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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

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20 April 1864: ” I am seated in an old field, surrounded by men flushed with hope & success & dividing out their captured spoils. I write to you on Yankee paper with a gold pen, & Yankee envelope with Yankee ink, smoking Yankee cigar, full of Yankee sugar coffee &c.”

Item description: Letter, dated 20 April 1864, from Leonidas LaFayette Polk to his wife Sarah Gaddy Polk regarding the Confederate victory at the Battle of Plymouth, N.C., and spoils taken from Union soldiers. More about Leonidas LaFayette Polk: L.L. (Leonidas LaFayette) … Continue reading

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