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Tag Archives: home front
9 February 1865: “…it shall be the duty of the Governor to cause to be enrolled as a Guard for Home Defence, all white male persons not already enrolled in the service of the Confederate States…”
Item Description: A broadside containing General Orders for the operation of the North Carolina Home Guard. The order describes who may be exempted from service and the structure and organization of the units. An additional order from the Fifth Regiment … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged adjutant general, broadside, broadsides, conscription, exemptions, general orders, home front, home guard, homefront, local militia, militias, North Carolina, Statesville (N.C.)
Comments Off on 9 February 1865: “…it shall be the duty of the Governor to cause to be enrolled as a Guard for Home Defence, all white male persons not already enrolled in the service of the Confederate States…”
28 January 1865: “It commenced when I was thirteen, and I am now seventeen and no prospect yet of its ending.”
Item Description: Entry, dated 28 January 1865, from the diary of Emma Florence LeConte, the daughter of scientist Joseph LeConte of Columbia, S.C. Item Citation: From Folder 1, in the Emma LeConte Diary, #420-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Columbia, diaries, Emma LeConte, home front, personal reflections, South Carolina, women
Comments Off on 28 January 1865: “It commenced when I was thirteen, and I am now seventeen and no prospect yet of its ending.”
4 January 1865: “Father said the Yanks made a clean sweep of everything, and we have lost all our worldly possessions except the few negroes here.”
Item description: Entry, dated 4 January 1865, from the diary of Emma Florence LeConte, the daughter of scientist Joseph LeConte of Columbia, S.C. Item citation: From the Emma LeConte Diary, #420-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at … Continue reading
23 October 1864: “my Dear I will tell you tru we will not have aney fighting to do this fall and by next spring the war will be over.”
Item description: Letter, 23 October 1864, from Joseph H. Young to his wife Anna Eliza Young. Young was from Mifflin County, Pa. and served in the 184th Pennsylvania Regiment. Item citation: From the Joseph H. Young Papers, #3695-z, Southern Historical Collection, … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged 184th Pennsylvania Regiment, Anna Eliza Young, food, Fort Darling, Fort Rice, home front, Joseph H. Young Papers, Pennsylvania, women
Comments Off on 23 October 1864: “my Dear I will tell you tru we will not have aney fighting to do this fall and by next spring the war will be over.”
18 September 1864: “I believe a great many have left our Country for the North lately. I heard forty left Goldsboro last week.”
Item description: Letter, dated 18 September 1864, from Kate Chapman to Mary Ferrand Henderson of Salisbury, N.C. Item citation: From folder 36 in the John Steele Henderson Papers, #327, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Alamance, Henderson family, home front, John Steele Henderson, Kate Chapman, North Carolina, Salisbury, women
Comments Off on 18 September 1864: “I believe a great many have left our Country for the North lately. I heard forty left Goldsboro last week.”
14 July 1864: “Who would have thought then that he would never return.”
Item description: Letter, dated 14 July 1864, from William Hunt to his brother Andrew Lucas Hunt. Andrew Lucas Hunt (1843-1905) of Chicago, Ill., was an officer with the 134th Illinois Regiment, United States Army, during the Civil War. Item citation: Letter … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged 134th Illinois Infantry Regiment, Andrew Lucas Hunt, business, Chicago, hardware, home front, Illinois, William Hunt
Comments Off on 14 July 1864: “Who would have thought then that he would never return.”
2 June 1864: “ALL PASSES without exception, that have been given to persons to visit the Banks and fish in the Sounds, are hereby revoked.”
Item description: These are notices that appeared on 2 June 1864 in The Daily Journal of Wilmington, North Carolina. The first notice deals with the passenger lists of ships running the Union blockade, and the second with the revocation of … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged A. Vanderhorst, blockade, blockade running, boarding, coastal areas, coastal defenses, fishing, General William Whiting, headquarters, home front, homefront, James H. Hill, Louis Hebert, naval operations, newspapers, North Carolina, notices, passenger lists, passes, passport, passports, sounds, The Daily Journal, Virginia, William H. C. Whiting, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal, Wilmington (NC)
Comments Off on 2 June 1864: “ALL PASSES without exception, that have been given to persons to visit the Banks and fish in the Sounds, are hereby revoked.”
24 April 1864: “If I could only look in upon you (wherever you are) I could cheer up and not have the blues again tonight. I wonder where you are and what you are doing?”
Item description: Letter, dated 24 April 1864, from Emma Clayton to her husband Thomas L. Clayton More about Thomas and Emma Clayton: Thomas L. Clayton (1834-1905) of Asheville, N.C., was the son of Ephraim Clayton (1804-1892) and Nancy McElroy Clayton (d. … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Emma Clayton, home front, North Carolina, Thomas Clayton, women
Comments Off on 24 April 1864: “If I could only look in upon you (wherever you are) I could cheer up and not have the blues again tonight. I wonder where you are and what you are doing?”
5 August 1863: “Isaac, Henry and John were left behind to take their chances. Sarah and Diana ran away, and I suppose are with the Yankees…”
Item Description: Letter, dated 5 August 1863, from William H. Thomson to his son Ruffin Thomson. More about Ruffin Thomson: Thomson was the oldest child and only son of William H. Thomson and Hannah Lavinia Thomson. He studied at the University … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Alabama, civilians, home front, Mississippi, Perry County, Ruffin Thomson, slaves, William H. Thomson
Comments Off on 5 August 1863: “Isaac, Henry and John were left behind to take their chances. Sarah and Diana ran away, and I suppose are with the Yankees…”
14 June 1863: “The captain, without hesitation, acknowledged her to be a Confederate vessel and stated his cargo to consist of liquors, medicines, drugs, and provisions, with probably some articles for the rebel Government.”
Item description: “Capture of Confederate steamer Calypso, June 11, 1863. Report of Commander Bankhead, U. S. Navy, commanding U. S. S. Florida.” The report discusses the capture of the Confederate steamer Calypso off the North Carolina coast. The ship was … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged blockade, blockade running, Calypso, Civil War medicine, coastal areas, home front, homefront, John P. Bankhead, Nassau, naval, naval operations, North Carolina, ships, supplies, U.S.S. Florida, United States Navy, Wilmington
Comments Off on 14 June 1863: “The captain, without hesitation, acknowledged her to be a Confederate vessel and stated his cargo to consist of liquors, medicines, drugs, and provisions, with probably some articles for the rebel Government.”