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Annotated Bibliography Though few battles scarred North Carolina soil, the Tar Heel State's participation in the Civil War has been of great interest to historians. Civil War literature ranges from general reading and campaign narratives to children's books and scholarly texts. The following annotated list includes recent studies and classic readings. Politics / Coming of the War / General Women Home Front Soldier Life Campaigns and Battles Biography Medicine Navy First-Person Accounts Reference Slavery / Emancipation Biography Barefoot, Daniel W. General Robert F. Hoke: Lee's Modest Warrior. Winston-Salem: John F. Blair, Publisher, 1996. Deemed a rising star, this North Carolinian was the youngest major general to serve under Lee. Bridges, Leonard Hal. Lee's Maverick General: Daniel Harvey Hill. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1991. Known as a difficult officer to command, Hill remained a competent but controversial leader until the end of the war. Davis, Archie K. Boy Colonel of the Confederacy: The Life and Times of Henry King Burgwyn, Jr. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1985. The upstanding son of an elite Tar Heel family, Burgwyn rapidly advanced through the ranks of his North Carolina regiment before his death at Gettysburg. Gallagher, Gary W. Stephen Dodson Ramseur: Lee's Gallant General. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1985. Ramseur, who commanded North Carolina regiments in all major fights of the Army of Northern Virginia, was a fast-rising general when he fell at Cedar Creek. Godbold, E. Stanley Jr., and Mattie U. Russell. Confederate Colonel and Cherokee Chief: The Life of William Holland Thomas. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1990. Thomas, adopted son of the Cherokee, government agent, and entrepreneur, raised a battalion made up of Cherokee Indians and whites. Harris, William C. William Woods Holden: Firebrand of North Carolina Politics. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1987. The candidacy of newspaperman-turned-politician Holden in 1864 posed a serious threat to the Vance administration, and his postwar allegiance to congressional reconstruction vexed North Carolina. Mobley, Joe A., ed. The Papers of Zebulon Baird Vance. Vol. 2, 1863. Raleigh: Division of Archives and History, Department of Cultural Resources, 1995. Mobley offers a refreshing reevaluation of Vance as a staunch Confederate doing his best to support the war effort while ensuring the loyalty of his fellow North Carolinians. Samito, Christian G. "‘Patriot by Nature, Christian by Faith': Major General William Dorsey Pender, C.S.A." North Carolina Historical Review 76 (April 1999): 163–201. Samito examines Pender's personal relationships within the Army of Northern Virginia and his critical role in the successes of that command. Wilson, Clyde N. Carolina Cavalier: The Life and Mind of James Johnston Pettigrew. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1990. Pettigrew gained fame for leading the climactic third day's assault at Gettysburg. Wilson reviews the general's thoughts on, and efforts to preserve, Southern culture.

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