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Tag Archives: Fort Caswell
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)
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12 August 1862: “They would be of great-service here enabling me to assist vessels running the blockade and drive off the blockaders.”
Item description: Letter, 12 August 1862, from Col. George A. Cunningham, Commandant of Fort Caswell (N.C.), to Col. Collett Leventhorpe, colonel of the 11th North Carolina (and in charge of the defenses for the District of Wilmington). Item citation: From … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged 11th North Carolina Regiment, arms, blockade, blockade running, Collett Leventhorpe, Fort Caswell, Fort Fisher, forts, George A. Cunningham, Thomas Lanier Clingman, Wilmington
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20 February 1862: “…we can easily tell when a shell comes from a rifled gun as it comes whistling all sort of tunes…”
Item description: Letter from Henry L. Sturges, a Massachusetts soldier serving on the United States Navy steamer “Mount Vernon,” to an unidentified friend. At the time of the letter, the “Mount Vernon” was operating in the waters near Wilmington, N.C. … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Fort Caswell, forts, Henry L. Sturges, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Steamer Mount Vernon, steamers, United States Navy, Wilmington
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19 April 1861: Articles from The Daily Journal (Wilmington, North Carolina)
Item description: A selection of articles from The Daily Journal (Wilmington, North Carolina) for 19 April 1861. Topics discussed are: laborers wanted for work at Fort Caswell, mobilization of troops, a report of a song that was performed in Montgomery, … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Alabama, Fort Caswell, militias, mobilization, Montgomery, newspapers, North Carolina, slaves, songs, The Daily Journal, troops, Wilmington
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