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Tag Archives: Sherman
26 March 1865: “We had a small fight at Petersburg yesterday”
Item Description: In this letter, E.P. Alexander describes the atmosphere around Richmond after the Attack on Fort Stedman in Petersburg, VA. He also discusses what the the scene was like following that battle. In particular, he mentions a large crater where the … Continue reading
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Tagged Attack on Fort Stedman, crater, E.P. Alexander, Grant, Johnston, Lee, Petersburg (VA), Sherman, Virginia
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22 March 1865: “I have just returned safe & sound from an expedition to Bentonville against Sherman”
Item Description: A letter from Duncan G. Campbell to his wife about the Battle of Bentonville. He mentions capturing commanders, and losses suffered. Item Transcription: From Folder #6, in the Campbell Family Papers #135, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina … Continue reading
13 March 1865: “I waded through swamps and thickets all day hunting for Clingman’s brigade”
Item Description: This letter is family correspondence between members of Thompson family who lived in North Carolina. It describes the movements of several regiments in North Carolina as well as the suspected location of General Sherman’s army. He also mentions the poor … Continue reading
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Tagged Clingman, Fayett, greensboro, Hillboro, North Carolina, Raleigh, Sherman
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11 March 1865: “Admiral Porter removing torpedoes and buoying the channel in Cape Fear River.”
Item Description: These images from Harper’s Weekly newspaper published on March 11, 1865 in New Hanover County contains images depicting naval operations at the Cape Fear River. The lower image on the front page illustrates Admiral Porter’s fleet removing torpedoes and buoying the … Continue reading
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Tagged Admiral Porter, Cape Fear, Capture of Wilmington, Civil War, Harper's Weekly, North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, Petersburg, Sherman
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6 March 1865: ” What have you decided to do with your family and yourself in case the enemy come to Raleigh?”
Item Description: William Horn Battle was born in Edgecombe County in 1802, graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1820. He served on a commission that revised the statutory laws of North Carolina in 1833. In 1840, he was appointed … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Battle Family Papers, Chapel Hill, Charelston, cotton, Fayetteville, Kemp Battle, Raleigh, Sherman, William H. Battle
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18 January 1865: “I hope the war will be over and the rebellion crushed before another Christmas comes around”
Item Description: A letter from Robert Stuart Finley to his fiancee, Mary A. Cabeen, describing his movements with his Regiment through Georgia and South Carolina. He served in the 30th Illinois Infantry. He describes skirmishes on their way to Beaufort, as well overcoming the African … Continue reading
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Tagged Beaufort, Charleston, Civil War, Georgia, rations, Robert Stuart Finley, Savannah, Sherman, Union Army
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17 January 1865: “the triumphal march of Sherman through the heart of Georgia to the congress of Savannah are events significant of greater misfortunes in the coming spring campaign.”
Item Description: A letter from Edmund Kirby-Smith to his mother describing plans to see each other in the spring and lamenting Sherman’s march through Georgia. Kirby-Smith was a confederate Army General during the war. Item Citation: From Folder 46, in … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil War, Edmund Kirby-Smith, Georgia, Savannah, Sherman, Shreveport
Comments Off on 17 January 1865: “the triumphal march of Sherman through the heart of Georgia to the congress of Savannah are events significant of greater misfortunes in the coming spring campaign.”