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Tag Archives: Goldsboro (N.C.)
27 March 1865: “I guess all the girls is going to get married but the ones that I would be glad to hear of their finding some fellow that would suit better than I do.”
Item Description: Letter dated 27 March 1865 from Charles Milton Hopper to his family back home. Hopper served in the 70th Ohio Regiment of the United States Army. Item Citation: Folder 1, Charles Milton Hopper Papers, #3584, Southern Historical Collection, … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged 70th Ohio Regiment, Charles Milton Hopper, food, food rations, Goldsboro (N.C.), social conditions, social life
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10 March 1865: “if this want of trains can be ascertained to last two or three days longer there troops would save time by marching to the same parts.”
Item Description: John Marshall Otey was assistant adjutant general under General P. G. T. Beauregard during the Civil War. The collection consists of one letter, 10 March 1865, from E. Willis to Colonel John Marshall Otey (J. M. Otey), discussing … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil War, Goldsboro (N.C.), John Marshall Otey, North Carolina, Salisbury (N.C.), Trains
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12 March 1864: “The report is to day that Kinston and Goldsboro are taken by our troops.”
Item description: Letter, dated 12 March 1864, from James “Jim” Gifford to his parents. Gifford, a U.S. Naval officer, writes of his life in the navy while stationed near Beaufort, including ship movements and fighting near Kinston and Goldsboro, N.C. … Continue reading
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Tagged Beaufort (N.C.) Harbor, Goldsboro (N.C.), ironclads, James River, Kinston (N.C.), US Navy
Comments Off on 12 March 1864: “The report is to day that Kinston and Goldsboro are taken by our troops.”