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First Blog-250

Today, as I eat my lunch in room B233 with a collegue and best friend of mine, who's alias shall be "Paul Penoyer", I ponder about the implementation of troops and resources by the State of North Carolina in the Civil War. A state which saw little direct combat on its own land, but inherited the bulk of the war from fallen allies surely has a history filled with anguish, loss, and pride. Vital to the cause, North Carolina provided vital goods to the Confederate States. Home to many generals and currently one of the country's largest military bases (including Fort Bragg which is home to the U.S. Airborne and Special Forces divisions). Wilmington, a major port city, is also a main point of interest for me. There is no doubt that it provided the immensly important service of shipping and recieving goods. The relation between England and the Confederate States would inevitably link into this, and I plan on touching upon this subject a little. When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another is what the founding fathers believed, and this among many other ideals provided some of the cornerstones of the secession of the southern states. Not only what North Carolina did during the Civil War, but why they seceded, and the political structure at the time I find very interesting and worth discussing on my blog, and in a formalized essay.