North Carolina Unionists and the Fight Over Secession (Steve M. Miller - UA) music Written by a native Marylander

Written by a native Marylander who wanted to showcase the history of Maryland civilians and soldiers

by Harold Holzer

He won because he possessed an extraordinary ability to put himself in the place of other men

the Eighth Judicial Circuit provided the perfect setting for the growth and ascension of Lincoln

his disloyalty and his honor

North Carolina Unionists and the Fight Over Secession (Steve M. Miller - UA) music Written by a native Marylanderby Steve M. Miller Before the Civil War, North Carolina was divided by the battle over secession. Some state leaders remained loyal to the Union because they saw the potential for compromise with Northern states. William Alexander Graham helped broker the Compromise of 1850. John Motley Morehead and Jonathan Worth led the campaign against secession in early 1861. Most continued to serve their state under the Confederacy. Although Zebulon B. Vance