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5 February 1865: “We learned from them that the message of President Lincoln to the Congress of the United States, in December last, explains clearly and distinctly his sentiments as to the terms, conditions and method of proceeding, by which peace can be secured to the people…”

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Item Description: Report, “Message of the President : to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Confederate States of America (with an Extract from Mr. Lincoln’s message of December last, referred to in the foregoing report)”. [Scans courtesy of Internet Archive … Continue reading →

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27 April 1864: “If elected I will do everything in my power to promote the interests, the honor and the glory of North Carolina, and to secure an honorable peace.”

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Item description: This political advertisement by William W. Holden is found in the Hillsborough Recorder published on 27 April 1864. Holden announces his candidacy for governor of North Carolina, promising to “promote the interests, the honor and the glory of … Continue reading →

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28 November 1863: “abate the pride, assuage the malice, and confound the devices of our enemies.”

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Item: “Prayers for Peace” (editorial), The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N.C.), 28 November 1863, page 2 column 2. Transcription: From the Richmond Dispatch [The Daily Dispatch, 26 November 1863] Prayers for peace. The recommendation of Pius IX. that, on the 1st … Continue reading →

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16 July 1863: “In the name of reason, of suffering humanity, and of the religion which we profess…bring about an honorable peace.”

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Item Description: Letter, 16 July 1863, to the editor of the Raleigh Standard, from “A Southern Man” (attributed to the famous secessionist, R.S. Donnell). In the letter, Donnell reflects on the history of secession, comments on the state of the Civil War, … Continue reading →

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12 February 1863: “I am here gathering up conscripts straglers and absentees and hope you will come up before I leave”

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Item description: Letter, 12 February 1863, from Robert E. Brumby to his sister Sarah Simpson, while he was on leave in Goodman, Mississippi. [Item transcription available below images.] Item citation: From the Simpson and Brumby Family Papers, #1408-z, Southern Historical Collection, The … Continue reading →

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5 January 1863: “Alice and the little girls came safely to hand on Saturday in company with President Davis who made a pretty little speech at the station.”

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Item description: Letter, 5 January 1863, from Paul Cameron to Thomas Ruffin. Item citation: From folder 453 in the Thomas Ruffin Papers #641 in the Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Item transcription: Hillsboro, Jany. 5th ’63 My Dear … Continue reading →

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