"First at Bethel, farthest at Gettysburg and Chickamauga and last at Appomattox" is a phrase that is often used to encapsulate the role of North Carolina\'s Confederate soldiers.
Tar Heels witnessed the pitched battles of New Bern, Averysboro and Bentonville, as well as incursions like Sherman\'s Marc.
The state was one of the last to leave the Union but contributed more men and sustained more dead than any other Southern state.
But the state\'s involvement stretched far beyond these few battles. "First at Bethel, farthest at Gettysburg and Chickamauga and last at Appomattox" is a phrase that is often used to encapsulate the role of North Carolina\'s Confederate soldiers