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Tag Archives: Braxton Bragg
22 September 1863: “If they are unsuccessful, we must nerve ourselves to face many new trials.”
ITEM DESCRIPTION: editorial, The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N. C.), 22 September 1863, page 2, column 1. NB. The editorial describes the Battle of Chickamauga, fought 19-20 September 1863. TRANSCRIPTION: THE DAILY JOURNAL. CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. WILMINGTON, N. C., TUESDAY, SEPT’R. … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Alabama, Arkansas, Battle of Chickamauga, Braxton Bragg, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mobile, newspapers, Tennessee, Texas, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal
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19 June 1863: “I wish you could see Johnnie in his dress, it hangs & fits beautifully.”
Item description: Letter, dated 19 June 1863, from Annie Maney Schon in Atlanta, Georgia, to her sister Bettie Maney Kimberly. The letter discusses the sewing of clothes, as well as whether the sisters’ parents would take the oath of allegiance … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Annie Maney Schon, Atlanta (G.A.), Bettie Kimberly, Braxton Bragg, clothes, John Kimberly, Nashville (T.N.), oath of allegiance, scarcity, sewing
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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.”
Item description: Diary entry, 10 April 1863, by Taylor Beatty (b. 1837), a lawyer from Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, serving under General Braxton Bragg . On 12 January 1863, General Bragg offered Beatty a position, which he accepted, in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Braxton Bragg, Huntersville, Taylor Beatty, Tennessee, William J. Hardee
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16 February 1863: “He had hard usage by that court martial…”
Item Description: Letter, dated 16 February 1863, from Jane Gibert Pettigru North (abbreviated JGN) to her brother. She describes the “restless” nature of a visiting relation named Sue, as well as conditions at her plantation, Badwell, and the trials of … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Badwell Plantation, Battle of Murfreesboro, Battle of Stones River, Braxton Bragg, Columbia, court martial, Jane Petigru North, New Market, railroad, South Carolina
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29 October 1862: “Genl. Bragg cannot move into Middle Tenn. with prospect of success without your cooperation.”
Item description: Letter, 29 October 1862, from Jefferson Davis to Edmund Kirby-Smith. In the letter, Davis expresses his disappointment of the Confederate retreat from Kentucky into Tennessee but also seems to justify his decision to keep Gen. Braxton Bragg in … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Braxton Bragg, Edmund Kirby-Smith, Jefferson Davis, Kentucky, Kentucky Campaign, Tennessee
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