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Tag Archives: Raleigh N.C.
17 April 1865: “we were aroused by the report that General Johnson had surrendered his army to Sherman and you can have no idea of the excitement that reigned around the city at the announcement as it is surrounded by our army.”
Item Description: Letter from George Washington Baker to his mother from Raleigh, NC. He writes about General Johnston’s (who he refers to as Johnson) surrender to General Sherman. He talks about the feeling amongst the Union soldiers and in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 123rd New York Volunteers, assassination of Lincoln, Copperheads, George Washington Baker, Johnston's surrender, Raleigh N.C., surrender
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16 April 1865: “…we got the news of Lee’s capture you had aught to have seen the excitement…”
Item Description: Letter dated 16 April 1865 from I. Shoger to his wife. A Union soldier stationed in Raleigh, North Carolina, Shoger writes to his wife about the excitement surrounding Lee’s surrender. Item Citation: Folder 49, Federal Soldiers Letters, #3185, … Continue reading
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Tagged Federal Soldiers' Letters, General William T. Sherman, Lee's surrender, Raleigh N.C., Smithfield (N.C.)
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11 April 1865: “your favor to its defenseless inhabitants generally”
Item Description: Letter dated 11 April 1865 from Zebulon B. Vance to General William T. Sherman authorizing the surrender of Raleigh. He requests protection for many vulnerable entities of the city. Item Citation: Folder 2, Cornelia Phillips Spencer Papers, #683, … Continue reading
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Tagged Gen. William T. Sherman, General William T. Sherman, Raleigh, Raleigh N.C., surrender, Zebulon Vance
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9 March 1865: “if I do not succeed will pursue my journey home the best way I can”
Item Description: Letter dated 9 March 1865 to Archibald Henderson from his servant (or slave) Henderson. It seems that Anderson was a slave belonging to Archibald Henderson who was hired out to a Mr. Wilkins in Wilmington. Item Citation: Folder … Continue reading
4 March 1865: ” this outlaw party who I expect for he is mean enough to do any thing”
Item Description: Letter dated 4 March 1865 from Mary Satterfield to her son. She expresses her and her husband’s reluctance to send their son any more money, but in the end, she writes that she will send some anyway. Item … Continue reading
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Tagged Hillsboro, Mary Satterfield, money, outlaws, Raleigh N.C., Satterfield and Merritt Family Papers
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4 October 1863: “The revival in our Brigade is still going on and there are a good many converts every day and almost everybody is becoming serious.”
Item description: In this letter, 4 October 1863, James Augustus Graham, an officer in Company G (Orange Guards), 27th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, wrote home to his mother, updating her on his travel back to camp near Gordonsville, Va. He … Continue reading
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Tagged 27th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, clothing, Gordonsville Va., James Augustus Graham, Orange Guards, prices, prisoners-of-war, railroads, Raleigh N.C., religious revivals, Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
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