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Tag Archives: 27th North Carolina Infantry Regiment
17 October 1863: “I send you this list so that if any body inquires concerning their relatives in the Co you can let them know what has become of them.”
Item description: In this letter, 17 October 1863, James Augustus Graham, an officer in Company G (Orange Guards), 27th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, wrote home to his mother, reporting on the Battle of Bristoe. He briefly described the battle and … Continue reading
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Tagged 27th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Battle of Bristoe Station, casualties, General William Whedbee Kirkland, James Augustus Graham, Orange and Alexandria Railroad, Orange Guards, Rappahannock Station (Va.)
Comments Off on 17 October 1863: “I send you this list so that if any body inquires concerning their relatives in the Co you can let them know what has become of them.”
4 October 1863: “The revival in our Brigade is still going on and there are a good many converts every day and almost everybody is becoming serious.”
Item description: In this letter, 4 October 1863, James Augustus Graham, an officer in Company G (Orange Guards), 27th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, wrote home to his mother, updating her on his travel back to camp near Gordonsville, Va. He … Continue reading
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Tagged 27th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, clothing, Gordonsville Va., James Augustus Graham, Orange Guards, prices, prisoners-of-war, railroads, Raleigh N.C., religious revivals, Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
Comments Off on 4 October 1863: “The revival in our Brigade is still going on and there are a good many converts every day and almost everybody is becoming serious.”
22 February 1863: “We had a pretty hard rain last night and, as some of our men were on open flat cars, fared pretty badly.”
Item description: Letter, 22 February 1863, from James A. Graham, officer in the “Orange Guard,” Company G, 27th Regiment N.C. Troops, to his father William A. Graham. Item citation: From the William A. Graham Papers #285, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North … Continue reading
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Tagged 27th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Graham family, James A. Graham, North Carolina, Orange Guards, William A. Graham
Comments Off on 22 February 1863: “We had a pretty hard rain last night and, as some of our men were on open flat cars, fared pretty badly.”
24 November 1862: “He did not live long after the fight but we could not hear from him until these men came over and were exchanged.”
Item description: Letter, 24 November 1862, from James Augustus Graham (1841-1908) to his mother Susannah Washington Graham (1816-1890) in Hillsborough, N.C. Graham, then a corporal in Company G (Orange Guards), 27th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, described his travels to catch up … Continue reading
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Tagged 27th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Battle of Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, George W. Woods, James A. Graham, James Augustus Graham, military promotion, Orange Guards, refugees, Susannah Washington Graham
Comments Off on 24 November 1862: “He did not live long after the fight but we could not hear from him until these men came over and were exchanged.”
21 September 1862: “Our Reg’t was in the fight at Sharpsburg Md. last Wednesday (17th) and lost nearly 200 men killed and wounded. I escaped without a single scratch.”
Item description: Letter, 21 September 1862, from James A. Graham (1841-1908), Company G (Orange Guards), 27th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, to his mother Susannah Washington Graham (1816-1890). Item citation: From the James Augustus Graham Papers, #283, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, … Continue reading
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Tagged 27th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Sharpsburg, Graham family, James A. Graham, Orange Guards, Susannah Washington Graham
Comments Off on 21 September 1862: “Our Reg’t was in the fight at Sharpsburg Md. last Wednesday (17th) and lost nearly 200 men killed and wounded. I escaped without a single scratch.”
11 July 1862: “…I will certainly write if I am wounded or have it arranged so that you can hear if anything worse befalls me.”
Item description: Letter, 11 July 1862, from James Augustus Graham, Company G (Orange Guards), 27th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, to his mother, Mrs. William Alexander Graham in Hillsborough, N.C. Graham wrote from camp in Prince George County, near Petersburg, Va., reporting … Continue reading
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Tagged 27th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, diarrhea, Drury's Bluff, James Augustus Graham, Orange Guards, Petersburg, Prince George County Virginia, tobacco
Comments Off on 11 July 1862: “…I will certainly write if I am wounded or have it arranged so that you can hear if anything worse befalls me.”
8 July 1861: ” As President Davis will not receive any more 12 month Volunteers our company must either volunteer for the war or be disbanded on the 20th of August.”
Item description: Letter, 8 July 1861, from James A. Graham (1841-1909) to his father William A. Graham, a former United States senator and governor of North Carolina. In this letter, James Graham writes to get his father’s blessing to continue … Continue reading