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- Tom Lamkin on 16 June 1863: “…I tell you we are going to give it to them this time…”
- 26 May 1863: “About five or six miles fro... on 26 May 1863: “About five or six miles from Kinston our Brigade formed line of battle and commenced advan-cing on the Yankees…”
- 18 May 1863: “We shall look for further news from that quarter with much interest.” | Civil War Day by Day on 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.”
- Katherine on 9 May 1863: “Twas a splendid charge, straight forward for two miles, while their cannon were pouring an iron hail into our ranks.”
- 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.”
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Tag Archives: The New York Herald
01 June 1863: “instead of belonging to Massa John Brown, they now belong to Massa Uncle Sam”
Item: news article, New York Herald, 1 June 1863, page 5, column 1. Transcription: NEWS FROM NORTH CAROLINA. Progress of the Negro Enlistments. Important Order on the Subject from Major General Foster, &c., &c., &c. Correspondence of Mr. Samuel R. … Continue reading
17 November 1862: “No Sentimental Journey”
Item Description: “No Sentimental Journey,” The New York Herald, 17 November 1862, page 1, column 3. Item Note: The writer refers to Kinston, N.C. as “Kingston.” Transcription: INTERESTING FROM NORTH CAROLINA. Adventures of One of Our Correspondents. NO SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY. … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged alcohol, clothing, contrabands, corn, cotton, foreign intervention, Goldsboro, Governor Zebulon Vance, Kinston, North Carolina, pork, salt, slaves, snuff, southern women, The New York Herald, tobacco, uniforms
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15 November 1862: “. . . when lo ! what did he hold in his hand but a wig.”
Item Description: excerpt from The New York Herald, 15 November 1862, page 1, column 3. Transcription: IMPORTANT FROM NORTH CAROLINA. General Foster’s Recent Movements and Their Results. The Losses Sustained by the Union Troops. THE TAR RIVER NAVAL EXPEDITION. Destruction … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged 3rd New York Artillery, 3rd New York Calvary, Belger's Brigade, Bogue Inlet, Fort Branch, General Foster, Hamilton NC, New Bern, salt, Tar River, The New York Herald, Union signal corps, Williamston NC, Wilmington
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13 November 1862: “So much for a little party.”
Item Description: a portion (text from columns 1 and 2; map and headlines from columns 3-4) of The New York Herald, 13 November 1862, page 1. Transcription: IMPORTANT FROM NORTH CAROLINA. ADVANCE OF THE UNION FORCES. Combined Naval and Military … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged 3rd New York Artillery, Belger's Brigade, Fort Branch, Hamilton NC, Maine, maps, newspapers, North Carolina, railroads, The New York Herald, Weldon, Williamston NC, Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
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16 April 1862: “The telegraph brings us a considerable amount of something . . . our readers must decide.”
ITEM: editorial, The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N.C.), 16 April 1862, page 2, column 1. CITATION: Editorial, The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N.C.), 16 April 1862, page 2, column 1. North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Battle of Pittsburg Landing, Battle of Shiloh, defection, Gen. George McClellan, Hampton Roads, newspapers, The New York Herald, Virginia, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal
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27 February 1862: “Latest from the North.”
Item description: News briefs of 27 February 1862 from various Northern newspapers, as reprinted on 5 March 1862 in the State Journal (Raleigh, N.C.). Item citation: Weekly State Journal, 5 March 1862. Raleigh, N.C.: John Spelman. C071 S79j. North Carolina … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged newspapers, North Carolina, Raleigh, Tennessee, The New York Herald, The State Journal
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25 January 1862: “North Carolina Rebels in a Flutter”
Item Description: “The Burnside Expedition.” The New York Herald, 25 January 1862, page 1, column 6. Item Transcription (partial): THE BURNSIDE EXPEDITION. North Carolina Rebels in a Flutter. THE MILITIA OF THE STATE CALLED OUT. THE THEATRE OF OPERATIONS. … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Burnside Expedition, newspapers, North Carolina, Pamlico Sound, The New York Herald
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24 January 1862: “An Attack Anticipated on Newbern and Roanoke Island, North Carolina.”
Item Description: “The Burnside Expedition.” The New York Herald, 24 January 1862, page 1, column 3. Item Transcription: THE BURNSIDE EXPEDITION. Arrival of Expeditionary Fleet in Pamlico Sound. An Attack Anticipated on Newbern and Roanoke Island, North Carolina. Removal … Continue reading
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Tagged Burnside Expedition, children, newspapers, North Carolina, Pamlico Sound, The New York Herald, women
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