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Category Archives: North Carolina Collection
1 June 1864: “A Friend has left with us a rather curious piece of Yankee iron-mongery . . . “
Item Description: news item, The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N.C.), 1 June 1864, page 2 column 3. Transcription: “A friend has left with us a rather curious piece of Yankee iron-mongery, weighing some six pounds, we should think. It is sort … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Petersburg Weldon Railroad, railroads, sabotage, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal
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23 May 1864: “We are guarded by negro troops, who are as mean as hell.”
Item Description: Diary entry, dated 23 May 1864, written by Louis Leon, a Confederate soldier in the North Carolina Infantry. At this point in the war, Leon has been imprisoned at Point Lookout, Maryland. In this entry, he describes an incident … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged African American soldiers, diaries, Louis Leon, prisoners or war, prisons
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18 May 1864: “Our Indian allies, under Stand Watie and others, who have never wavered in the darkest hours of our struggle, who have sacrificed their all to the great cause of Southern liberty, will ever be gratefully remembered…”
Item description: The Hillsborough Recorder of 18 May 1864 included this news item from the Richmond Enquirer of 5 May 1864. The excerpts are from letters describing a battle between General Stand Watie and the 1st Indian Brigade of the … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged American Indian soldiers, Arkansas, Boggy Depot, Camp Longstreet, First Indian Brigade, Fort Smith, Indian brigade, John Milton Thayer, Little Rock, Native Americans, newspapers, Richmond Enquirer, Stand Watie, The Hillsborough Recorder, Western Theater
Comments Off on 18 May 1864: “Our Indian allies, under Stand Watie and others, who have never wavered in the darkest hours of our struggle, who have sacrificed their all to the great cause of Southern liberty, will ever be gratefully remembered…”
14 May 1864: “Nothing can be more disheartening than the disasters at Plymouth.”
Item description: “The War in North Carolina—Plymouth.—From a sketch by Mr. Von Grieff.” In Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, 14 May 1864, page 116. The illustration accompanied the article “Plymouth, North Carolina” on page 119. Note: The article and illustration depict events … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Battle of Plymouth (N.C.), CSS Albemarle, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
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27 April 1864: “If elected I will do everything in my power to promote the interests, the honor and the glory of North Carolina, and to secure an honorable peace.”
Item description: This political advertisement by William W. Holden is found in the Hillsborough Recorder published on 27 April 1864. Holden announces his candidacy for governor of North Carolina, promising to “promote the interests, the honor and the glory of … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged advertisements, Confederate politics, governors, North Carolina, peace, political advertiement, politicians, politics, The Hillsborough Recorder, W.W. Holden, William W. Holden
Comments Off on 27 April 1864: “If elected I will do everything in my power to promote the interests, the honor and the glory of North Carolina, and to secure an honorable peace.”
22 April 1864: “. . . the principles enunciated by him, accord with the true spirit of our institutions, and constitute, in fact, the very ‘foundation stone’ of all liberty.”
Item Description: “Speech of Hon. A. H. Brown” (editorial), The Daily Conservative (Raleigh, N. C.), 22 April 1864, page 2, column 1. References: Speech of Hon. Alexander H. Stephens : delivered before the Georgia legislature, on Wednesday night, March 16th, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander H. Stephens, Governor Zebulon Vance, habeas corpus
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30 March 1864: “The weather continues cold, uncomfortable and equinoctial.”
Item: “News” (editorial), The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N. C.), 30 March 1864, page 2, column 1. This editorial column discusses the lack of news, the “temporary lull in the storm of war,” the editors’ opinion on the political relationship between … Continue reading
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Tagged bonds, Christopher G. Memminger, currency, General Ulysses S. Grant, snow, weather, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal
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25 March 1864: “The articles captured by this vessel consist of 1 small schooner, 1 sloop, 1 boat, 107 sacks of corn, 2 sacks of wheat, 1 sack of oats, 6 sacks of salt, 5 kegs of salt, 5 boxes of tobacco, 15 pair oyster tongs, 12 plows, 1 cultivator, 100 plow points, 46 plowshares, and 15 molding boards.”
Item description: “Report of Lieutenant-Commander Babcock, U.S. Navy, regarding the disposition of prizes taken in York and Severn rivers.” To read more from the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, click here. … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged agriculture, blockade, blockade running, Charles A. Babcock, food, naval, naval operations, prizes, S.P. Lee, Severn River, United States Navy, USS Morse, Virginia, York River, Yorktown
Comments Off on 25 March 1864: “The articles captured by this vessel consist of 1 small schooner, 1 sloop, 1 boat, 107 sacks of corn, 2 sacks of wheat, 1 sack of oats, 6 sacks of salt, 5 kegs of salt, 5 boxes of tobacco, 15 pair oyster tongs, 12 plows, 1 cultivator, 100 plow points, 46 plowshares, and 15 molding boards.”
9 March 1864: Southern Express Company receipt for North Carolina currency
Item: March 9, 1864 Southern Express Company receipt. Clicking on image above leads to its record in “Historic Moneys in the North Carolina Collection.” Historical Note: This receipt records the shipment by Southern Express Company of $6,500* in North Carolina … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Charles Dewey, money, receipt, Southern Express Company, Thomas Devereaux Hogg, treasury notes, Weldon (N.C.)
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