David Lemuel Warren Allen

Born in Georgia, but lived in North Carolina…  Fought as part of Thomas Legion of Cherokee and Highlanders, the last unit east of the Mississippi River to surrender.  Wounded twice, he was released to go home for recuperation, and returned to his unit both times.  He served through the end of the war, and signed …

Robert Bingham

“Robert Bingham, headmaster of Bingham School and educational advocate, was born in Hillsborough, the fourth child of William James Bingham, then principal of Hillsborough Academy, and his wife, Elizabeth Alves Norwood. After studying at his father’s school (1849–53), which by then had been moved to Oaks, he entered The University of North Carolina and was …