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- Todd Kesselring on 27 April 1862: “Fear of conscription threatens great injury here unless immediately allayed and I therefore urge prompt and earnest attention to the subject.”
- fletches on 27 January 1862: “We must know something more decided as to these marauders before any of us move.”
- ‘Yankee ship… came so close I could see the Captain’ « North Carolina Miscellany on 18 October 1861: “we can see the Yankee ships all the time. the other day one came so close that I could see the Captain…”
- The American Civil War 150th Anniversary – January 15-21, 1862 « BJ Deming's Blog on 16 January 1862: “All is quiet.—We feel anxious about Roanoke Island.”
- The American Civil War 150th Anniversary – January 15-21, 1862 « BJ Deming's Blog on 15 January 1862: “Death of Colonel J. W. Allen, Surgeon Weller and the Second Mate of the Ann E. Thompson, January 15, 1862.”
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18 April 1862: “…at this time, out of 800 men who formerly were active firemen 500 of them are in active service.”
Item description: Letter, dated 18 April 1862, from Moses Henry Nathan, Chief Engineer of the Charleston Fire Department, to William Porcher Miles, member of the Confederate House of Representatives and chair of its Military Affairs Committee. Nathan writes to ask … Continue reading
15 April 1862: “What are our forts worth – what safety can we feel even for Sumter?”
Item description: Letter, dated 15 April 1862, from William Henry Trescot to William Porcher Miles. In the letter, Trescot expresses his concerns over the defense of Charleston Harbor. William H. Trescot was a diplomat, legislator, and military officer born in Charleston, … Continue reading
10 March 1862: “Subordination to Lee is one thing, subordination to Pemberton an entirely different thing.”
Item description: In this letter, dated 10 March 1862, William Henry Trescot, a South Carolina state legislator, wrote to William Porcher Miles, a member of the Confederate Congress, to complain of the injustice of Brigadier General Roswell S. Ripley being … Continue reading
9 January 1862: “…should your defences at Roanoke Island prove as ineffectual as ours at Port Royal, it will be dreadful indeed…”
Image description: Letter, 9 January 1862., from Jane Gilbert North to William Pettigrew, her cousin. [Transcription available below images] Item citation: From folder 250 of the Pettigrew Family Papers, #592, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, … Continue reading
31 December 1861: “The fire which has swept through our dear old city is indeed an appalling calamity.”
Item description: Letter from “Uncle Henry” to Carie (Carey) Pettigrew about the Charleston fire, 31 December 1861 Item citation: from folder 249 in Pettigrew Family Papers #592, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina … Continue reading
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25 December 1861: “Today Being Christmas the Col has excused us from drill and we are trying to pass this hollyday as best we can.”
Item description: Letter, 25 December 1861, from Emmett Cole, a Union soldier in Company F, 8th Michigan Infantry Regiment, encamped at Port Royal Island, S.C., to his sister Celestia. Cole commented on Christmas in the context of war, the Charleston fire, … Continue reading
24 December 1861: “I do heartily mourn the grief & desolation of this appalling destruction.”
Item description: Letter from Jane Caroline North Pettigrew to her mother, 24 December 1861. Item citation: from folder 249 in Pettigrew Family Papers #592, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Item … Continue reading
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Tagged Charleston, Charleston fire, Christmas, measles, Pettigrew family, South Carolina
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6 September 1861: “We have thought continually of you, since the startling intelligence arrived of the enemy having established themselves so near you!”
Item description: Letter, 6 September 1861, from “Anna,” of Charleston, S.C., to Jane Caroline “Carey” North Pettigrew, in Tyrrell County, N.C. The writer’s identity is not known, although Anna appears to be one of Carey Pettigrew’s cousins. The letter describes … Continue reading
