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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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3 December 1862: “The captain of the said schooner acknowledges his intention of running the blockade.”
Item description: “Report of Commander Parker, U. S. Navy, regarding the chase of the schooner Brilliant and the capture of the schooner Emma Tuttle. To read more from the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged blockade, blockade running, Brilliant (ship), Cape Fear, coastal areas, contrabands, Emma Tuttle (ship), Nassau, naval, naval operations, New Inlet, North Carolina, Smith Island, United States Navy, William A. Parker, Wilmington
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5 October 1862: “Colonel Shaw’s body servant says the troops have left, and are in the vicinity of Wilmington, on account of yellow fever. The conscripts are from 14 to 50 years old. Many of them ran away.”
Item description: “Report of Acting Rear-Admiral Lee, U. S. Navy, regarding affairs in and about Wilmington, N. C., and the inefficiency of the blockade.” The report discusses naval actions near Wilmington, North Carolina, including reports of contraband, blockade activities, a … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged blockade, blockade running, Cape Fear River, coastal areas, coastal defenses, conscription, contrabands, disease, Fayetteville, Fayetteville Arsenal, ironclads, naval, naval operations, North Carolina, U.S.S. Minnesota, United States Navy, Wilmington, yellow fever
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13 March 1862: Sketch showing the route to Newbern, pursued by the Burnside Expedition, March 13, & 14, 1862
Item description: This map is included with Major General J. G. Foster’s report to the Joint Committee on The Conduct of the War, a Congressional oversight committee set up in 1861. Although Foster’s report was published in 1866, the map … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Battle of New Bern, Burnside, Burnside Expedition, Burnside's Army, coastal areas, Fort Macon, General John G. Foster, maps, Morehead City, Neuse River, New Bern, North Carolina, Union occupation
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8 February 1862: Map of the Battlefield of Roanoke Island
Item description: Detailed map of Roanoke Island battlefield in North Carolina, showing the placement of Confederate and Union troops, with a map of Roanoke Island and vicinity showing the location of forts, gun boats, and transport ships. Item citation: “Map … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged battle, battles, coastal areas, fortifications, forts, maps, North Carolina, Roanoke Island, ships
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11 November 1861: “It requires infinitely more courage to be a friend of the Union in North Carolina than here…”
Item description: A broadside, printed in New York and dated 11 November 1861, asking for donations of supplies or contributions of money to be gathered in support of “those loyal inhabitants of the coast of North Carolina who have been … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged charity, coastal areas, Cooper Institute, donations, Hatteras, Hatteras Island, New York, North Carolina, Union occupation, Unionism
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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
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Charles Pettigrew, Charleston, coastal areas, Jane Caroline "Carey" North Pettigrew, North Carolina, Pettigrew family, South Carolina, Tyrrell County
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