Private Alman Jackson Remembers the War
The 51st North Carolina Receives a Shipment of Enfield Rifles
Colonel McKethan’s Dispatches at Charleston in July 1863
Feud Between Hector McKethan and William Allen, Part 3: The New Field Officers
Feud Between Hector McKethan and William Allen, Part 2: Allen Resigns
Feud Between Hector McKethan and William Allen, Part 1: Cantwell Resigns
The Curious Case of Lewis Smith
Petition to Appoint Colin Shaw as Chaplain
Example of a Confederate Pay Voucher
New Information from the Anchram Evans Letters
The John J. Wilson Letters: A Summary
Boys in Battle: the 51st Regiment’s 14-year-old soldiers
John Kelly’s Many Siblings: Kelly and his 19 step and half-siblings
Dr. James Wellons: 51st veteran and Four Oaks’ first doctor
Lt. Col. William Allen: a short bio
Swift Creek: what really happened on the night of May 9, 1864
The Big Fizzle: Beast Butler’s unique plan to blow up Fort Fisher
Wilmington’s Civil War Hospitals
Private William Brewer: reported killed twice but survived the war
The Order Was Given to Forward: a soldier’s account of the regiment’s activity in May 1864
Katherine Theodosia Cantwell: four women with the same name
The Surgeon vs. the General: Surgeon Morrisey and General Clingman exchange acrimonious letters
Private Joel P. Atwood: a brave boy and soldier
Miss Mary Ann Buie: one of North Carolina troops’ biggest benefactors
Mary Eliza Mincey: the last widow to draw a pension
Sergeant Samson Hawley: an account of Hawley’s death
Feuding Among the Officers: how Major McKethan assumed command of the 51st North Carolina
Introduction #1 and Introduction #2: how this website came to be
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