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Tag Archives: Confederate Army
14 November 1863: “His sister married a Yankee […] who […] like all yankees could not be trusted”
Item Description: Diary entry, 14 November 1863, written Peter Wilson Hairston (1819-1886), a tobacco planter of southwestern Virginia and north central North Carolina, Confederate soldier, and commission merchant. The entry discusses movements of the Confederate army and family life of … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Confederate Army, diaries, Peter Wilson Hairston
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14 August 1863: “…voluntarily enlisted this 14th day of August 1863 as a Soldier in the ‘Confederate States Service'”
Item description: Oath for the enlistment of Luther Sloop in the Confederate Army, dated August 14th 1863. Item citation: From folder 34 of the John S. Henderson Papers #327, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Confederate Army, enlistment, Rowan County, Salisbury
Comments Off on 14 August 1863: “…voluntarily enlisted this 14th day of August 1863 as a Soldier in the ‘Confederate States Service'”
7 July 1863: “Our sky seems to me now to be brighter than it has ever been heretofore.”
Item Description: Letter, 7 July 1863, from James Augustus Graham to his mother located in Hillsborough, N.C. in which Graham describes, among other things, the losses suffered by the Confederates at Gettysburg. [Item transcription available below images.] Item Citation: From Folder … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, casualties, Confederate Army, Gettysburg Campaign, James A. Graham, North Carolina, rain, Richmond
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25 June 1863: “So far we have lived very good in the enemy’s country.”
Item Description: Diary entry, 25 June 1863, written by Louis Leon, a Confederate soldier in the North Carolina Infantry. In it, Leon describes the town of Carlisle, PA, and his regiment’s march to Gettysburg. Item Citation: From the Diary of a Tar … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Carlisle Pennsylvania, Confederate Army, Diary of a Tar Heel Confederate Soldier, Gettysburg Campaign, Louis Leon, marching
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9 June 1863: ” Your name was in the list of supposed prisoners, but for the most part all was vague and uncertain…”
Item description: Letter, 9 June 1863, from William Thomson to Ruffin Thomson. William H. Thomson, born in Hillsborough, N.C., lived there and in Chapel Hill, N.C., attending the University of North Carolina. He taught in Alabama and attended medical school … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Confederate Army, confederate marine corps, Ruffin Thomson
Comments Off on 9 June 1863: ” Your name was in the list of supposed prisoners, but for the most part all was vague and uncertain…”
5 May 1863: “We met the yank’s 8 miles above Fredericksberg, and had a morning fight … in which we killed a great many yankees with but slight loss on our side.”
Item Description: Letter, 5 May 1863, from JD Joyner to his mother, Julia Joyner, recounting events surrounding the battle of Chancellorsville. Members of the Joyner family were planters and professionals from Franklin County, North Carolina. While William Joyner worked at the Department of … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Battle of Chancellorsville, battles, Confederate Army, Confederate States of America, Joyner Family, Julia Joyner, Virginia
Comments Off on 5 May 1863: “We met the yank’s 8 miles above Fredericksberg, and had a morning fight … in which we killed a great many yankees with but slight loss on our side.”
13 April 1863: “It was a hard blow, having marched near 100 miles & tired & now march all night a swampy road was indeed a hard blow. If ever there was a time when I felt like not going this was the time…”
Item Description: Diary entry, 13 April 1863, written by Thomas Lewis Ware, presumably of Washington, Ga., while he was a member of the 15th Georgia Infantry Regiment, Confederate States of America, serving in Virginia and in the Gettysburg campaign, during which he … Continue reading
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Tagged Confederate Army, environment, marching, swamps, thomas ware, wagon trains
Comments Off on 13 April 1863: “It was a hard blow, having marched near 100 miles & tired & now march all night a swampy road was indeed a hard blow. If ever there was a time when I felt like not going this was the time…”
17 February 1863: “To arms, fellow citizens, come to share with us our dangers, our brilliant success, or our glorious death.”
Item Description: Letter, 17 February 1863, to the authorities and citizens of Savannah, GA, and Charleston, SC, warning of an impending attack on both cities, and Special Orders No. 44, issued to Brigadier General Thomas Lanier Clingman, advising his brigade to prepare … Continue reading
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Tagged call to arms, Charleston, clingman's brigade, Confederate Army, Confederate States of America, naval operations, Savannah, special orders, Thomas Lanier Clingman, United States Navy
Comments Off on 17 February 1863: “To arms, fellow citizens, come to share with us our dangers, our brilliant success, or our glorious death.”
20 December 1862: “…you never sean men go so fast in your life…”
Item Description: Letter, 20th December 1862, from George W. Harris, a sailor on the U.S.S. Richmond in the vicinity of New Orleans, LA, to his aunt in Philadelphia, PA. Item Citation: From the George W. Harris Letters #3657-z, Southern Historical Collection, … Continue reading
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Tagged Baton Rouge, casualties, Confederate Army, George W. Harris, New Orleans, U.S.S. Richmond, Union occupation, United States Army
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11 December 1862: “My family…have been…but temporarily provided for; and, unless I can give them my personal attention, they will necessarily be subjected to suffering and great inconvenience.
Item Description: Letter, dated 11 December 1862, to Thomas L. Clingman from Captain Charles C. Clark, 31st North Carolina Infantry, requesting a leave of absence that is eventually denied. Thomas Clingman served terms in both the United State House and Senate … Continue reading
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Tagged 31st North Carolina Infantry, Camp Whiting, Confederate Army, Confederate camp, family, leaves of absence, New Bern, Thomas Lanier Clingman
Comments Off on 11 December 1862: “My family…have been…but temporarily provided for; and, unless I can give them my personal attention, they will necessarily be subjected to suffering and great inconvenience.