Marshall De Lancey Haywood

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Marshall De Lancey Haywood

1871–1933

A Raleigh historian with a gift for bringing North Carolina's past to life, he wrote widely about the state's political, religious, and family history. His books and pamphlets helped preserve stories that might otherwise have faded from view.

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Colonel Edward Buncombe, Fifth North Carolina Continental Regiment His Life, Military Careeer, and Death While a Wounded Prisoner in Philadelphia During the War of the Revolution

Colonel Edward Buncombe, Fifth North Carolina Continental Regiment His Life, Military Careeer, and Death While a Wounded Prisoner in Philadelphia During the War of the Revolution

by Marshall De Lancey Haywood

About the author

Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, on March 6, 1871, Marshall De Lancey Haywood grew up in a prominent local family and was educated at the Raleigh Male Academy and Johns Hopkins University. He spent his life in Raleigh and became known as a careful historian and author with a strong interest in North Carolina's people and institutions.

Haywood wrote extensively on state and regional history, including biographies, church history, and studies of colonial and political figures. Among the works associated with him are Lives of the Bishops of North Carolina and books on notable North Carolinians such as John Branch, as well as other writings on the colony and state he knew so well.

He died on September 20, 1933. Remembered as a devoted chronicler of North Carolina history, he remains valuable to readers who enjoy local history, biography, and the smaller human stories behind public events.