To the Heroes of the Confederate State of North Carolina (1861-65) | Eastern North Carolina Now

    Once North Carolina made the decision to dissolve its political bond to the government of the United States and join her Southern neighbors in the Confederacy, the monument in front of the Pitt County Courthouse is correct - NC soldiers had no opportunity to reason why or make any other reply other than to fight and defend their honor and their principles, including that government cannot demand that States remain in a Union that violates their rights or no longer serves their interest or demand that they wage war against each other for subjugation. North Carolina - we need to remain proud of her. And schools, teachers, and parents NEED to teach our history correctly so that mental midgets and ignoranuses stop tearing down monuments to that history and that struggle.

    North Carolina provided more men (133, 905) for the Confederate cause than any other state. This number comprised approximately one-sixth of the Confederate fighting force. Put another way, every sixth Confederate soldier who lie dead on the battlefield was a North Carolinian. At the infamous battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863), North Carolina provided thirty-two regimens. A large statue was erected in her honor, which reads:

    To the eternal glory of the North Carolina soldiers. Who on this battlefield displayed heroism unsurpassed sacrificing all in support of their cause. Their valorous deeds will be enshrined in the hearts of men long after these transient memorials have crumbled into dust.

    Thirty two North Carolina regiments were in action at Gettysburg July 1,2,3, 1863. One Confederate soldier in every four who fell here was a North Carolinian.

    Of the total number of men North Carolina sent to defend her principles and to support the Confederate cause in general, for independence, one sixth (approximately 20,000) became casualties of war. Disease took another 20,000 lives. 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 % (approximately 40,000) of those fighting for the Confederacy died during the war.

    North Carolina provided numerous generals to the Confederate cause as well. The most famous include Braxton Bragg, Daniel H. Hill, William Dorsey Pender, Stephen Dodson Ramseur, Robert F. Hoke, and James J. Pettigrew. Less famous yet important generals included L.O.B. Branch and Bryan Grimes.

    The university Board of Governors promises that Silent Sam will be restored to its original place on Chapel Hill's campus within about two and a half months. North Carolina law mandates that a historical monument that is removed from its location must be returned within 90 days. Meanwhile, police are making some arrests and stating that more arrests could be forthcoming. The Board is visibly outraged at the conduct of campus police, who took orders to stand down and allowed protesters to topple the statue without resistance.

    Ben "Cooter" Jones, from the TV show Dukes of Hazzard and an alumnus of Chapel Hill, wrote this about the toppling of Silent Sam:

    "Our South is a land of many secrets and many truths. The radical trash who tore down Silent Sam and those academic idiots who enable them are not worthy to walk on the same ground as Gabriel Jacobs [Jones' great great Uncle Gabriel Jacobs who died in pursuit of northern General McClellan]. Silent Sam will rise again, and we, not they, shall overcome."

    References:

    Sam Jones, "Silent Sam and Me," Abbeville Institute, August 22, 2018. Referenced at: https://www.abbevilleinstitute.org/blog/silent-sam-and-me/?mc_cid=7e8e1f035b&mc_eid=3c62e340ff

    UNC- Chapel Hill Graduate School - Landmarks ("Silent Sam") - https://gradschool.unc.edu/funding/gradschool/weiss/interesting_place/landmarks/sam.html

    Reverend Mark Creech, "Why the Issue of Confederate Memorials is of Significant Consequence," Christian Action League, Aug. 24, 2018. Referenced at: https://christianactionleague.org/news/why-the-issue-of-confederate-memorials-is-of-significant-consequence/

    Ben Jones, "Silent Sam and Me," Abbeville Institute, August 22, 2018. Referenced at: https://www.abbevilleinstitute.org/blog/silent-sam-and-me/?mc_cid=7e8e1f035b&mc_eid=3c62e340ff

    Leonard M. Scruggs, "Remembering Robert E. Lee: Measuring True Greatness," The Tribune Papers, January 18, 2018. Referenced at: http://www.thetribunepapers.com/2018/01/18/remembering-robert-e-lee-measuring-true-greatness/

    Jay Schalin, "Silent Sam's Last Stand," James G. Martin Center, August 22, 2018. Referenced at: https://www.jamesgmartin.center/2018/08/silent-sams-last-stand/?gclid=CjwKCAjwtvnbBRA5EiwAcRvnpqE764rb-WBb-DQoo-1SeQsjQFHU0JI2tvPeUqzFnKH5PFS73xFO6hoCdoQQAvD_BwE

    Patricia Howley, "Silent Sam Destroyers Identified As The Antifa Leaders From Charlottesville," Big League Politics, August 27, 2018. Referenced at: https://bigleaguepolitics.com/silent-sam-destroyers-identified-as-the-antifa-leaders-from-charlottesville/

    Julian Carr's Speech at the Dedication of Silent Sam at Chapel Hill, June 2, 1913 - http://hgreen.people.ua.edu/transcription-carr-speech.html

    Civil War, Day By Day (UNC- Chapel Hill Library) - April 15, NC Governor John Ellis' Response to War Secretary Simon Cameron Request for Troops for Lincoln's Invasion of the South - https://blogs.lib.unc.edu/civilwar/index.php/2011/04/15/15-april-1861-telegram-exchange-between-n-c-governor-john-ellis-and-u-s-secretary-of-war-simon-Cameron/

    Diane Rufino, "To The Protesters of North Carolina's State Monuments and the Agitators Regarding the State History: The Most Effective Means of Protesting is to MOVE OUT & STAY OUT of NORTH CAROLINA!," 'For Love of God and Country' Blog, Aug. 28, 2018. Referenced at: https://forloveofgodandcountry.com/2018/08/28/to-the-protesters-of-north-carolinas-state-monuments-and-the-agitators-regarding-the-state-history-the-most-effective-means-of-protesting-is-to-move-out-stay-out-of-north-carolina/