There would seem to be intense war excitement in North Carolina. Raleigh is to be the head-quarters of the troops which the State is mustering into service, and 5,000 will soon be gathered there.

NC became a state in 1789 - NC has had 3 different state flags – 1861, 1885, 1927 North Carolina State Flag (1885) - North Carolina first introduced a state flag in 1885. There have been two ...

Mecklenburg, North Carolina, is celebrating its own Declaration ... as it's known here - every year. Since 1861, the date May 20, 1775, has been on the state flag, and North Carolinians can ...