150 Years Ago Today…
December 2019 S M T W T F S « Apr 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Browse by Category
Browse by Tag
Battle of Gettysburg blockade camp life casualties Chapel Hill Charleston Civil War clothing Confederate Army conscription diaries diary family food Georgia home front illness Louisiana Mississippi naval operations New Bern newspapers New York North Carolina Pettigrew family prisoners-of-war religion Richmond Sarah Lois Wadley Secession Convention slavery slaves soldier conditions South Carolina supplies Tennessee Union occupation Union soldiers United States Navy University of North Carolina Virginia William A. Graham Wilmington Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal womenRecent Comments
- Jo Ann on About
- The Big Picture – Let's Get Civil War on About
- debbie hoffman on About
- Thomas on About
- shelters on UNC Spotlight Video
Blogroll
UNC Libraries
Archives
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
Tag Archives: communication
12 March 1865: “All communication in the way projected has been stopped at least for the present- we can only communicate by flag of truce”
Item Description: Letter written by John Kimberly to his wife Bettie. He writes about the lack of communication to and from Chapel Hill and the resulting sadness he feels from being cut off from his family. He hopes that they … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Chapel Hill (NC), Civil War, communication, John Kimberly, North Carolina
Comments Off on 12 March 1865: “All communication in the way projected has been stopped at least for the present- we can only communicate by flag of truce”
5 January 1865: “I am afraid we have a gloomy time before us”
Item Description: Letter dated 5 January 1865 from James Trooper Armstrong to his wife Matilda Greene Armstrong. He writes from Cavalry Headquarters, District Arkansas, at Camp Smith Plantation near Fulton, Missouri. Armstrong was the owner of Woodstock Plantation near Pine … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged 9th Arkansas Regiment, calvary, communication, James Trooper Armstrong, orders
Comments Off on 5 January 1865: “I am afraid we have a gloomy time before us”
14 August 1861: “There are only three boys in the Senior class, four in the Junior, four in the Sophomore and eleven in the Freshman’s class.”
Item description: Prior to enrolling in the University of North Carolina, John Steele Henderson attended a preparatory school near Melville, N.C. The school was run by Dr. Alexander Wilson. In this letter home to his mother, dated 14 August 1861, … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged communication, dissemination of news, John S. Henderson, Melville, newspapers, North Carolina, student body, students
Comments Off on 14 August 1861: “There are only three boys in the Senior class, four in the Junior, four in the Sophomore and eleven in the Freshman’s class.”