Browsing North Carolina Collection by Author "Parkerson, Donald Hugh"
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Early 18th Century Hand Grenades on the North American Atlantic Coast: An Experimental Archaeology Study
Lacey, Stephen (East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)In the first half of the eighteenth century, standardization of weapons appears in cannon, shot, and small arms. No comparative study has been conducted to determine if grenades follow this pattern. In this study, three ... -
"He Has Earned the Right of Citizenship" : The Black Soldiers of North Carolina in the Civil War; A Comment on Historiography, Treatment, and Pensions.
Coffman, Peter W. (East Carolina University, 2015)The Frederick C. Douglass Papers, held at the Joyner Library of East Carolina University are an important source of information concerning the black soldiers of North Carolina. Many historians have written about the various ... -
The Price of Bondage: Slavery, Slave Valuation, and Economics in the Albemarle
Parks, Jacob (East Carolina University, 2018-05-07)This thesis examines the economics of antebellum slavery in the Albemarle region of North Carolina. Located in the northeastern corner of the Carolina colony, the Albemarle was a harsh location for settlement and thus, ... -
The Union Soldier Monument Controversy at the Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site
Wetterhahn, Dale R (East Carolina University, 2018-12-06)This thesis centers on a controversial monument initiative at the Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site in Johnston County, North Carolina in 1994. The planned obelisk was to record the participation of the four Union ...