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16 June 1861: “I suppose by this time that you know as much about the fight as we do.”

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Item description: Letter, 16 June 1861, from Joseph Hubbard Saunders to his mother. The letter gives a detailed description of Saunders’ experience in the recent Battle of Bethel Church, shares news about other soldiers from Chapel Hill, and asks about … Continue reading →

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1 June 1861: “There was a large meeting held in the Church…on account of the Orange Light Infantry Co. going to leave Chapel Hill…”

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Item description: Minutes, 1 June 1861, of the University Baptist Church of Chapel Hill, N.C., with a note on the departure of the Orange Light Infantry Brigade from Chapel Hill. Item citation: From Volume 1 in the University Baptist Church … Continue reading →

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8 May 1861: Edmund Walter Jones letter “delighted with my life as a soldier”

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Item description: This letter from J.T. Jones to his father Edmund W. Jones (written while J.T. was encamped at Ellis Camp, Raleigh, N.C.), describes mobilization efforts on the home front in Orange County, North Carolina, as well as the early … Continue reading →

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20 April 1861: “This is probably the first flag raised, on which N. Carolina has been numbered with the seceding states.”

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Item description: Letter, Edward Hall Armstrong to Thomas G. Armstrong, Chapel Hill, N.C., 20 April 1861. Edward Hall Armstrong, of Wilmington, N.C., was a student at the University of North Carolina from 1858 to 1861. On 20 April 1861, he … Continue reading →

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