these yankccs gave their lives for the
Confederacy.
Most surprising of all to those not
acquainted with the Confederacy will
undoubtedly be the fact that there were
some negroes who served as soldiers.
Many such actually went with their
masters and fought by their side, others
enlisted and were carried on the com¬
pany rosters. An example of this latter
group would be Tom Dunston. The
roster states simply, in the section for
Co. F of the Eighth Regiment, “Dun-
sum, Tom. Cook. Negro. Enlisted at
Petersburg, Va. September 9, 1864. for
six months."
No student of the War Between the
States, North Carolina History or Ge¬
nealogy can afford to be without this
or any of the preceding three volumes.
It is a work that far surpasses the effort
of any other state in researching and
recording the history of its men during
the war years of 1861-1865. The State
of North Carolina, the Department of
Archives and History and Mr. Jordan
deserve our heartfelt thanks for their
efforts. The series is of the utmost im¬
portance to present day students of the
era and to future generations. — T. H.
Pearce
Cassie and Ike by Mary Carr Hanna.
Published by John F. Blair, Win¬
ston-Salem, N. C. 207 pp. S6.95
THE STATE. January 1974
Two young Quakers, a farmer and a
teacher, meet and fall in love like the
rest of us. The thrill of it is vivid and
touching. Their life together is the set¬
ting for a story played out in a Friend’s
Meeting. For those ignorant in their
ways, it is fascinating — for Quakers,
imperative.
One family, better educated and
more given to intellectual pursuits than
some, was often questioned by the in¬
flexible Friends Committee. Father
could support all his beliefs, and con¬
tinued to bring gifts to his beloved
family. The daughter was Cassie, a
heroine more independent, smiling and
happy than was thought proper for
her background. As she grew up. the
great joys of life were hers and she
brought a lilt to her marriage.
Ike. Cassic's farmer husband, was
serious and solemn, more suitable to
his dour mother, and most of the
Friends. As the years go by Cassie and
Ike have the same tugs and tussles of
personality we all have. Theirs were
in relation to the meeting, their families
( Continued on page 67)
Cornelia Worn Henderson
Teaching Oldtime Skills
Candle dipping, lye soap making,
butter churning, corn husks dolls and
open hearth cooking. . . Cornelia Wern
Henderson of Charlotte, North Caro¬
lina teaches these skills and old arts in
a class called. "Log Cabin Living." The
classes arc open to children from ages
six to twelve and held at the Charlotte
Children’s Nature Museum 3 days a
week for 2 hours.
“Kids today worry about whether
their butter will ‘come’ when they
churn, just like our grandparents did,"
Mrs. Henderson laughs. And when it
docs, they cat home-made, home
churned butter spread on cornbread
they have baked in a three-legged iron
skillet called a "spider."
Mrs. Henderson is a widow and re¬
tired elementary school principal who
several years ago wrote a history book
on Charlottc-Mecklcnburg for children.
Dr. Frank Porter Graham wrote the
supplement and teaching guide that
many schools use in conjunction with
the book.
In the Century III exhibit hall of the
Nature Museum, Mrs. Henderson dem¬
onstrates tools and artifacts used in
early days. The children are always
fascinated and see dioramas of how
settlers lived and worked, put the tools
to use.
Evidence of the popularity of Mrs.
Henderson's “pioneer days” classes is
her ever present waiting list of children,
plus the fact that she has always had
100 per cent attendance. — RUTH
MOOSE