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Tag Archives: Confederate Navy
24 April 1865: “the vessel and ways were put in order under my direction”
Item Description: Two telegraph reports from the U.S. Navy regarding the seizure of the C.S.S. Beaufort by the U.S.S. Maumee, and the seizure of a confederate tug boat by U.S.S. Phlox in the James River. These telegrams display of the actions … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Civil War, Confederate Navy, James River, Richmond, telegrams, U.S. Navy, Virginia
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5 December 1864: “Stuck on the Bar, was fired on, when the crew abandoned her.”
Item Description: The DeRosset family lived in Wilmington, NC during the Civil War and many of the family’s men were in the confederate army and navy. Much of the letters in the collection deal with the blockade, refugees, and the health of … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Confederate Navy, DeRosset family, Navy, North Carolina
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11 November 1864: “We fear that the disaster at Plymouth may have a tendancy to increase the feeing of jealousy between the army and navy . . .”
Item Description: “The Army and Navy, &tc., &tc.” (editorial), The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N.C.), 11 November 1864. Transcription: THE DAILY JOURNAL. CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. WILMINGTON, N. C., FRIDAY, NOV. 11, 1864. See a list of the Members of … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Confederate Army, Confederate Navy, CSS Albemarle, CSS Tallahassee, jealousy, Plymouth (N.C.), Stephen R. Mallory, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal
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6 November 1864: “We wold blo it up before thay shood have it.”
Item Description: Letter from Jerome Rigins, a sailor in the Confederate Navy, to Martin Moser. He discusses how Union troops have taken Plymouth and will likely take Kinston. If Kinston were to fall, they would destroy their ship (believed to … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Confederate Navy, Kinston, Martin Moser Papers, North Carolina
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12 June 1864: “I am, with the assistance of an engineer officer, Lieutenant [W. R.] King, of the Army, placing torpedoes in the Roanoke River, to be exploded by friction matches.”
Item description: A report from acting Rear Admiral Samuel P. Lee concerning “the placing and trial of torpedoes for defense against the C. S. ram Albemarle.” Item transcription: Report of Acting Rear-Admiral Lee, U. S. Navy, transmitting a report regarding … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Albemarle Sound, batteries, Confederate Navy, CSS Albemarle, Gideon Welles, Melancton Smith, naval, naval operations, reports, Roanoke River, S.P. Lee, submarines, torpedo, United States Navy
Comments Off on 12 June 1864: “I am, with the assistance of an engineer officer, Lieutenant [W. R.] King, of the Army, placing torpedoes in the Roanoke River, to be exploded by friction matches.”
6 June 1864: “We regret to learn that on Thursday afternoon, or evening, Lt. J. L. Johnston, C.S.N., attached to this station, came to his death by drowning…”
Item description: A death notice for Lt. J. L. Johnston of the Confederate States Navy. Lt. Johnston drowned off the North Carolina coast, near Fort Caswell. Item Transcription: DEATH OF LT. J. L. JOHNSTON We regret to learn that on … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Confederate Navy, death notifications, Fort Caswell, Lt. J. L. Johnston, newspaper, newspapers, shipwreck, Steamer Equator, Steamer Georgina McCall, steamers, The Daily Journal, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal, Wilmington (NC)
Comments Off on 6 June 1864: “We regret to learn that on Thursday afternoon, or evening, Lt. J. L. Johnston, C.S.N., attached to this station, came to his death by drowning…”
9 December 1863: Drawings of Fort Sumter given to Jeremy F. Gilmer by General P. G. T. Beauregard
Item description: Printed pictures on board backgrounds, dated 9 December 1863, of Fort Sumter from Gilmer Maps collection. Both drawings were given to Jeremy Francis Gilmer by General G. T. Beauregard. The two images depict a view looking from the … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Charleston (S.C.), Confederate Navy, Fort Sumter, Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard, Jeremy Francis Gilmer, South Carolina
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18 October 1863: “the Virginians seem to be utterly indifferent, and continue to monopolize the foremost places & the pretty girls of this command with quiet and aggravating assurance.”
Item Description: Letter, 18 October 1863, from Benjamin Lewis Blackford to his father, William Matthews Blackford, describing life at his camp near Wilmington, NC. Benjamin Lewis Blackford was born 5 August 1835, and as a child, was called “Benny.” At some point, … Continue reading
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
Posted in North Carolina Collection
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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11 October 1863: “Cape Fear or “Bald Head” 30 miles south of this is the most desolate point I suppose on the Atlantic Coast”
Item Description: Letter, 11 October 1863, from Benjamin Lewis Blackford to his father, William Matthews Blackford, describing his life and developments at his camp near Wilmington, NC. Benjamin Lewis Blackford was born 5 August 1835, and as a child, was called “Benny.” … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Bald Head Island, Benjamin Lewis Blackford, Blackford Family, Cape Fear, Confederate Navy, Confederate ports, Wrightsville
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