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- Lance McDonald on 10 April 1863: “A great many spectators especially ladies _ for whom Genl Hardee has given the entertainment _ he has several at his house _ and this is the second or third time they have come up from Huntersville.”
- Lance McDonald on 10 April 1863: “A great many spectators especially ladies _ for whom Genl Hardee has given the entertainment _ he has several at his house _ and this is the second or third time they have come up from Huntersville.”
- Robert Terry on 29 March 1863: Sketch….showing…..Siege of Washington, NC, March 29 to April 16, 1863
- Michael Ward on 25 February 1863: “Troops have been pouring in in great numbers from North Carolina.”
- 28 January 1863: “Well, Judge, if they are our enemies we will have to admit they have fine music…” | Civil War Day by Day on 18 January 1863: “I made twelve garments last week and worked sixty-two button holes and sewed on as many buttons. Can you equal that?”
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Tag Archives: Battle of Seven Pines
5 July 1862: “…better give a 1000 Yankees (including all the Gen’ls lately taken) than lose one of such inestimable value as your dear Brother”
Item description: Letter from M. Marshal to Mary Pettigrew, 5 July 1862. Mrs. Marshall notes her pleasure at finding that General Pettigrew, Mary’s brother, was not killed in battle but is captured, and wishes his safe return. She goes on … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Battle of Seven Pines, Halifax Light Infantry, James Johnston Pettigrew, Mary Pettigrew, Pettigrew family
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25 June 1862: The Daily Telegraph (single sheet)
ITEM: The Daily Telegraph, June 25, 1862, single sheet, 12.5 x 9.0 inches, printed on one side. CITATION: The Daily Telegraph (Raleigh, N.C.) 25 June 1862, single sheet. North Carolina Collection call number: VC071 C748 folder 5. Wilson Library, University … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged advertisements, Battle of Seven Pines, Bryan Grimes, Charleston, Gen. George McClellan, George B. Anderson, J.E.B. Stuart, Kentucky, New Orleans, newspapers, Richmond, Seven Days Battles, sickness
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7 June 1862: “That Genl. Pettigrew was a prisoner; and although severly wounded yet his wounds are not dangerous & he is doing well.”
Item description: Letter, 7 June 1862, from William S. Pettigrew to his brother Charles L. Pettigrew. William gives an update on the fate of his brother, General James Johnston Pettigrew, who was thought to have been slain at the Battle … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Battle of Seven Pines, body servants, Charles Pettigrew, North Carolina, Peter, Pettigrew family, slavery, slaves, Virginia, William Pettigrew
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2 June 1862: “Peter shall be as well cared for as if the General were alive. His grief at the loss of the General is most touching & draws out the sympathies of all of us.”
Item description: Letter, dated 2 June 1862, from Louis Gourdin Young, aide-de-camp to Brigadier General James Johnston Pettigrew (CSA). The letter appears to be addressed to the General’s brother, William S. Pettigrew. In his message, Young delivers a report on … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Battle of Seven Pines, body servants, casualties, James Johnston Pettigrew, Louis Gourdin Young, Peninsula Campaign, Peter, Pettigrew family, slavery, slaves, Virginia, William Pettigrew
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16 May 1861: Meshack F. Hunt of Rowan County, N.C., enlists in Company E, Fifth N.C. Infantry Regiment
Item description: Ambrotype (circa 1860) of Meshack F. Hunt. Meshack F. Hunt was born in Rowan County, N.C. about 1840. He enlisted in Company E, Fifth N.C. Infantry Regiment on May 16, 1861 at Salisbury. He was promoted to first … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged 5th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, ambrotype, Antietam, Appomattox, Battle of Seven Pines, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Meshack F. Hunt, Rowan County, South Mountain, Spotsylvania
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