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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 May 1863: “In accepting your resignation as Military Governor of North Carolina, I cannot but express my regret that the Government, in this trying hour, should lose the benefit of your able and patriotic service.”
Item description: This letter was written by Edwin M. Stanton, United States Secretary of War, to Edward Stanly, who had served as Military Governor of North Carolina. In it Stanton comments on the “zeal and fidelity” Stanly showed while dealing … Continue reading
26 April 1863: “…we are in the best quarters we have had since leaving Boston, so we ought not to grumble.”
Item description: Diary entry, dated 26 April 1863, by John J. Wythe, who served in Co. E of the 44th Massachusetts Volunteers. He describes his accommodations (a house on Broad Street) in New Bern, North Carolina, during the Union Army’s … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged 44th Massachusetts, 44th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, diaries, diary, food, housing, John Jasper Wyeth, New Bern, North Carolina, occupation, occupied territory, published diaries, soldier conditions, Union occupation, Union soldiers, United States Army
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4 July 1862: “…Battalion line was Formed & Declaration of Independence Read…”
Item description: Newton Wallace, Company I, 27th Massachusetts Infantry, wrote this description of how he spent July 4th, 1862, in his diary. Wallace and his regiment were in occupied North Carolina, camped in tents “on the Old Fair Ground” in … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged 27th Infantry (Massachusetts), Burnside, camp life, diaries, diary, holidays, July 4th, New Bern, Newton Wallace, North Carolina, occupation, occupied territory, soldier conditions, Union occupation, Union soldiers
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12 June 1862: “1. When slaves are taken from the possession of their legal masters, by violence offered by armed men and negroes, what redress shall be afforded to the owners and what protection for the future?”
Item description: This letter was written by Edward Stanly, Military Governor of North Carolina, in response to a request for information from Edwin Stanton, United States Secretary of War. In it Stanly asks for guidance on governing the relationships between … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged African Americans, Edward Stanly, Edwin M. Stanton, freedmen, North Carolina, occupation, occupied territory, schools, slaves, Union occupation
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6 June 1862: “…Governor Stanly has not been instructed by the government to prevent the education of children, white or black, in the State of North Carolina.”
Item description: This document, which was ordered to be printed by the United States House of Representatives, is a compilation of documents related to “the authority and action of the Hon. Edward Stanly, military governor of North Carolina.” It includes … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, children, education, Edward Stanly, Edwin M. Stanton, freedmen, occupation, resolutions, schools, Union occupation, United States Congress, United States House of Representatives
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28 May 1862: “‘Of course you are aware,’ said the Governor, ‘that the laws of the State make the opening of such schools a criminal offence.’”
Item description: This transcript, which details a conversation about schools for recently freed slaves in occupied North Carolina between Edward Stanly, Military Governor of North Carolina, and Vincent Colyer, Superintendent of the Poor under Union General Burnside, is extracted from … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Burnside, Charles Sumner, education, Edward Stanly, freedmen, North Carolina, occupation, occupied territory, schools, slaves, Union occupation, Vincent Colyer
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16 May 1862: “Ma received a letter from Sister Mary today, written about a month ago, by an ‘underground railroad’ as they term it…”
Item description: Diary entry, 16 May 1862, written during the Union occupation of Murfreesboro, Tenn. More about this item: Kate S. Carney was the daughter of a merchant of Murfreesboro, Tenn. The collection is a Diary (chiefy 1859-1862) of Kate … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Kate Carney, Murfreesboro, occupation, Tennessee
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15 May 1862: “Three Yanks were passing by trying to get some flowers from over the fence, when Ma went out and gave them some…”
Item description: Diary entry, 15 May 1862, written during the Union occupation of Murfreesboro, Tenn. More about this item: Kate S. Carney was the daughter of a merchant of Murfreesboro, Tenn. The collection is a Diary (chiefy 1859-1862) of Kate … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Kate Carney, Murfreesboro, occupation, Tennessee
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14 May 1862: “The paper called the Dispatch was surpressed today, suppose the reason was it told the truth too plain.”
Item description: Diary entry, 14 May 1862, describing the Union occupation of Murfreesboro, Tenn., the alleged censorship of a newspaper, care given to two wounded Confederate soldiers, and other news. More about Kate Carney and her Civil War diary: Catherine … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged censorship, Kate Carney, Murfreesboro, occupation, Tennessee, wounded soldiers
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13 May 1862: “They searched every house in town & got a few old shot guns…”
Item description: Diary entry, 13 May 1862, describing the Union occupation of Murfreesboro, Tenn., fears of a smallpox outbreak, and a mention of the destruction of the USS Merrimack. More about Kate Carney and her Civil War diary: Catherine “Kate” … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Kate Carney, Murfreesboro, occupation, smallpox, Tennessee, USS Merrimack
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