North Carolina Unionists and the Fight Over Secession (Steve M. Miller - UA) revolver walked onto a train

walked onto a train

Federal and Victorian periods

Many African Americans of the Civil War era felt a personal connection to Abraham Lincoln

The one-time hero of Manassas had squabbled for years with Confederate President Jefferson Davis

North Carolina Unionists and the Fight Over Secession (Steve M. Miller - UA) revolver walked onto a trainby 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