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North Carolina History Project Encyclopedia

NorthCarolinahistory.org features an edited, evolving, and comprehensive encyclopedia of the Tar Heel state. It has been produced for educational and research purposes. All entries are non-polemical, and new entries are frequently added.

Use the alphabetical banner and the general and categorical search engines to find entries. Extensive help and suggestions for using the encyclopedia, and other site features, are available at the Site Help page.

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Raleigh E. Colston (1825 - 1896)

A Confederate general, an officer in the Egyptian Army, an author, and a founder of a private academies in North Carolina, Raleigh E. Colston battled bad health throughout his life yet influenced many in his home state and abroad. 

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