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- Buck Lawler on 26 March 1865: “We had a small fight at Petersburg yesterday”
- Todd Kesselring on 31 March 1865: “There would probably be no difficulty is getting the men to volunteer into this service but the difficulty is to procure the horses”
- Todd Kesselring on 31 March 1865: “There would probably be no difficulty is getting the men to volunteer into this service but the difficulty is to procure the horses”
- Buck Lawler on 24 March 1865: “No matter if our country goes down tomorrow Lees name will stand first upon the pinnacle of fame, as the greatest of commanders living or dead.”
- Todd Kesselring on 22 March 1865: “I have just returned safe & sound from an expedition to Bentonville against Sherman”
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27 April 1861: “For the last five or six days eight or ten have left per day and many more are only waiting to receive money– to leave”
Item description: A petition by students to University of North Carolina Board of Trustees on behalf of the first-year, sophomore, and junior classes requesting the suspension of college duties so that students can prepare for war. Transcription of item: http://docsouth.unc.edu/true/mss06-08/mss06-08.html … Continue reading
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Tagged Harry Hill Price, Robert Bruce Peebles, students, UNC Board of Trustees, Willoughby F. Avery
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