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Tag Archives: Gen. George McClellan
14 November 1862: “I am very anxious to go to my native state to defend the soil that that the miserable abolitionists of the hated and cowardly state of Massachusetts are now polluting.”
Item description: Letter, 14 November 1862, from D.G. Cowand to William S. Pettigrew. Cowand wrote to thank his friend for lobbying the governor on his behalf for a command in North Carolina should troops be raised to defend the home … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged 32nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment, army chaplains, D.G. Cowand, Drewry's Bluff Virginia, Gen. George McClellan, General Ambrose Burnside, General James Longstreet, North Carolina, William S. Pettigrew
Comments Off on 14 November 1862: “I am very anxious to go to my native state to defend the soil that that the miserable abolitionists of the hated and cowardly state of Massachusetts are now polluting.”
10 November 1862: “Genl. McClellan has been removed–producing excitement in the Fedl Army–.”
Item description: Entry, dated 10 November 1862, in the diary of Rev. Overton Bernard. He reports the news of General George McClellan’s dismissal as General-in-Chief of the Union Army and relays the challenges to civilian travel within an occupied city. … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged diaries, elections, Gen. George McClellan, Rev. Overton Bernard, travel
Comments Off on 10 November 1862: “Genl. McClellan has been removed–producing excitement in the Fedl Army–.”
24 September 1862: “The fight continued all day with heavy loss on both sides.”
Item description: The Weekly Raleigh Register of 24 September 1862 included this update, which is dated 20 September 1862, of action at Harper’s Ferry and the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg). Item citation: The Weekly Raleigh Register. 24 September 1862. Raleigh, … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Antietam, battle, Battle of Sharpsburg, D.H. Hill, Gen. George McClellan, Harper's Ferry, Maryland, newspapers, prisoners-of-war, Raleigh Register
Comments Off on 24 September 1862: “The fight continued all day with heavy loss on both sides.”
9 July 1862: “. . . the spot of land he now controls is a little hotter than tophet, and is enough to roast and broil every sinner in the Federal Army.”
Item: editorial, The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N.C.), 9 July 1862, page 2, column 1. Item citation: The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N.C.), 9 July 1862, page 2, column 1. North Carolina Collection call number: C071 Z. Wilson Library, University of North … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Gen. George McClellan, newspapers, Richmond, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal
Comments Off on 9 July 1862: “. . . the spot of land he now controls is a little hotter than tophet, and is enough to roast and broil every sinner in the Federal Army.”
8 July 1862: “The remainder will march to the cannons mouth and Stab The yankee gunners to The heart Unawed by superior numbers or the display of burnished weppons and dazling unaforms”
Item description: Letter, 8 July 1862, from William C. McClellan of the 9th Alabama Infantry to his brother, Robert Anderson McClellan, in which he described the Seven Days Battle with McClellan’s forces near Richmond. He wrote of the heavy Confederate … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged 9th Alabama Infantry, casualties, Chickahominy River, Gen. Cadmus M. Wilcox, Gen. George McClellan, James River, Richmond, Robert Anderson McClellan, Seven Days Battles, William C. McClellan
Comments Off on 8 July 1862: “The remainder will march to the cannons mouth and Stab The yankee gunners to The heart Unawed by superior numbers or the display of burnished weppons and dazling unaforms”
1 July 1862: “…McClellan is reported mortally wounded. His army is fighting for existence. It is at bay and desperate.”
Item description: The Wilmington Daily Journal of 1 July 1862 included this update of action near Richmond, Virginia. Containing an erroneous report of Union General George B. McClellan’s mortal wound, the article presents a somewhat upbeat outlook on what would … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged battles, Gen. George McClellan, General McClellan, James River, McClellan, newspapers, Richmond, Seven Days Battles, Virginia, Wilmington, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal
Comments Off on 1 July 1862: “…McClellan is reported mortally wounded. His army is fighting for existence. It is at bay and desperate.”
26 June 1862: “Our own opinion, from the best information we can obtain, is that the contest at Richmond will be decided within the next forty-eight hours.”
Item description: Newspaper article, “The Armies at Richmond,” from the 26 June 1862 issue of The Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal. The article was published on the second day of the Seven Days Battles. Item citation: The Daily Journal. 24 June … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Gen. George McClellan, newspapers, North Carolina, Richmond, Seven Days Battles, Virginia, Wilmington, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal
Comments Off on 26 June 1862: “Our own opinion, from the best information we can obtain, is that the contest at Richmond will be decided within the next forty-eight hours.”
25 June 1862: The Daily Telegraph (single sheet)
ITEM: The Daily Telegraph, June 25, 1862, single sheet, 12.5 x 9.0 inches, printed on one side. CITATION: The Daily Telegraph (Raleigh, N.C.) 25 June 1862, single sheet. North Carolina Collection call number: VC071 C748 folder 5. Wilson Library, University … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged advertisements, Battle of Seven Pines, Bryan Grimes, Charleston, Gen. George McClellan, George B. Anderson, J.E.B. Stuart, Kentucky, New Orleans, newspapers, Richmond, Seven Days Battles, sickness
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16 April 1862: “The telegraph brings us a considerable amount of something . . . our readers must decide.”
ITEM: editorial, The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N.C.), 16 April 1862, page 2, column 1. CITATION: Editorial, The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N.C.), 16 April 1862, page 2, column 1. North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina Collection
Tagged Battle of Pittsburg Landing, Battle of Shiloh, defection, Gen. George McClellan, Hampton Roads, newspapers, The New York Herald, Virginia, Wilmington (N.C.) Daily Journal
Comments Off on 16 April 1862: “The telegraph brings us a considerable amount of something . . . our readers must decide.”
22 September 1861: “I cannot explain what my place is exactly because I don’t know but one man I can trust and because this letter might get in the wrong hands…”
Item description: Letter, dated 22 September 1861, addressed to Union General George McClellan from an unnamed correspondent. According to a note penciled at the bottom of the letter, this letter was in fact a piece of counterintelligence employed by Confederate … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged African Americans, counterintelligence, Edward Porter Alexander, espionage, Gen. George McClellan, intelligence, spies
Comments Off on 22 September 1861: “I cannot explain what my place is exactly because I don’t know but one man I can trust and because this letter might get in the wrong hands…”