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Arsenal Roundtable: Civil War Munitions

May 20, 2009 – 1:13 pm

During The War Between the States, both sides used of a wide array of weapons, both domestically manufactured and imported from abroad. Supplying the troops with the proper ammunition was an ongoing struggle, particularly for the Confederacy. On Thursday, May 28 at 7:00 pm., the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical [...]

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Museum of the Cape Fear Offers Memorial Display

May 8, 2009 – 10:16 am

FAYETTEVILLE–People deal with tragedy in different ways. After Lt. Hugh William Wellons was killed in Vietnam in 1966, his family left a crate of his personal effects relatively undisturbed for over 40 years. The army shipped his crate home after his death. Hugh’s sister, Caroline Parsons, agreed to let staff from the Museum of [...]

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