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Tag Archives: South Carolina
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”
Item Description: Letter from Major General Cash to South Carolina Governor A. G. Magrath. He writes that he’s raised the men for a division from the eastern counties of South Carolina but does not have the weapons, ammunition, rations, or … Continue reading
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Tagged A. G. Magrath, Civil War, raising companies, South Carolina
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5 March 1865: “The building after they were rifled were nearly all burnt & the Provisions & stock destroyed.”
Item description: A. G. Magrath was the confederate governor of South Carolina during the Civil War. This letter reports back on relief efforts sent to Columbia after it was burned and remarks on both the condition of the town and … Continue reading
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Tagged A. G. Magrath, aid, Civil War, Columbia, governor, relief, South Carolina
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15 February 1865: “The alarm bell is ringing. […] ‘It is the Yankees.'”
Item Description: Entry, dated 15 February 1865, from the diary of Emma Florence LeConte, the daughter of scientist Joseph LeConte of Columbia, S.C. Emma writes about the impending destruction of Columbia. Item Citation: From the Emma LeConte Diary, #420-z, Southern Historical Collection, … Continue reading
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Tagged Columbia (S.C.), diaries, Emma LeConte, Emma LeConte Diary, Gen. William T. Sherman, General William T. Sherman, South Carolina, Union occupation, University of South Carolina, women
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14 February 1865: “It is true some think Sherman will burn the town, but we can hardly believe that.”
Item Description: Entry, dated 14 February 1865, from the diary of Emma Florence LeConte, the daughter of scientist Joseph LeConte of Columbia, S.C. For the next week, we will be sharing entries from Emma LeConte’s diary that she kept during … Continue reading
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Tagged Columbia (S.C.), diaries, Emma LeConte, Gen. William T. Sherman, South Carolina, Union occupation, women
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8 February 1865: “the enemy have repaired burnt bridge and are crossing”
Item Description: George Anderson Mercer was a lawyer and Confederate officer from Savannah, Ga. He kept an intermittent diary throughout his life. During the War he was captured in Macon, Ga, and returned to service after his release. During this period … Continue reading
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Tagged bridge, Civil War, Confederate Army, George Anderson Mercer, South Carolina, weapons
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28 January 1865: “It commenced when I was thirteen, and I am now seventeen and no prospect yet of its ending.”
Item Description: Entry, dated 28 January 1865, from the diary of Emma Florence LeConte, the daughter of scientist Joseph LeConte of Columbia, S.C. Item Citation: From Folder 1, in the Emma LeConte Diary, #420-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University … Continue reading
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Tagged Columbia, diaries, Emma LeConte, home front, personal reflections, South Carolina, women
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23 January 1865: “We hear so many rumors of the movements of the Yankees and of our own troops”
Item Description: A diary entry by Emma LeConte from Columbia describing their conditions as they prepare for the arrival of Yankee and confederate troops. She describes the quality of her clothes as as well as the price of food. Item Citation: … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil War, clothes, Columbia, Emma LeConte, food, South Carolina
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12 January 1865: “…wish I had been born here instead of in Georgia! That whole State is utterly demoralized, and ready to go back into the Union.”
Item description: Entry, dated 12 January 1865, from the diary of Emma Florence LeConte, the daughter of scientist Joseph LeConte of Columbia, S.C. Item citation: From the Emma LeConte Diary, #420-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at … Continue reading
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Tagged Columbia (S.C.), diaries, Emma LeConte, Gen. Joseph Johnston, Gen. William T. Sherman, Georgia, Savannah, South Carolina, Union occupation
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4 January 1865: “Father said the Yanks made a clean sweep of everything, and we have lost all our worldly possessions except the few negroes here.”
Item description: Entry, dated 4 January 1865, from the diary of Emma Florence LeConte, the daughter of scientist Joseph LeConte of Columbia, S.C. Item citation: From the Emma LeConte Diary, #420-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at … Continue reading
2 January 1865: “We had a very pleasant evening and were regaled in honour of the new year, which yesterday being Sunday was celebrated today, with egg-nog, Confederate cake and pop-corn.”
Item description: Entry, dated 2 January 1865, from the diary of Emma Florence LeConte, the daughter of scientist Joseph LeConte of Columbia, S.C. Item citation: From the Emma LeConte Diary, #420-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at … Continue reading
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Tagged diaries, Emma LeConte, food, holidays, New Year's Day, South Carolina, women
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