4 pages. Cost of the War. Death in the Camps. Power and Patronage of the Governor. 5th N.C. Regiment. Captain Ruffin's Cavalry. Colonel J. Johnston Pettigrew. Our North Carolina Boys. Our People Will Fight. Virginia Convention. War Rumors and Facts. Speech of Hon. John A. Gilmer. The True Southern Spirit. Confederate State Loan. Lincoln's Message. The State Convention. Organizing the Militia. Capture of Prize Vessels. Daring Exploits of the Baltimore Boys. Engagement at Mathias' Point. Depredations of the Enemy. Truth from Booneville; Ben McCullouch with 12,000 Troops, Governor Jackson with 600 Horsemen, All Right in Missouri. Lincoln's Conspiracy Against Liberty. Much more, military ads, news on North Carolina Regiments, etc. Very light staining, otherwise very fine. Desirable early war North Carolina newspaper.