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Tag Archives: evacuation
13 July 1864: “With some exceptions the people that remain and either those who are unable to leave, or who will be pleased with the presence of a Yankee Army.”
Item Description: Letter from Benedict Joseph Semmes shortly after his arrival in Atlanta, GA. He writes about the evacuation of the city, but feels confident the Confederates will never abandon Atlanta. He also mentions the sinking of his cousin Raphael … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlanta (G.A.), Atlanta campaign, Benedict Joseph Semmes, Civil War, CSS Alabama, evacuation, Georgia
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5 May 1864: “…with our Gun Boat in the mouth of the Neuse, Newbern will be bound to ‘go rebel.'”
Item description: Letter, dated 5 May 1864, from Leonidas Lafayette Polk to his wife, Sallie. Polk discusses engagements around New Bern, North Carolina, including the evacuation Union forces from Washington, N.C. He also discusses mail delivery and supplies in camp. … Continue reading
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Tagged cannon fire, Deep Gully (N.C.), evacuation, hygiene, Neuse River, New Bern (N.C.), Trent River, Washington (N.C)
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11 November 1863: “I am slow to believe the evacuation of Corinth.”
Item Description: Diary entry, 11 November 1863. Samuel A. Agnew was a Presbyterian minister, teacher, farmer, and prominent local citizen in Mississippi. The diary entry details Agnew’s thoughts about the certain happenings of the war. [Item transcription available below image] … Continue reading
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Tagged black regiment, Corinth, evacuation, prisoners, Samuel A. Agnew
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5 May 1862: “…to be evacuated by the Confederate troops!!”
Item Description: Rev. Overton Bernard states the rumors of a Confederate evacuation of Norfolk, Virginia, which would occur in less than a week from his diary entry. Image: Item Citation: From folder 2 of the Overton and Jesse Bernard Diaries #62-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, … Continue reading
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Tagged evacuation, Norfolk, Rev. Overton Bernard, Virginia
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