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Monthly Archives: February 2014
29 February 1864: “there has been a big battle in Virginia in which the Yankees were as badly whipped as they ever have been.”
Item description: Diary entry, 29 February 1864, written by Samuel Andrew Agnew. Agnew grew up and attended college and seminary in Due West, S.C. In 1852, he moved to Mississippi, and thereafter lived in the northeastern part of the state, chiefly in … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged diaries, Samuel A. Agnew, United States Army
Comments Off on 29 February 1864: “there has been a big battle in Virginia in which the Yankees were as badly whipped as they ever have been.”
28 February 1864: “I am heartily disgusted with public opinion.”
Item Description: William Dudley Gale wrote in this letter, 28 February 1864, to his wife, Kate Polk Gale, describing the destruction wrought by the Yankees on Meridian, Ala., and Enterprise, Ala., and defended the much maligned strategy of his father-in-law, … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Demopolis (Ala.), Enterprise (Ala.), finances, Gen. William T. Sherman, Kate Polk Gale, Leonidas Polk, Meridian (Ala.), railroads, Selma and Jackson railroad, William Dudley Gale
Comments Off on 28 February 1864: “I am heartily disgusted with public opinion.”
27 February 1864: “…for the old light-boats now at Plymouth, to obstruct the Neuse and Roanoke rivers, in order to prevent the rebel ironclads said to be building up those rivers coming down to assist…”
Item description: “Letter from Acting Rear-Admiral Lee, U. S. Navy, to the chairman of the Light-House Board, regarding channel buoys in Beaufort Harbor, and the use of old light-boats as obstructions.” To read more from the Official Records of the … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Beaufort, blockade, coal, coastal areas, ironclads, lightboats, lighthouses, naval, naval operations, New Bern (N.C.), Plymouth (N.C.), S.P. Lee, U.S.S. Minnesota, United States Navy, US Navy
Comments Off on 27 February 1864: “…for the old light-boats now at Plymouth, to obstruct the Neuse and Roanoke rivers, in order to prevent the rebel ironclads said to be building up those rivers coming down to assist…”
26 February 1864: “…often when I press the precious child to my heart I feel that it will break. I do not know why it is, I often fear it may be a presentiment of future evil, but when I see him so perfectly lovely and angelic in his nature, I fear that he is but a loan from God, which He will soon recall…”
Item Description: Letter dated 26 February 1864, from Annie Maney Schon to her sister Bettie Maney Kimberly. In this letter, Annie discusses her health after childbirth and the worries and fears she has as a mother. She also discusses parenting, … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Comments Off on 26 February 1864: “…often when I press the precious child to my heart I feel that it will break. I do not know why it is, I often fear it may be a presentiment of future evil, but when I see him so perfectly lovely and angelic in his nature, I fear that he is but a loan from God, which He will soon recall…”
25 February 1864: “… they are used for paving stones & are calculated generally to last ‘3 years or during the war'”
Item description: Letter, dated 25 February 1864, from Edward W. Allen to his parents. In this letter, Allen describes activities at Camp Randall, Wisconsin, including a description of hardtack, friends in the Hospital, and sending photographs to friends and family. … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Camp Randall, disease, hospitals, photographs, rations, Vicksburg, Wisconsin
Comments Off on 25 February 1864: “… they are used for paving stones & are calculated generally to last ‘3 years or during the war'”
24 February 1864: “These times we hesitate not to ask favors of our friends & generally our friends are willing to serve us.”
Item Description: In this letter, Mary C. Ruffin wrote from Graham, N.C., to her nephew, Major Daniel Heyward Hamilton Jr., seeking his help in procuring kerosene oil and ascertaining the price and quality of cotton cards. She was sensitive to … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged cotton, Daniel Heyward Hamilton Jr., General James Longstreet, kerosene, Mary C. Ruffin, reenlistment, smallpox, supplies, variloid
Comments Off on 24 February 1864: “These times we hesitate not to ask favors of our friends & generally our friends are willing to serve us.”
23 February 1864: “The commission officers…are to be treated like faithful dogs worn out with age.”
Item Description: Letter, 23 February 1864, to Governor Zebulon B. Vance from Brigadier-General W. L. Quarles, C.S.A., protesting against turning over the commissioned officers of the North Carolina regiments to the War Department. [transcription available below image] Item Citation: From the Jane … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged commissioned officers, Governor Zebulon Vance
Comments Off on 23 February 1864: “The commission officers…are to be treated like faithful dogs worn out with age.”
22 February 1864: “…being called thither on business with his Excellency the President.”
Item description: Letter, dated 22 February 1864, from Major Charles Scott Venable to Lieutenant General Richard Stoddert Ewell. The letter informs Major Ewell that his commanding General (General Robert E. Lee) would be leaving his position to visit President Jefferson … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Charles S. Venable, Gen. Richard Stoddert Ewell, General Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, Richmond (V.A.)
Comments Off on 22 February 1864: “…being called thither on business with his Excellency the President.”
21 February 1864: “In general the condition of affairs in East Tennessee was so much improved as to produce a decided feeling of confidence.”
Item: “Report of Major General J. G. Foster of Operations in East Tennessee” in Supplemental Report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, in two volumes. Supplemental to Senate report no. 142, 38th Congress, 2d session . … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged East Tennessee, French Broad River, General Ambrose Burnside, General James Longstreet, General John G. Foster, General John Parke, General John Schofield, General Samuel D. Sturgis, General Ulysses S. Grant, Knoxville (Tenn.), supplies
Comments Off on 21 February 1864: “In general the condition of affairs in East Tennessee was so much improved as to produce a decided feeling of confidence.”