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Tag Archives: deserters
22 April 1863: “The whole district is against us & no certain information can be gained any where.”
Item Description: Letter, 22 April 1863, from John McRae to Peter Mallett about McRae’s efforts to round up deserters in Wake County, N.C.John McRae (1793-1880) served as postmaster at Fayetteville, N.C., with his father, Duncan, 1801-1853. He then went into private business … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged deserters, John McRae, Neuse River, Peter Mallett, wake county
Comments Off on 22 April 1863: “The whole district is against us & no certain information can be gained any where.”
10 March 1863: “Private Joseph Hebert Co. A., Crescent Regt. La. Vols. now under sentence of death for desertion having been pardoned by the President of the Confederate States, is hereby ordered to be released…”
Item description: Order, 10 March 1863, concerning a Confederate private who has been pardoned from his death sentence. Item citation: From folder 5 in the George William Logan Papers #1560, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged capital punishment, death penalty, deserters, desertion, Eustace Surget, general orders, George W. Logan, Joseph Hebert, Louisiana, orders
Comments Off on 10 March 1863: “Private Joseph Hebert Co. A., Crescent Regt. La. Vols. now under sentence of death for desertion having been pardoned by the President of the Confederate States, is hereby ordered to be released…”
13 January 1863: “Two of this number were in pursuit of some deserters in the rain, who seeing that their guns would not fire, turned on them and succeeded in killing one with a pistol.”
Item description: Letter, 13 January 1863, from John Washington Graham, 56th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, to his father William Alexander Graham. More about John Washington Graham: John Washington Graham of Hillsborough, N.C., was the son of William Alexander Graham (1804-1875) … Continue reading
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Tagged 56th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, deserters, Graham family, John Washington Graham, North Carolina, Orange County, substitutes, William A. Graham
Comments Off on 13 January 1863: “Two of this number were in pursuit of some deserters in the rain, who seeing that their guns would not fire, turned on them and succeeded in killing one with a pistol.”
6 January 1863: “All deserters […] will be restored to duty without trial.”
Item description: Copy of General Orders, No. 2, dated 6 January 1863, granting amnesty to deserters who return to the Army of the Trans-Mississippi by the 1st of February 1863. Item transcription: HdQtrs. Trans Miss. Dept. Little Rock, Jany. 6, 1863 … Continue reading
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Tagged amnesty, Arkansas, deserters, general orders, Little Rock
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28 December 1862: “It is said that on Friday last eleven men were shot in and around this place for desertion.”
Item description: Letter, 28 December 1862, from Thomas W. Patton, lieutenant in Company C of the 60th Regiment North Carolina Troops, to his aunt, Charlotte Kerr, Asheville, N.C. Item citation: From the James W. Patton Papers #1739, Southern Historical Collection, … Continue reading
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Tagged 60th Regiment North Carolina Troops, Charlotte Kerr, Christmas, deserters, North Carolina, Patton family, Thomas W. Patton
Comments Off on 28 December 1862: “It is said that on Friday last eleven men were shot in and around this place for desertion.”
15 August 1862: “I send you today the authority desired by you for arresting deserters from your Regt.”
Item description: Letter, 15 August 1862, from Edward White, Assistant Adjutant General of Clingman’s Brigade, to Col. John Kerr Connally, 55th Regiment North Carolina Troops, giving the authority to arrest deserters. Item citation: From folder 2 of the T. L. Clingman Papers, … Continue reading
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Tagged 55th North Carolina Regiment, adjutants, clingman's brigade, deserters, Edward White, John Kerr Connally, Thomas Lanier Clingman
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8 August 1862: “Twenty-five dollars reward will be paid for her apprehension, and Twenty-five for the detection of any person harboring her.”
Item description: “Rewards,” selected newspaper advertisements published in the 8 August 1862 issue of the Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal. Item citation: Selected advertisements,The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N.C.), 8 August 1862. North Carolina Collection call number: C071 Z. Wilson Library, University … Continue reading
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Tagged advertisements, deserters, newspapers, reward notices, runaway ad, runaways, slave ads, slavery, slaves, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal
Comments Off on 8 August 1862: “Twenty-five dollars reward will be paid for her apprehension, and Twenty-five for the detection of any person harboring her.”