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Tag Archives: Pettigrew family
21 March 1865: “some way of accomplishing the move may be opened to us. “
Item Description: Letter dated 21 March 1865 in which the author expresses concerns for her friends and family and the difficulties of contacting them. Item Citation: Folder 271, Pettigrew Family Papers, #592, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North … Continue reading
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Tagged Pettigrew family, Pettigrew Family Papers, Spartanburg, transportation
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3 January 1865: “I went to the dairy to get a bucket with a little milk in it, a yankee came running half bent asking “what you got” I turned it bottom upwards and kept on”
Item Description: A letter from Alabama describing what the Union Army took during their occupation, as well as some of the conditions of the confederate people and animals. Item Citation: From Folder 271, in the Pettigrew Family Papers #592, Southern Historical … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, looting, Pettigrew family, stealing, theives
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17 December 1864: “one feels about in despair sometimes, but we must keep up a brave heart…”
Item description: Letter, dated 17 December 1864, from Ann B.S. Pettigrew McKay to her brother William S. Pettigrew. Item citation: From folder 254 of the Pettigrew Family Papers #592, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne B.S. Pettigrew, Pettigrew family, William S. Pettigrew
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12 November 1864: “The Yankees is not doing at Plymouth as yet only taking Brandy and getting drunk”
Item Description: Letter written by John Blekepon to William S. Pettigrew in response to Pettigrew’s letter on November 5th. In the letter he discusses sending Pettigrew’s belongings, Union activity in Plymouth, NC, and Pettigrew’s personal health. Item Citation: Folder 270 … Continue reading
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Tagged North Carolina, Pettigrew family, Plymouth, Tarboro
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13 October 1864: “I gave him a short piece of my mind.”
Item Description: A letter from W.F. Beasley to a member of the Pettigrew family. He describes the difficulty he has had in receiving letters, and the possible movement of his battalion. He expresses his dislike for his current location. Item … Continue reading
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Tagged Beasley, Civil War, letters, Pettigrew family, post office, South Carolina
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29 March 1864: “It distresses me to have you go into the army as a private. I think it is throwing so much away.”
Item Description: Letter dated 29 March 1864 from Mary Pettigrew to her brother, William Pettigrew. In it, Mary begs William to serve a position at a hospital in Raleigh rather than join the army. She also briefly discusses news from … Continue reading
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Tagged Pettigrew family
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2 September 1863: “The death of Genl Pettigrew, as it no common loss, so it is not merely a family sorrow.”
Item description: Letter, dated 2 September 1863, to Mary Pettigrew from Mr. Patterson, a Confederate soldier and a friend of the Pettigrew family. He writes to express condolences on the recent death of Mary’s brother, General James Johnston Pettigrew. [transcription … Continue reading
14 July 1863: “…Genl Pettigrew was wounded in the hand or arm at Gettysburg…”
Item Description: Telegram, 14 July 1863, from Miss Rowland to Rev. Pringle, Richmond, Va. Miss Rowland’s telegram asks Rev. Pringle to write Miss Pettigrew of Mount Carmel, Abbeville, S.C., to inform her that “Genl Pettigrew was wounded in the hand or arm at … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, James Johnston Pettigrew, Pettigrew family, Richmond
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13 July 1863: “But I learned the following statement-a horse was shot under Gen. P on Wed…”
Item Description: Letter, 13 July 1863, from Richmond to Mary B. Pettigrew informing her of the condition of her brother, James Johnston Pettigrew. An officer in the Confederacy, James Johnston Pettigrew served in several important battles, but few documents detailing this … Continue reading
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Tagged Episcopal, James Johnston Pettigrew, Mary Pettigrew, Pettigrew family, Richmond
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12 July 1863: “Of over 500 men carried into the fight by our Regt. on Wednesday, only 110 were left for duty Saturday morning”
Item Description: Letter, 12 July 1863, from Lemuel J. Hoyle to his mother, Nancy H. V. Moorman of Gaston County, N.C. Hoyle describes the significant losses sustained by the 11th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, including that General James Johnston Pettigrew was … Continue reading
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Tagged 11th North Carolina Regiment, Battle of Gettysburg, Burgwyn family, Pettigrew family, prisoners or war
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