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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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26 June 1862: “Our own opinion, from the best information we can obtain, is that the contest at Richmond will be decided within the next forty-eight hours.”
Item description: Newspaper article, “The Armies at Richmond,” from the 26 June 1862 issue of The Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal. The article was published on the second day of the Seven Days Battles. Item citation: The Daily Journal. 24 June … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Gen. George McClellan, newspapers, North Carolina, Richmond, Seven Days Battles, Virginia, Wilmington, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal
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16 June 1862: “By landing above us they can have no difficulty in cutting us off. Of course this Should not be mentioned by you living where you do.”
Item description: Letter, 16 June 1862, from Francis Wilder Bird to his sister, Mrs. Patrick Henry Winston, concerning the Eleventh Regiment’s movement from Camp Davis to Camp Wyatt, the tolerable but ultimately inadequate fortifications at Fort Fisher, and enemy fire … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged 11th Regiment North Carolina Volunteers, Camp Davis, Camp Wyatt, F.W. Bird, Fort Fisher, fortifications, Mrs. Patrick Henry Winston, North Carolina, Wilmington
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10 June 1862: “…i Did not know whare you ware my Dear mis i that the few Lines may find you well…”
Item description: Letter, 10 June 1862, from William Henry Thurber, a slave owned by the DeRosset family of Wilmington, N.C. Item citation: From the DeRosset Family Papers #214, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged DeRosset family, New Hanover County, North Carolina, slave letters, slavery, slaves, William Henry Thurber, Wilmington
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23 May 1862: “Men of the south! Shall our mothers, our wives, our daughters and sisters, be thus outraged by the ruffianly soldiers of the North, to whom is given the right to treat, at their pleasure, the ladies of the South as common harlots?”
Item description: The Wilmington Daily Journal of 23 May 1862 included this compilation of material related to General Benjamin F. Butler’s General Order No. 28. Declaring that “ladies of New Orleans” who “shall, by word, gesture or movement, insult or … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged editorials, Gen. Beauregard, Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard, General Benjamin Franklin Butler, general orders, home front, homefront, honor, Louisiana, New Orleans, southern women, Wilmington, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal, women
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23 April 1862: “The Negroes are getting off from here in crowds”
Item description: Letter from William C. Wood to his brother, Edward Wood, reporting on the ambiguous accounts of the Battle of South Mills in Camden County, N.C., and warning him to “watch his boats” since others in the area had … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Battle of South Mills, contraband slaves, Edward Wood, runaways, slavery, slaves, William C. Wood, Wilmington
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24 February 1862: Articles from the Wilmington Daily Journal of 24 February 1862
Item description: The Wilmington Daily Journal of 24 February 1862 included these: a recruitment announcement for a battalion of light horse, news from the enemy concerning the return of female and child detainees, and another proposed week of prayer for … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged cavalry, flags of truce, newspapers, prayer, prisoners, recruitment, religion, religious beliefs, The Daily Journal, Wilmington, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal
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20 February 1862: “…we can easily tell when a shell comes from a rifled gun as it comes whistling all sort of tunes…”
Item description: Letter from Henry L. Sturges, a Massachusetts soldier serving on the United States Navy steamer “Mount Vernon,” to an unidentified friend. At the time of the letter, the “Mount Vernon” was operating in the waters near Wilmington, N.C. … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Fort Caswell, forts, Henry L. Sturges, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Steamer Mount Vernon, steamers, United States Navy, Wilmington
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10 January 1862: Burnside Expedition rumors
Item Description: Newspaper article “The Burnside Expedition” from The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N. C.), page 2 column 2. Transcription: The following account of the Burnside expedition was intended to have been inserted in yesterday’s Journal, and was so referred to … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Annapolis, Burnside Expedition, Fort Monroe, Hatteras, newspapers, North Carolina, Wilmington
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27 November 1861: “Look out for Counterfeits”
Item description: The Wilmington Daily Journal of 27 November 1861 reprinted this warning of circulating counterfeit bills, which originally appeared in the Charleston Courier of 26 November 1861. Item citation: The Daily Journal. 27 November 1861. Wilmington, N.C.: Fulton & … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Bank of Cape Fear, Charleston Courier, counterfeit currency, currency, Wilmington, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal
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25 November 1861: “Any person wilfully failing to do so will be guilty of high misdemeanor, and liable to be indicted, convicted, fined and imprisoned…”
Item description: The Wilmington Daily Journal of 25 November 1861 had this “Sequestration Notice.” In it, DuBrutz Cutlar, who had been appointed “Receiver for the District composed of the counties of New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus, Bladen, Robeson and Richmond,” made … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged aliens, DuBrutz Cutlar, laws, North Carolina, Sequestration, Wilmington, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal
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