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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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30 April 1863: “I would not therefore encumber myself with artillery, but would take the best guns and horses. Use however your judgment.”
Item description: Letter, dated 30 April 1863, from Robert E. Lee to Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson. According to a note pasted on the letter, it was Lee’s last official letter to Jackson prior to the Battle of Chancellorsville. Jackson was wounded on 2 May … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle of Chancellorsville, Charles William Dabney, Gen. Thomas Jackson, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lewis Dabney, Stonewall Jackson
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22 October 1862: “Hurry up the reinforcements for Gods sake.”
Item description: Telegram, 22 October 1862, from Colonel William Stephen Walker of the Third Military District of South Carolina, commanding officer at Pocotaligo, South Carolina to Confederate Brigadier General Thomas Jordan. More about the Battle of Pocotaligo Bridge: The Battle … Continue reading
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Tagged Col. William Walker, Gen. Thomas Jackson, Pocotaligo, South Carolina, telegrams
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23 March 1862: Hand drawn map of the First Battle of Kernstown
Item description: Hand drawn map, dated 23 March 1862, of the First Battle of Kernstown, reportedly sketched by two officers on Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s staff: Major Jedediah (Jed) Hotchkiss and Major R.L. Dabney. The battle is considered the opening … Continue reading
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Tagged cartographers, cartography, First Battle of Bull Run, First Battle of Manassas, Gen. Thomas Jackson, hand-drawn maps, Jed Hotchkiss, Jedediah Hotchkiss, Kernstown, maps, R.L. Dabney, Shenandoah Valley Campaign, Stonewall Jackson, Valley Campaign, Virginia
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