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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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18 April 1863: “…the vessels of the volunteer navy are authorized to seize, capture and destroy upon the sea, or within the ebb and flow of the tide, all vessels and property of the United States, and of the citizens thereof…”
Item description: “An Act To Establish A Volunteer Navy,” Congress of the Confederate States of America, dated 28 February 1863. Item citation: “An Act to Establish a Volunteer Navy,” Confederate States of America, 18 April 1863. 57 Conf., Rare Book … Continue reading
Posted in Rare Book Collection
Tagged Confederate Congress, Confederate Navy, Confederate States of America, naval, naval operations, prizes, ships, Stephen R. Mallory, volunteer navy
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15 April 1863: “We would be out of ammunition in a few hours’ fire and have to remain under the fire of the rebel batteries and not [be able to] get up to New Berne or to return again.”
Item description: “Report of Lieutenant-Commander McCann, U. S. Navy, giving the views of Major-General Foster, U. S. Army, regarding boats in the Pamlico.” The report discusses naval actions near Washington, North Carolina, and includes the opinions of Major General John … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged ammunition, batteries, Blount's Creek, General John G. Foster, Hill's Point, naval, naval operations, North Carolina, Pamlico Sound, supplies, Tar River, U.S.S Hunchback, U.S.S. Escort, U.S.S. Southfield, United States Navy, W. P. McCann, Washington (N.C)
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19 February 1863: “…you can, cooperating with General Foster’s land force, destroy the rebel ironclads building on the rivers…”
Item description: “Order of Acting Rear-Admiral Lee, U. S. Navy, to Commander Murray, U. S. Navy, to cooperate with land force for the destruction of Confederate ironclads under construction.” To read more from the Official Records of the Union and … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Alexander Murray, Confederate Navy, ironclads, naval, naval operations, Neuse River, New Bern, Newport News, North Carolina, Plymouth (N.C.), Roanoke River, S.P. Lee, sounds, Tar River, U.S.S. Minnesota, United States Navy, Virginia
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17 February 1863: “To arms, fellow citizens, come to share with us our dangers, our brilliant success, or our glorious death.”
Item Description: Letter, 17 February 1863, to the authorities and citizens of Savannah, GA, and Charleston, SC, warning of an impending attack on both cities, and Special Orders No. 44, issued to Brigadier General Thomas Lanier Clingman, advising his brigade to prepare … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged call to arms, Charleston, clingman's brigade, Confederate Army, Confederate States of America, naval operations, Savannah, special orders, Thomas Lanier Clingman, United States Navy
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27 December 1862: “It looks to me as if the persons named intended that they should be captured by the rebels.”
Item description: “Report of Commander Murray, U. S. Navy, regarding the reported capture of parties transporting goods from Norfolk [Virginia] to Elizabeth City [North Carolina].” To read more from the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Alexander Murray, Charles Davis, contrabands, D. W. Curtis, Dismal Swamp Canal, Elizabeth City, Great Dismal Swamp, J. C. Jones, naval, naval operations, New Bern, newspapers, Norfolk, S.P. Lee, ships, sounds, transportation, U.S.S. Hetzel, United States Navy
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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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20 November 1862: “…she was partially burned and waterlogged, loaded with rosin. No clue could be found by which to identify her. I did everything possible to destroy and render her useless.”
Item description: Report of Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Trathen, U. S. Navy, of the capture of an unknown schooner, November 5, 1862. The schooner was captured off the coast of North Carolina, near New Inlet. To read more from the Official … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged James Trathen, naval operations, naval stores, New Inlet, North Carolina, ships, Steamer Mount Vernon, United States Navy
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19 November 1862: “I have to-day sent over to Charleston three negroes belonging to Nassau, West Indies. They formed part of a crew of a small schooner which, loaded with salt, was endeavoring to run the blockade…”
Item description: Report of Brigadier-General Whiting, C. S. Army, commanding defenses of Cape Fear River. To read more from the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, click here. Item citation: Official records … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged African Americans, blockade, blockade running, Cape Fear River, naval operations, salt, West Indies, 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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12 September 1862: “The time of ironclad being ready is very indefinite. It is questionable if she will be finished for some time to come…”
Item description: Report, dated 12 September 1862, from Charles Wilkes, commanding officer of the James River Flotilla, to Gideon Welles, United States Secretary of the Navy. Item citation: Official records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion.. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Charles Wilkes, Gideon Welles, ironclads, James River, James River Flotilla, naval operations, U.S.S. Wachusett, United States Navy
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