North Carolina Unionists and the Fight Over Secession (Steve M. Miller - UA) wooden Sleeplessness plagued the Union and

Sleeplessness plagued the Union and Confederate armies

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

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

North Carolina Unionists and the Fight Over Secession (Steve M. Miller - UA) wooden Sleeplessness plagued the Union andby 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