Newhanover-Cumberland County NcArchives News.....Moore's Creek Bridge February 23, 1856 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Shank Carolynshank@msn.com October 25, 2007, 3:00 pm Feb. 23, 1856 N. C. Argus MOORE'S CREEK BRIDGE A meeting of citizens of Wilmington was held Friday last to make further arrangements for celebrating the Anniversary of the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, on the 27th inst. A committee of 20 gentlemem was appointed, and MESSRS. G. J. McRAE and E. W. HALL requested to address the people on the occasion. After which we find: On motion of COL. JOHN McRAE, the name of JAMES BANKS, ESQ., of Cumberland County, was added to the list of orators invited to participate in the celebration and address the assemblage on that occasion. COL. McRAE'S motion was warmly and unanimously approved. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/newhanover/newspapers/moorescr179nw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb