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Tag Archives: Union occupation
18 April 1865: “I feel provoked to hear the college bell sounding on as though the college was in full blast—a miserable set— not one true man among them and they desire to hand it down in History that the dear Yankees, did not interfere with the regular exercise of the college—when in truth there were not five students here when Wheeler left us.”
Item Description: Letter from Charles P. Mallet to his son Charles B. Mallet. Written over the course of a few weeks, he describes the Confederate retreat from Chapel Hill and the Union occupation. He describes the pillaging and foraging going … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Chapel Hill (NC), Charles B. Mallet, Johnston's surrender, rumors, Union occupation
Comments Off on 18 April 1865: “I feel provoked to hear the college bell sounding on as though the college was in full blast—a miserable set— not one true man among them and they desire to hand it down in History that the dear Yankees, did not interfere with the regular exercise of the college—when in truth there were not five students here when Wheeler left us.”
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
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
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
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Columbia (S.C.), diaries, Emma LeConte, Gen. William T. Sherman, South Carolina, Union occupation, women
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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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9 August 1864: “it is as delightful to be free of that anxious, terrible dread of them”
Item Description: Letter from M. S. Seawell to his cousin Nanny from The Shelter. He writes about how he misses his family and how the people of Gloucester are likely to be forced to live on nothing. He also mentions … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Civil War, George Hairston Papers, Union occupation, Virginia
Comments Off on 9 August 1864: “it is as delightful to be free of that anxious, terrible dread of them”
15 April 1864: “Before leaving town the Yankees burned the Court house, the railroad bridge over the Ouachita and one other small public office”
Item Description: Diary entry, 15 April 1864, by Sarah Lois Wadley, describing Union forces leaving Monroe and the liberation of slaves. Wadley was the daughter of William Morrill Wadley (1812?-1882) and Rebecca Barnard Everingham Wadley (fl. 1840-1884) and lived with her family in … Continue reading
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Tagged Monroe, Sarah Lois Wadley, Union occupation
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10 April 1864: “rebel indeed, proud invaders, when shall we teach you the bitterness of that word again!”
Item Description: Diary entry, 15 April 1864, by Sarah Lois Wadley, describing the Union occupation of Monroe. Wadley was the daughter of William Morrill Wadley (1812?-1882) and Rebecca Barnard Everingham Wadley (fl. 1840-1884) and lived with her family in homes near Amite in … Continue reading
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Tagged casualties, Monroe, Sarah Lois Wadley, Union occupation
Comments Off on 10 April 1864: “rebel indeed, proud invaders, when shall we teach you the bitterness of that word again!”
18 February 1864: Edward Stanly to Charles Sumner
Item description: Letter from Edward Stanly, former Military Governor of occupied North Carolina, to Charles Sumner, a senator from Massachusetts. In the letter, Stanly defends his actions as military governor and asks Sumner to produce “‘some of the acts’ which … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Sumner, Edward Stanly, military governors, North Carolina, occupation, occupied territory, Union occupation
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21 July 1863: “base and mean and pusillanimous must be the man who remains and allows the enemies lines to encircle his home…while there is a musket in his reach
Item Description: Letter, 21 July 1863, to Mrs. John S. Lewis from her son John, describing in detail his brigade’s role in the battle of Gettysburg, having his slaves captured, and his feelings about Union occupation in the south. [Item … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, Gettysburg Campaign, John Lewis, Lewis family, slaves, Union occupation
Comments Off on 21 July 1863: “base and mean and pusillanimous must be the man who remains and allows the enemies lines to encircle his home…while there is a musket in his reach
12 May 1863: “In accepting your resignation as Military Governor of North Carolina, I cannot but express my regret that the Government, in this trying hour, should lose the benefit of your able and patriotic service.”
Item description: This letter was written by Edwin M. Stanton, United States Secretary of War, to Edward Stanly, who had served as Military Governor of North Carolina. In it Stanton comments on the “zeal and fidelity” Stanly showed while dealing … Continue reading