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Tag Archives: The Hillsborough Recorder
18 May 1864: “Our Indian allies, under Stand Watie and others, who have never wavered in the darkest hours of our struggle, who have sacrificed their all to the great cause of Southern liberty, will ever be gratefully remembered…”
Item description: The Hillsborough Recorder of 18 May 1864 included this news item from the Richmond Enquirer of 5 May 1864. The excerpts are from letters describing a battle between General Stand Watie and the 1st Indian Brigade of the … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged American Indian soldiers, Arkansas, Boggy Depot, Camp Longstreet, First Indian Brigade, Fort Smith, Indian brigade, John Milton Thayer, Little Rock, Native Americans, newspapers, Richmond Enquirer, Stand Watie, The Hillsborough Recorder, Western Theater
Comments Off on 18 May 1864: “Our Indian allies, under Stand Watie and others, who have never wavered in the darkest hours of our struggle, who have sacrificed their all to the great cause of Southern liberty, will ever be gratefully remembered…”
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.”
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
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged advertisements, Confederate politics, governors, North Carolina, peace, political advertiement, politicians, politics, The Hillsborough Recorder, W.W. Holden, William W. Holden
Comments Off on 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.”
15 October 1863: “Yankee Views of Charleston”
Item description: Newspaper article, “Yankee Views of Charleston,” as published in the Hillsborough Recorder on 4 November 1863 . The Recorder‘s article is a reprint of a report from Washington, D.C., that appeared in the [New York?] Herald on 15 … Continue reading
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Tagged blockade, blockade running, Charleston, Charleston (S.C.), Charleston Harbor, Confederate Navy, ironclads, naval, naval operations, The Hillsborough Recorder, The New York Herald, United States Navy, war correspondents
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7 January 1863: “President Davis passed down in the cars on Saturday last, on his return to Richmond…”
Item description: Newspaper article, “President Davis,” as published in the 7 January 1863 issue of the Hillsborough Recorder. The article describes President Jefferson Davis’ visit to North Carolina. Item citation: “President Davis,” Hillsborough Recorder. 7 January 1863. Hillsborough, N.C. : Dennis Heartt, 1820-1879. C071 … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Hillsborough, Jefferson Davis, newspapers, North Carolina, speeches, The Hillsborough Recorder
Comments Off on 7 January 1863: “President Davis passed down in the cars on Saturday last, on his return to Richmond…”
21 May 1862: “all but five of those in attendance were subject to military rule, it was thought advisable to suspend…”
Item description: Article, “W.F. College Suspended,” as published in the 21 May 1862 issue of the Hillsborough Recorder (republished from the Biblical Recorder) on the suspension of classes at Wake Forest College (now Wake Forest University). Item citation: “W.F. College … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged colleges, conscription, newspapers, students, The Hillsborough Recorder, Wake Forest, Wake Forest University
Comments Off on 21 May 1862: “all but five of those in attendance were subject to military rule, it was thought advisable to suspend…”
23 October 1861: “It is said several persons saw on Sunday morning last about 5 o’clock, a large balloon passing over this city at moderate speed…”
Item description: In its issue of 23 October 1861, the Hillsborough Recorder republished this item, which originally appeared in the Raleigh Standard. The story describes a reported sighting of a large balloon floating to the south over Raleigh, North Carolina. … Continue reading
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Tagged balloons, Raleigh, The Hillsborough Recorder
Comments Off on 23 October 1861: “It is said several persons saw on Sunday morning last about 5 o’clock, a large balloon passing over this city at moderate speed…”
25 September 1861: “Many of us have been in service as long as four months, and neither officers or men of this regiment have received one cent of pay.”
Item description: Letter to Dennis Heartt, editor of the Hillsborough Recorder, from a soldier in the Sixth Regiment of North Carolina State Troops. In the letter, which was written on 10 September 1861 from Camp Jones, near Bristoe Station, Virginia, … Continue reading
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Tagged 6th Regiment, bounty pay, Dennis Heartt, family, finances, homefront, North Carolina, North Carolina Troops, pay, soldier conditions, The Hillsborough Recorder
Comments Off on 25 September 1861: “Many of us have been in service as long as four months, and neither officers or men of this regiment have received one cent of pay.”
18 September 1861: “Be it ordained, That no person shall discharge or shoot a gun, pistol or fire arms of any description, within the limits of the town”
Item description: Ordinance for the town of Hillsborough (as published in the 18 September 1861 issue of the Hillsborough Recorder) concerning the discharge of firearms within town limits. Item citation: “Town Ordinance,” Hillsborough Recorder,” 18 September 1861. Hillsborough, N.C.: Dennis … Continue reading
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Tagged Hillsborough, newspapers, North Carolina, ordinances, The Hillsborough Recorder
Comments Off on 18 September 1861: “Be it ordained, That no person shall discharge or shoot a gun, pistol or fire arms of any description, within the limits of the town”
21 August 1861: “I therefore call upon you to come forward with your gifts, and lay them bountifully upon the altar of your country.”
Item description: This newpaper ad appeals to the ladies of Orange County, North Carolina, to provide socks and blankets for the soldiers. Among the gentlemen designated to receive articles for the solders is John W. Carr, proprietor of a store on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chapel Hill, The Hillsborough Recorder, women
Comments Off on 21 August 1861: “I therefore call upon you to come forward with your gifts, and lay them bountifully upon the altar of your country.”
4 July 1861: “The only thing contained in it that concerns us of the South as a people, is the fact that Lincoln calls for four hundred thousand men to coerce us to his will.”
Item description: On 4 July 1861, the Thirty-seventh United States Congress met in special session to decide whether or not to approve President Abraham Lincoln’s request for additional soldiers and money to prosecute the war. In a now famous address … Continue reading