom, Powell, William S., Tetterton, Beverly. Armories by William S. Powell, 2006; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, June 2023 Additional research provided by Tom Belton and Beverly Tetterton. See also: Asheville [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by McKinney, Gordon B. Three Asheville businessmen-Robert Pulliam, Ephraim Clayton, and George Whitson-established the Asheville Armory in 1862. By November of that year, they were employing 107 workers and had produced [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Holland, Ron, Ashe, Walter. The city of Asheville had four naval warships named in its honor during the twentieth century. The USS Asheville (PG-21) was the first warship built at the Charleston Naval Shipyard in Charleston, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . B-17 Flying Fortress The aircraft produced by Boeing was the standard issue of the United States Air Force during World War [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . This film, which won the 1942 Academy Award for Best Documentary, was made by John Ford, a commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve at the time and on temporary duty at Midway Island during the battle as [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

by Powell, William S. Bethel Regiment was the popular name of the first regiment of volunteers raised in North Carolina at the beginning of the Civil War. Commanded by Col. Daniel Harvey Hill, it played a significant role [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by McKinley, Cynthia Risser, McKinley, Shepherd W. British Atlantic Coast Naval Actions "A Foreign Field that is Forever Changed" by Dr. Shepherd W. McKinley and Cynthia Risser McKinley * Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Hill, Michael. Camp Johnson (Montford Point) by Michael Hill, Research Branch, NC Office of Archives and History, 2000 www.ncmarkers.com/   See also: Camp [...] (from Research Branch, NC Office of Archives and History.)

by Farnham, Thomas J. Camp Lejeune by Thomas J. Farnham, 2006 See also: Cherry Point Marine Corps Air [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Suther, Steve. Cathey's Fort was built in McDowell County by William Cathey in 1776. Cathey had purchased land near Turkey Cove at the foot of the mountains and there, where Cove Creek joined the North Fork of the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S., Tetterton, Beverly. North Carolina's four national cemeteries are located in New Bern, Raleigh, Salisbury, and Wilmington. From the end of the Civil War until the First World War, these cemeteries were often referred to [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Blair, Dan. Charlotte became one of the Confederate navy's most important manufacturing centers during the Civil War. The incongruity of a landlocked city housing a navy yard is explained by its location in [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bell, John L., Jr. Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station was established on 6 Aug. 1941 on 8,000 acres south of New Bern. On 20 May 1942 the field was named Cunningham Field to honor Lt. Col. Alfred A. Cunningham, the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Smith, Michael Thomas. Civil War Desertion by Michael Thomas Smith, 2006 See also: Civil War (UNC Press) ; Civil [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Lunk, Daniel. Civil War Reenactment: A Union Cavalry Officer A reenactor portraying a Union cavalry officer explains the weapons and equipment carried by cavalry in the Civil [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

by Lunk, Daniel. Civil War Reenactment: Firing a Musket Reenactors portraying Union soldiers in the Civil War demonstrate the firing of a musket. A transcript of the video's audio is [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

by Lunk, Daniel. Civil War Reenactment: Uniforms A reenactor portraying a Union cavalry officer explains some of the many uniforms worn by soldiers in the Civil War. A transcription of the video is [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

by Lunk, Daniel. In this video, a Confederate soldier making his way home at the end of the Civil War is stopped by Union soldiers at a checkpoint, then cooks for them in exchange for a day’s rations. A transcription [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

by Powell, William S. "Clark's Regimental Histories" is the popular title for the five-volume Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina in the Great War, 1861-1865, edited by Walter Clark and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Cross, Jerry L. Colson's Supply Depot was a fortified Revolutionary War post located in southwestern Montgomery County on the east side of the Pee Dee River, near Mount Gilead (Montgomery County). Constructed in [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)