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3. One third of NC men died in Civil War

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 10:40 AM

Jun 2015

NC was the last state to join the Confederacy -- very reluctantly. By the end of the war, one third of the free men of NC (white, black, and Indian/Native American) would be dead, another third wounded, many losing arms or legs. Casualties far greater than any other state.

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More Than Half Of North Carolina's Counties Have Confederate Monuments [View all] struggle4progress Jun 2015 OP

The issue was the confederate flag hanging from public buildings. Will monuments be removed? I still_one Jun 2015 #1

There's one in my county. ladyVet Jun 2015 #2

One third of NC men died in Civil War unc70 Jun 2015 #3

Dunno. Figures I've seen are in the range 30K-35K for NC Confederate deaths, struggle4progress Jun 2015 #4