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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.
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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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