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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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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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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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25 May 1862: “One of the men belonging to the Port Royal received a Minié ball in his leg, making amputation necessary.”
Item description: Report of Commander Smith, U. S. Navy, of a reconnoissance up the James River, May 23, 1862. To read more from the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, click here. … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged James River, L. M. Goldsborough, naval, naval operations, United States Navy, USS Port Royal, USS Wachusett, Virginia, W. Smith, wounded soldiers
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2 April 1862: “These boats may not be heavily plated, but if fitted as rams they would be very formidable against my slight little craft.”
Item description: Report of Commander Rowan, U. S. Navy, regarding the construction by the enemy of three ironclad gunboats. To read more from the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, click here. … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Commander S. C. Rowan, Confederate Navy, Elizabeth City, Gunboats, ironclads, naval, naval operations, New Bern, North Carolina, ships, sounds, United States Navy
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12 November 1861: “Will Lincoln back out or will he not? Upon this depends the future character of this struggle.”
Item description: In this piece from 12 November 1861, the editors of the Wilmington Daily Journal examine which way the current war will unfold. They ask if it will be “confined to the operations of large bodies acting strategically for … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, editorials, home front, homefront, letters of marque, naval, newspapers, piracy, prisoners-of-war, Wilmington, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal
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16 September 1861: “Intercepted an American schooner with released prisoners on board from Hatteras Inlet. She was boarded by the U.S.S. Union…”
Item description: General report of Flag-Officer S. H. Stringham, U. S. Navy, commanding Atlantic Blockading Squadron, transmitting reports of vessels boarded and captured by the U. S. ships Dale and St. Lawrence. To read more from the Official Records of … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Battle of Hatteras Inlet, blockade, blockade running, Gideon Welles, Hatteras inlet, naval, S. H. Stringham, United States Navy
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