Capitol Farewell Print Style:Signed and Numbered Classic Edition New Jersey

New Jersey

leaving behind death and destruction

General Stuart directed most of the fighting

great and small had been fought and won during the significant year

Lee was able to defeat and turn back an offensive by the vastly superior Army of the Potomac led by General Joseph "Fighting Joe" Hooker

Capitol Farewell Print Style:Signed and Numbered Classic Edition New JerseyRaleigh, North Carolina, February 5, 1863 Like many Southern states, North Carolinas entrance into the American Civil War began at its Capitol. On May 20, 1861, state legislators signed the Ordinance of Secession in the House of Commons chamber. This ofcially ushered the Tar Heel State out of the Union and into the Confederacy. Following the nal signature, a handkerchief was waved from the window of the ofce of the Speaker of the House announcing the