Before the war between the states was fully over, Northern Newspapers were already labeling him the “Andersonville savage” a barbarian, they sensationalized, who orchestrated “rebel brutality” against helpless Union prisoners of war (POWs).
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Mike Parker: The truth about Lincoln, the Civil War and slavery
Neuse News columnist Mike Parker on the Civil War and the commonly-held assumption the war was primarily waged to end slavery.
Mike Parker: 'Historical cleansing' continues at UNC
The toppling of the Silent Sam statue at UNC — and the aftermath by administrators — is abominable.
Jane Phillips column: The missing link in the Lincoln conspiracy had Kinston ties
For more than three months Sarah Gilbert Slater was actively involved in her courier and spy activities. She was known to frequent the Mary Surratt Boarding House in Washington. Later on, people recalled seeing her in the company of John Wilkes Booth on occasions at that location.