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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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19 October 1861: “I remain your faithful obedient an humble slave, Jerry Hooper”
Item description: Letter, 19 October 1861, from Jerry Hooper to John DeBerniere Hooper. Jerry Hooper was a slave who belonged to John DeBerniere Hooper (1811-1886), a professor at the University of North Carolina (1836-1848 and 1875-1885), and at a time … Continue reading
5 October 1861: “The Philanthropic Society have heard with painful feelings of the death of one of its most distinguished ornaments.”
Item description: Minutes from a 5 October 1861 meeting of the Philanthropic Society of the University of North Carolina. Minutes note society business and debates, and contain committee reports and society resolutions. This particular set of minutes includes a resolution … Continue reading
Posted in University Archives
Tagged Chapel Hill, literary societies, North Carolina, Philanthropic Society, resolutions, students, tributes, University of North Carolina, Virginia, Yorktown
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27 September 1861: “There are here now only ninety students, last year there was about four hundred, there is about 300 gone to war…”
Item description: Letter, 27 September 1861, from P. H. Sessoms, Chapel Hill, N.C., to his sister, Penelope White, in Coleraine, Bertie County, N.C. Sessoms describes his trip from Coleraine, past a soldier’s camp in Weldon, N.C., where he observed 1,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Chapel Hill, prisoner-of-war, University of North Carolina, Weldon
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30 August 1861: “Would it be advisable for the Confederate Government under existing circumstances to act on the offensive?”
Item description: Minutes from a 30 August 1861 meeting of the Philanthropic Society of the University of North Carolina. Minutes note society business and debates, and contain committee reports and society resolutions. This particular entry notes the evening’s question for … Continue reading
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Tagged Chapel Hill, debates, meeting minutes, Philanthropic Society, students, University of North Carolina
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8 August 1861: “Take care of Mamma for me and pray for Papa and for the war to stop when you say your prayers and God will take care of us all.”
Item description: Letter from Charles S. Venable (1827-1900) to his four-year-old son, Francis Preston Venable (1856-1934). Charles S. Venable was a mathematician, astronomer, and an officer in the Confederate Army (most notably he served as an aide-de-camp to General Robert … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles S. Venable, fathers, Francis Preston Venable, sons, University of North Carolina
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31 July 1861: “Students who were with us at the opening of the present year are now to be found in arms under the banners of every State in the Confederacy…”
Item description: Circular letter, 31 July 1861, from UNC President David Swain to students discouraging them from enlisting in the Confederate Army. Since 1795, he writes, nothing had occurred to cause the university to close, and he did not anticipate … Continue reading
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Tagged Chapel Hill, David Swain, enlistment, military service, students, University of North Carolina
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6 June 1861: University of North Carolina commencement ball invitation and photograph of graduation marshals
Item 1 description: Invitation to the University of North Carolina commencement ball, 6 June 1861. Item 1 citation: From “University of North Carolina commencement, ball programs and other invitations,” catalog #VC378 UL, North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North … Continue reading
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Tagged ceremonies, commencement, graduation, invitations, marshalls, Richard Henry Smith, students, University of North Carolina
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17 May 1861: “Which gives the greatest incentive to action, the hope of reward or the fear of punishment.”
Item description: Minutes from a 17 May 1861 meeting of the Philanthropic Society of the University of North Carolina. Minutes note society business and debates, and contain committee reports and society resolutions. This particular set of minutes details passage of … Continue reading
1 May 1861: “[The Faculty] beg leave to intimate to parents and guardians the propriety of restraining the anxiety so natural to the young and inexperienced to rush prematurely into military service.”
Item desciption: Circular letter from UNC President David L. Swain. North Carolina was three weeks from officially seceding when President David L. Swain issued the first of these circulars. He urged parents and guardians of university students to restrain their … Continue reading
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Tagged Chapel Hill, David Swain, enlistment, North Carolina, students, University of North Carolina
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26 April 1861: “If I have to go to the wars I will never go unless you are first my bride…”
Item description: Love letter from John Halliburton to his fiancee Juliet. At the conclusion of the letter, Halliburton describes the scene at the University of North Carolina as many of the University’s students depart for military service. Item citation: From … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Chapel Hill, John W. Halliburton, Juliet Halliburton, love letters, North Carolina, University of North Carolina
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