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Tag Archives: Civil War
30 March 1865: “Oh Darling my heart yearns after you by day and night and if U could only look into it and see how it is filled with love”
Item Description: Letter from Edward Porter Alexander to his wife. He writes about how much he misses her and the children. Item Citation: Folder 22a, in the Edward Porter Alexander Papers, #7, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Civil War, Edward Porter Alexander, Edward Porter Alexander Papers, family, love letters, Petersburg (VA)
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28 March 1865: “I am once more a free man, Thank God!”
Item Description: Stephen Tippet Andrews served in the 85th New York Infantry Regiment during the War. In Spring 1864 he was captured by the confederates and imprisoned in Columbia. This letter was written upon his release. He describes his escape from prison … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Annapolis, Charlotte, Civil War, Columbia, Escape, Fayetteville, Maryland, North Carolina, prisoner-of-war, Stephen Tippet Andrews, Union Officer
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25 March 1865: “This is my first and I hope will be my very last fight, as it is anything but agreeable to see men fall all around you killed or wounded.”
Item Description: Letter written by Henry Armand London to his father. He describes the events of the Battle of Fort Stedman, a failed attempt by the Confederate Army to break the siege on Petersburg. He mentions wounded and captured members … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Battle of Fort Stedman, casualties, Civil War, Henry Armand London, Virginia
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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.”
Item Description: Letter dated 24 March 1865 from William C. McClellan to his brother Robert A. McClellan. He discusses hearing from family in Alabama and the declining health of their parents. He also mentions about conditions at Petersburg and how … Continue reading
20 March 1865: “Rifle Ball Battle at Bentonville the Last Battle of the War between the States”
Item Description: This object is a wood fragment and rifle ball removed from the Battle of Bentonville. The battle stalled Sherman’s march north toward Raleigh, but eventually Sherman succeeded. The rifle ball is embedded in pine wood, The reverse side the … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Battle of Bentonville, Bentonville, Civil War, North Carolina, Rifle Ball, Wood fragment
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18 March 1865: “I will be 27 years old, almost four years older than when you last saw me.”
Item Description: In a letter dated 18 March 1865, Felix Buchanan rights home and discusses the scarcity of mail, that his age was 27, that he had been wounded three times since last writing home, and that he had not been … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged 1st Tennessee Regiment, Buchanan, Civil War, wounds
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16 March 1865: “There is now no prospect of any fighting in my command”
Item Description: A letter from E.P. Alexander to his wife describing a social call made to nearby family, which was motivated by his missing his family. He discusses how he feels his command has been well protected. Item Citation: From … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Civil War, command, E.P. Alexander, home
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12 March 1865: “All communication in the way projected has been stopped at least for the present- we can only communicate by flag of truce”
Item Description: Letter written by John Kimberly to his wife Bettie. He writes about the lack of communication to and from Chapel Hill and the resulting sadness he feels from being cut off from his family. He hopes that they … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Chapel Hill (NC), Civil War, communication, John Kimberly, North Carolina
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11 March 1865: “Admiral Porter removing torpedoes and buoying the channel in Cape Fear River.”
Item Description: These images from Harper’s Weekly newspaper published on March 11, 1865 in New Hanover County contains images depicting naval operations at the Cape Fear River. The lower image on the front page illustrates Admiral Porter’s fleet removing torpedoes and buoying the … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Admiral Porter, Cape Fear, Capture of Wilmington, Civil War, Harper's Weekly, North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, Petersburg, Sherman
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10 March 1865: “if this want of trains can be ascertained to last two or three days longer there troops would save time by marching to the same parts.”
Item Description: John Marshall Otey was assistant adjutant general under General P. G. T. Beauregard during the Civil War. The collection consists of one letter, 10 March 1865, from E. Willis to Colonel John Marshall Otey (J. M. Otey), discussing … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Civil War, Goldsboro (N.C.), John Marshall Otey, North Carolina, Salisbury (N.C.), Trains
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