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Tag Archives: smallpox
3 March 1865: “With regard to the prison stations at Andersonville, Salisbury and other places south of Richmond[…] We are satisfied that privation, suffering and mortality, to an extent much to be regretted, did prevail among the prisoners there, but they were not the result of neglect, still less of design on the part of the Confederate government.”
Item description: Report, dated 3 March 1865, of the Joint Select Committee appointed to investigate the Condition and Treatment of Prisoners of War. [Note: The image above is only the first page of the report. Click here to see a complete … Continue reading
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Tagged Andersonville, Confederate Congress, Confederate imprints, hospitals, Johnson's Island, Libby Prison, prisoner exchange, prisoners-of-war, prisons, reports, Salisbury Prison, smallpox
Comments Off on 3 March 1865: “With regard to the prison stations at Andersonville, Salisbury and other places south of Richmond[…] We are satisfied that privation, suffering and mortality, to an extent much to be regretted, did prevail among the prisoners there, but they were not the result of neglect, still less of design on the part of the Confederate government.”
24 February 1864: “These times we hesitate not to ask favors of our friends & generally our friends are willing to serve us.”
Item Description: In this letter, Mary C. Ruffin wrote from Graham, N.C., to her nephew, Major Daniel Heyward Hamilton Jr., seeking his help in procuring kerosene oil and ascertaining the price and quality of cotton cards. She was sensitive to … Continue reading
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Tagged cotton, Daniel Heyward Hamilton Jr., General James Longstreet, kerosene, Mary C. Ruffin, reenlistment, smallpox, supplies, variloid
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12 January 1863: “…the pony is very nearly starved into death.”
Item Description: Letter, dated 12 January 1863 from Charles Lockhart Pettigrew to his wife, Jane Caroline North Pettigrew. The letter describes his visit to the area near Winston, NC where his slaves have been hired out to work on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne B.S. Pettigrew, Charles Lockhart Pettigru, disease, Goldsboro, greensboro, hiring out of slaves, Jane Caroline "Carey" North Pettigrew, Lincoln, measles, Mocksville, North Carolina, oath of allegiance, railroad, Scuppernong, slaves, smallpox, South Carolina, William Pettigrew, Winston
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13 May 1862: “They searched every house in town & got a few old shot guns…”
Item description: Diary entry, 13 May 1862, describing the Union occupation of Murfreesboro, Tenn., fears of a smallpox outbreak, and a mention of the destruction of the USS Merrimack. More about Kate Carney and her Civil War diary: Catherine “Kate” … Continue reading
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Tagged Kate Carney, Murfreesboro, occupation, smallpox, Tennessee, USS Merrimack
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