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Tag Archives: Fort Monroe
29 May 1864: “One colored regiment at each place to hold against great odds these important positions, which the army is fortifying.”
Item description: Sent from Acting Rear-Admiral Samuel Phillips Lee to Gideon Welles, who was U. S. Secretary of Navy, this telegram discusses military movements in the Fort Powhatan and Wilson’s Wharf region of Virginia, especially that of African American Union … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged African American regiments, African American soldiers, artillery, Fort Monroe, Fort Powhatan, General Edward A. Wild, Gideon Welles, Gunboats, James River, naval operations, S.P. Lee, United States Navy, US Navy, Virginia, Wilson's Wharf
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10 November 1863: Union general Benjamin F. Butler assumes command of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina
Item Description: Envelope (ca. 1860s?) showing a map of eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia, and a portrait of General Benjamin F. Butler, U. S. Army. On November 10, 1863, General Butler assumed command of the Department of Virginia and … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged envelopes, Fort Monroe, General Benjamin Franklin Butler, maps, North Carolina, pictorial envelopes, Virginia
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29 June 1862: “The west or right bank of James River is entirely in the hands of the rebels. Nearly the whole power of the Southern Confederacy is within a few miles of us.”
Item description: “Report of Commander [John] Rodgers, U. S. Navy, of the sending the submarine propeller back to Fortress Monroe for further orders.” The report discusses naval actions in support of the Union Army’s movements during the Seven Days Battle, … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Fort Monroe, James River, John Rodgers, naval operations, Seven Days Battles, submarines, United States Navy, USS Galena, Virginia
Comments Off on 29 June 1862: “The west or right bank of James River is entirely in the hands of the rebels. Nearly the whole power of the Southern Confederacy is within a few miles of us.”
10 January 1862: Burnside Expedition rumors
Item Description: Newspaper article “The Burnside Expedition” from The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N. C.), page 2 column 2. Transcription: The following account of the Burnside expedition was intended to have been inserted in yesterday’s Journal, and was so referred to … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Annapolis, Burnside Expedition, Fort Monroe, Hatteras, newspapers, North Carolina, Wilmington
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1 January 1862: “we may expect an attack soon on Roanoke Island and other points near us…already several negroes have left here or near here…”
Image description: Letter to William S. Pettigrew from S. H. McRae, 1 January 1862, about the potential for attacks on Roanoke Island by Union forces, and seeking Pettigrew’s influence to secure more Confederate troops as a precaution in case of … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Fort Monroe, Pettigrew family, Roanoke Island, slaves, Virginia
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16 October 1861: “Thursday the weather was pleasant but the sea was rather rough making the ship roll quite heavily having a great many lands men on board there was a great deal of sea sickness”
Item description: First entry, 16 October 1861, of the log book for the U.S. Steamer Augusta, kept by Eugene Whittemore, a surgeon’s assistant on the ship. The log book includes a daily record of naval operations, activities of the ship’s … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged blockade, Fort Monroe, log books, ships, United States Navy, USS Augusta
Comments Off on 16 October 1861: “Thursday the weather was pleasant but the sea was rather rough making the ship roll quite heavily having a great many lands men on board there was a great deal of sea sickness”