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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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19 April 1863: “…I dont suppose the Jenkin’s being Presbyterians, will dance.”
Item Description: Letter, dated 19 April, 1863, from John Steele Henderson to his mother, Mary Henderson. He discusses family members, including the death of a cousin, and the recent visit of a band to Salisbury. From folder 33 in the … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged battle of charleston, Carolina Watchman, Chapel Hill, dances, death, John Steele Henderson, music, North Carolina, Presbyterian Church, Salisbury, watc
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4 December 1861: “What is the chief end of man?”
Item description: Small printed catechism “ratified by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in The United States at August, Ga.” published by the Presbyterian Committee of Publication in Richmond, Virginia. Much of the content is arranged as a set … Continue reading
Posted in Rare Book Collection
Tagged Catechisms, Civil War, Presbyterian Church, religion, Southern Pamphlet Collection
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