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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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12 January 1863: “…the pony is very nearly starved into death.”
Item Description: Letter, dated 12 January 1863 from Charles Lockhart Pettigrew to his wife, Jane Caroline North Pettigrew. The letter describes his visit to the area near Winston, NC where his slaves have been hired out to work on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne B.S. Pettigrew, Charles Lockhart Pettigru, disease, Goldsboro, greensboro, hiring out of slaves, Jane Caroline "Carey" North Pettigrew, Lincoln, measles, Mocksville, North Carolina, oath of allegiance, railroad, Scuppernong, slaves, smallpox, South Carolina, William Pettigrew, Winston
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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
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Charleston, Charleston fire, Christmas, measles, Pettigrew family, South Carolina
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15 December 1861: “Sunday In Hospital came down with measles”
Item description: Entry, dated 15 December 1861, from diary of Newton Wallace, Company I, 27th Massachusetts Volunteers. Wallace was born in Holland, Massachusetts, and was twenty years old at the time of his enlistment. [Editorial Note: Wallace and his regiment … Continue reading
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Tagged 27th Infantry (Massachusetts), camp life, disease, health, measles, Newton Wallace, soldier conditions, Union soldiers
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