Josh Howard

Free Public Lecture: Josh Howard, a research historian in the Research Branch of the N.C. Office of Archives, will discuss his work on the North Carolina Civil War Death Study. The project, spearheaded by Howard, encompasses reviewing the military records, as well as archival and newspaper accounts of ... (more)military deaths during the American Civil War amongst North Carolina Confederate and Union units. The project also reveals for the first time ever the number of black and white North Carolinians who died in Union service within North Carolina’s total losses, which prior to now have only focused on Confederate troops. For more information please contact Rebecca Hyman at (919)807-7454, rebecca.hyman@ncdcr.gov

Josh Howard, Research Historian in the Office of Archives and History, will speak about Wake County’s Participation in the Revolutionary War from 1775-1783 at the Joel Lane Museum House on Thursday evening, November 12th at 7:00 p.m. He will focus on the differences between militia, state troops and ... (more)Continentals and will focus on Wake County. Admission is $15 for the general public and $10 for members of the Joel Lane Historical Society. Reservations are required – call 919/833-3431 now!