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Tag Archives: Fayetteville Arsenal
5 October 1862: “Colonel Shaw’s body servant says the troops have left, and are in the vicinity of Wilmington, on account of yellow fever. The conscripts are from 14 to 50 years old. Many of them ran away.”
Item description: “Report of Acting Rear-Admiral Lee, U. S. Navy, regarding affairs in and about Wilmington, N. C., and the inefficiency of the blockade.” The report discusses naval actions near Wilmington, North Carolina, including reports of contraband, blockade activities, a … Continue reading
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Tagged blockade, blockade running, Cape Fear River, coastal areas, coastal defenses, conscription, contrabands, disease, Fayetteville, Fayetteville Arsenal, ironclads, naval, naval operations, North Carolina, U.S.S. Minnesota, United States Navy, Wilmington, yellow fever
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21 December 1861: “Timber Wanted at the North Carolina Arsenal and Armory”
Item description: Advertisement, “Timber Wanted at the North Carolina Arsenal and Armory,” dated 29 November 1861 but which first appeared in The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N. C.) on 13 December 1861, page 4, column 1. A request for sealed proposals by … Continue reading
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Tagged advertisements, Fayetteville Arsenal, North Carolina
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5 June 1861: “…jurisdiction…is hereby ceded to the Confederate States of America, for the purpose of maintaining and erecting therein Arsenals, Magazines, or other necessary buildings…”
Item description: “An Ordinance Vesting in the Confederate States of America Jurisdiction Over Certain Tracts of Land in the Town of Fayetteville and County of Cumberland” No. 2. Item Transcription: [No. 2.] AN ORDINANCE VESTING IN THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF … Continue reading
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Tagged Confederate States of America, Cumberland County, Fayetteville, Fayetteville Arsenal, ordinances, Secession Convention
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24 April 1861: Articles from the The Hillsborough Recorder
Item description: A selection of articles from The Hillsborough Recorder (Hillsborough, North Carolina) for 24 April 1861. Topics discussed are: the editor’s position on secession, the Fayetteville Arsenal, the Orange Greys, and militia law. Item citation: The Hillsborough Recorder. 24 … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Heartt, Fayetteville Arsenal, militias, mobilization, Orange Greys, secession, The Hillsborough Recorder, troops
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