![]() ![]() It must be remembered that the American Civil war, at times, pitted North Carolinians against North Carolinian. Less famous yet important generals included L.O.B. Hill, William Dorsey Pender, Stephen Dodson Ramseur, Robert F. ![]() The most famous include Braxton Bragg, Daniel H. North Carolina provided numerous generals to the Confederate cause. According to historian Paul Escott, the state “had only about one-ninth of the Confederacy’s white population,” yet “it furnished one-sixth of its fighting men.” In sum, 30-percent (approximately 40,000) of those fighting for the Confederacy died during the war. Disease took approximately 20,000 Tar Heels lives, too. Of that number, one sixth (approximately 20,000) became casualties of war. This number comprised approximately one-sixth of the Confederate fighting force. The state provided more men (133, 905) for the Confederate cause, than any other state. Although many major battles did not occur in North Carolina, the state played an important role during the American Civil War. ![]()
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