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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 1862: “…at this time, out of 800 men who formerly were active firemen 500 of them are in active service.”
Item description: Letter, dated 18 April 1862, from Moses Henry Nathan, Chief Engineer of the Charleston Fire Department, to William Porcher Miles, member of the Confederate House of Representatives and chair of its Military Affairs Committee. Nathan writes to ask … Continue reading
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Tagged Charleston, Charleston fire, Confederate conscription laws, conscription, fire departments, firemen, Moses Henry Nathan, South Carolina, William Porcher Miles
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15 April 1862: “What are our forts worth – what safety can we feel even for Sumter?”
Item description: Letter, dated 15 April 1862, from William Henry Trescot to William Porcher Miles. In the letter, Trescot expresses his concerns over the defense of Charleston Harbor. William H. Trescot was a diplomat, legislator, and military officer born in Charleston, … Continue reading
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Tagged Charleston, Charleston Harbor, coastal defenses, John C. Pemberton, Roswell S. Ripley, South Carolina, William H. Trescot, William Porcher Miles
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10 March 1862: “Subordination to Lee is one thing, subordination to Pemberton an entirely different thing.”
Item description: In this letter, dated 10 March 1862, William Henry Trescot, a South Carolina state legislator, wrote to William Porcher Miles, a member of the Confederate Congress, to complain of the injustice of Brigadier General Roswell S. Ripley being … Continue reading
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Tagged Charleston, John C. Pemberton, Roswell S. Ripley, South Carolina, States Rights Gist, William Henry Trescot, William Porcher Miles
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27 December 1861: “In my individual command we have not even a Pistol to defend us.”
Item description: A letter, 27 December 1861, from Captain Charles E. Kanapaux of the Wagner Light Artillery, Palmetto Battalion, to William Porcher Miles, a member of the Confederate Congress. Kanapaux implored Miles to use his influence to secure arms for … Continue reading
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Tagged arms, Charles E. Kanapaux, Palmetto Battalion Light Artillery, Wagner Light Artillery, William Porcher Miles
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21 October 1861: “there is not one man in 50 in this section who has money enough to pay his current expenses to say nothing of taxes.”
Item description: Letter, 21 October 1861, from James H. Nichols, Lowndes County, Alabama, to William Porcher Miles, Representative for the Charleston, S.C., district in the Confederate Congress at Montgomery, Ala. The letter details concerns among the “planter class” about the … Continue reading
29 July 1861: “I enclose a photograph of my son, though very poorly taken. If dead it may be the means of designating his body.”
Item description: Letter, dated 29 July 1861, from David King, M.D., of Newport, R.I., to Col. William Porcher Miles, C.S.A., regarding the fate of his wounded son, Theodore Wheaton King, a private with Company F of the 1st Rhode Island … Continue reading
