Though always an important North Carolina city, Charlotte truly helped to make history during the Civil War.
Charlotte also sent over 2,500 men into the Confederate army, and played home.
Perhaps most importantly, Charlotte housed the Confederate Naval Ordnance Depot and Naval Works, manufacturing iron for ironclad vessels and artillery projectiles, and providing valuable ammunition for the South.
The city\'s factories produced gunpowder, percussion caps, and medicine for the Confederate cause.
Though always an important North Carolina city, Charlotte truly helped to make history during the Civil War