Issues of the Fayetteville Observer from 1851 to 1865 are now available on DigitalNC.org. The Fayetteville Observer has long been one of the most important papers in North Carolina, covering the entire Cape Fear region. Over 1,300 issues are now online, an invaluable resource for anyone studying the Civil War era in North Carolina.
This title was nominated for digitization by the Cumberland County Public Library, home to an excellent local and state history collection at its main branch in Fayetteville.