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- Buck Lawler on 26 March 1865: “We had a small fight at Petersburg yesterday”
- Todd Kesselring on 31 March 1865: “There would probably be no difficulty is getting the men to volunteer into this service but the difficulty is to procure the horses”
- Todd Kesselring on 31 March 1865: “There would probably be no difficulty is getting the men to volunteer into this service but the difficulty is to procure the horses”
- Buck Lawler on 24 March 1865: “No matter if our country goes down tomorrow Lees name will stand first upon the pinnacle of fame, as the greatest of commanders living or dead.”
- Todd Kesselring on 22 March 1865: “I have just returned safe & sound from an expedition to Bentonville against Sherman”
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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…”
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.”
3 May 1864: “we stood by powerless to comfort or help while it seemed to me that my breast heaved in unison with every sobbing, laboured breath that little Sallie drew.”
Item Description: Diary entry, 3 May 1864 by Sarah Lois Wadley. The Wadleys lived in various places throughout the Civil War including Amite in Tangipahoa Parish, Monroe and Oakland in Ouachita Parish, La., and near Macon, Ga. On May 3rd, Sarah had … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Georgia, homefront, scarlet fever
Comments Off on 3 May 1864: “we stood by powerless to comfort or help while it seemed to me that my breast heaved in unison with every sobbing, laboured breath that little Sallie drew.”
18 August 1863: “organizing the students at the University into a company to be drilled and called out in case of emergency to resist raids, &c.”
Item description: Letter, 18 August 1863, from Adjutant General Daniel Fowle to Professor of Chemistry John Kimberly stating that Governor Zebulon Vance had suggested mobilizing a contingent of University of North Carolina students for defense of the home-front. [transcription available below image] … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Daniel Fowle, Governor Zebulon Vance, homefront, John Kimberly, mobilization
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24 July 1863: “…Nat Went in to the Battle in Pennsylvania and he supposed he was killed he had not bin herd since…”
Item description: Letter, dated 24 July 1863, from Sally A. Bouldin to her “dear sister” Sally Hundley, reporting that her husband Nat was missing and presumed to have been killed during the Battle of Gettysburg. Item citation: From folder 2 … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, Franklin County (V.A.), Gettysburg Campaign, grief, homefront, John Hundley, Lucinda Hundley, Sally Bauldin, Sally Hundley, whooping cough, women
Comments Off on 24 July 1863: “…Nat Went in to the Battle in Pennsylvania and he supposed he was killed he had not bin herd since…”
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.”
7 May 1863: “AN APPEAL For The Sick And Wounded Soldiers“
Item Description: In this broadside, members of the Salisbury [N.C.] Way-Side Hospital committee call for donations of “provisions, medicines, delicacies for the sick, and money” to help care for wounded and sick soldiers. The appeal ends with a call to … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged broadsides, Confederate hospital, home front, homefront, hospitals, North Carolina, Salisbury, Salisbury Way-side Hospital, sickness, soldier conditions, wounded soldiers
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27 March 1863: “It has been charged by both the ignorant and the evil-disposed against the people of our faith, that the Israelite does not fight in the battles of his country!”
Item description: This pamphlet contains a sermon delivered by Reverend M. J. Michelbacher of the Beth Ahabah Synagogue in Richmond, Virginia. In it he refutes claims that the Jewish people of the South are not actively supporting the Confederate cause … Continue reading
Posted in Rare Book Collection
Tagged Beth Ahabah Synagogue, day of fasting and prayer, homefront, Jewish soldiers, Jews, M. J. Michelbacher, merchants, prayer, religion, religious beliefs, Richmond, sermons, speculation, supplies, Virginia
Comments Off on 27 March 1863: “It has been charged by both the ignorant and the evil-disposed against the people of our faith, that the Israelite does not fight in the battles of his country!”
5 June 1862: “Commencement Ball Announcement, Complimentary to The Graduating Class”
Item description: A commencement ball invitation from 5 June 1862. As the war progressed the student body at the University of North Carolina began to change drastically. By the fall of 1861, only 91 students remained at the University after many … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Chapel Hill, colleges, education, home front, homefront, North Carolina, student body, students, University of North Carolina
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23 May 1862: “Men of the south! Shall our mothers, our wives, our daughters and sisters, be thus outraged by the ruffianly soldiers of the North, to whom is given the right to treat, at their pleasure, the ladies of the South as common harlots?”
Item description: The Wilmington Daily Journal of 23 May 1862 included this compilation of material related to General Benjamin F. Butler’s General Order No. 28. Declaring that “ladies of New Orleans” who “shall, by word, gesture or movement, insult or … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged editorials, Gen. Beauregard, Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard, General Benjamin Franklin Butler, general orders, home front, homefront, honor, Louisiana, New Orleans, southern women, Wilmington, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal, women
Comments Off on 23 May 1862: “Men of the south! Shall our mothers, our wives, our daughters and sisters, be thus outraged by the ruffianly soldiers of the North, to whom is given the right to treat, at their pleasure, the ladies of the South as common harlots?”