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Tag Archives: dissemination of news
29 August 1861: “And it is stipulated and agreed by the contracting parties, on the part of the said United States Government, that the officers and men shall recieve the treatment due to prisoners of war.”
Item description: The Weekly State Journal of Raleigh, North Carolina, published these “Articles of Capitulation” between Union and Confederate forces after the Battle of Hatteras Inlet. Signed on 29 August 1861, the agreement stipulates that the forces and “all munitions … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged battle, dissemination of news, Hatteras, Hatteras inlet, Hatteras Island, newspapers, North Carolina, prisoner-of-war, prisoners, prisoners-of-war, Raleigh, Weekly State Journal
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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
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28 July 1861: “My heart exults over the victory at Manassas.”
Item description: Letter from John Kimberly, Chapel Hill, N.C., to his wife Bettie in Nashville, Tenn. John Kimberly was a professor of chemistry and agriculture at the University of North Carolina, 1857-1864 and 1875-1876. It is unclear why Bettie Kimberly … Continue reading
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Tagged Bettie Kimberly, Chapel Hill, dissemination of news, First Battle of Bull Run, First Battle of Manassas, home front, John Kimberly, Kimberly family, Nashville, newspapers, North Carolina, Tennessee
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