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Tag Archives: Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal
11 November 1864: “We fear that the disaster at Plymouth may have a tendancy to increase the feeing of jealousy between the army and navy . . .”
Item Description: “The Army and Navy, &tc., &tc.” (editorial), The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N.C.), 11 November 1864. Transcription: THE DAILY JOURNAL. CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. WILMINGTON, N. C., FRIDAY, NOV. 11, 1864. See a list of the Members of … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Confederate Army, Confederate Navy, CSS Albemarle, CSS Tallahassee, jealousy, Plymouth (N.C.), Stephen R. Mallory, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal
Comments Off on 11 November 1864: “We fear that the disaster at Plymouth may have a tendancy to increase the feeing of jealousy between the army and navy . . .”
8 July 1864: ” . . . its principles are treasonable and its oaths criminal.”
Item Description: excerpt from “The Situation” (editorial), The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N. C.) 8 July 1864. Transcription: Since the publication of the revelations in regard to a secret treasonable order said to exist in this State—an order of northern origin, … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged elections, secret organizations, treason, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal
Comments Off on 8 July 1864: ” . . . its principles are treasonable and its oaths criminal.”
22 June 1864: “Now people are terribly in earnest. They want the truth. They want nothing more and nothing less.”
Item Description: “Journalism—Misrepresentations of Facts—Appeals to Prejudices among Soldiers, &c., &c.” (editorial), The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N. C.), 22 June 1864. Transcription: THE DAILY JOURNAL. CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. WILMINGTON, N. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1864. Journalism—Misrepresentations of Facts—Appeals to … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Civil War, Governor Zebulon Vance, journalism, William W. Holden, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal
Comments Off on 22 June 1864: “Now people are terribly in earnest. They want the truth. They want nothing more and nothing less.”
21 June 1864: “. . . the hardest fighting of the war may yet be looked for within sight and sound of the Cockade City.”
Item Description: “Petersburg” (editorial), The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N. C.), 21 June 1864. Transcription: Petersburg. It may be that while we write shot and shell are busy around the devoted city of Petersburg, for Grant has commenced a new campaign … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged battles, editorials, Petersburg, troop movements, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal
Comments Off on 21 June 1864: “. . . the hardest fighting of the war may yet be looked for within sight and sound of the Cockade City.”
17 June 1864: “By hook or by crook, Abraham Lincoln is bound to be re-elected President of the Northern States.”
Item Description: Editorial, The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N. C.), 17 June 1864. Transcription: By hook or by crook, Abraham Lincoln is bound to be re-elected President of the Northern States.—That, like his nomination at Baltimore, is a foregone conclusion. He … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, elections, Hannibal Hamlin, The New York Herald, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal
Comments Off on 17 June 1864: “By hook or by crook, Abraham Lincoln is bound to be re-elected President of the Northern States.”
11 June 1864: “. . . little opportunity is given for bestowing upon the soldiers the attention they so much need.”
Item Description: “Along the Line of the Railroad” (editorial), The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N. C.), 11 June 1864. Transcription: THE DAILY JOURNAL. CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. WILMINGTON, N. C., SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1864. The time at which the train from … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged soldier conditions, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal, Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, wounded soldiers
Comments Off on 11 June 1864: “. . . little opportunity is given for bestowing upon the soldiers the attention they so much need.”
6 June 1864: “We regret to learn that on Thursday afternoon, or evening, Lt. J. L. Johnston, C.S.N., attached to this station, came to his death by drowning…”
Item description: A death notice for Lt. J. L. Johnston of the Confederate States Navy. Lt. Johnston drowned off the North Carolina coast, near Fort Caswell. Item Transcription: DEATH OF LT. J. L. JOHNSTON We regret to learn that on … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Confederate Navy, death notifications, Fort Caswell, Lt. J. L. Johnston, newspaper, newspapers, shipwreck, Steamer Equator, Steamer Georgina McCall, steamers, The Daily Journal, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal, Wilmington (NC)
Comments Off on 6 June 1864: “We regret to learn that on Thursday afternoon, or evening, Lt. J. L. Johnston, C.S.N., attached to this station, came to his death by drowning…”
3 June 1864: “a circumstance which can hardly be looked upon as a positive loss . . .”
Item: Transcription: THE DAILY JOURNAL. CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. WILMINGTON, N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1864. FOR some reason we are for two days without mails from Richmond, our latest letter or newspaper dates from that city not coming down … Continue reading
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
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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.”
1 June 1864: “A Friend has left with us a rather curious piece of Yankee iron-mongery . . . “
Item Description: news item, The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N.C.), 1 June 1864, page 2 column 3. Transcription: “A friend has left with us a rather curious piece of Yankee iron-mongery, weighing some six pounds, we should think. It is sort … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Petersburg Weldon Railroad, railroads, sabotage, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal
Comments Off on 1 June 1864: “A Friend has left with us a rather curious piece of Yankee iron-mongery . . . “