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Tag Archives: social conditions
27 March 1865: “I guess all the girls is going to get married but the ones that I would be glad to hear of their finding some fellow that would suit better than I do.”
Item Description: Letter dated 27 March 1865 from Charles Milton Hopper to his family back home. Hopper served in the 70th Ohio Regiment of the United States Army. Item Citation: Folder 1, Charles Milton Hopper Papers, #3584, Southern Historical Collection, … Continue reading
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Tagged 70th Ohio Regiment, Charles Milton Hopper, food, food rations, Goldsboro (N.C.), social conditions, social life
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25 January 1865: “the only noble, honourable one a young man can now be engaged in, that is in active service for his country”
Item Description: Diary entry dated 25 January 1865 by Sarah Lois Wadley. Item Citation: Folder 5, Sarah Lois Wadley Papers, #01258, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Item Transcription: Wednesday, Jan. 25th. 1865. Father … Continue reading
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Tagged arms, letter writing, letters, reading, Sarah Lois Wadley, social conditions, social life
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31 December 1864: “all the grateful swelling of the heart, all the music of the soul which this deep, this eternal music of the winds awakes as it passes over me”
Item Description: Diary entry dated 31 December 1864 by Sarah Lois Wadley. Item Citation: Folder 5, Sarah Lois Wadley Papers, #01258, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Item Transcription: Friday, Dec. 31st. 1864. I am … Continue reading
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Tagged diary, reading, Sarah Lois Wadley, social conditions
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11 December 1864: “they shot fifteen at once, with one ball”
Item Description: Diary entry dated 11 December 1864 by Sarah Lois Wadley. She writes about her various social engagements from the previous weeks. In particular, she recounts a meeting with a Confederate soldier. She also writes about attending at dance … Continue reading
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Tagged dances, dancing, diary, letters, prison, Sarah Lois Wadley, social conditions, social life
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8 December 1864: “the darkest and most gloomy time we have experienced since the war”
Item Description: Letter dated 8 December 1864 to Mary Elizabeth (Lizzie) Garrett Lenoir of East Fork of Pigeon, Haywood County, N.C. Item Citation: Folder 155, Lenoir Family Papers, #426, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel … Continue reading
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Tagged Catawba Springs, clothing, Col. Lowe, health, Lenoir family, marriage, prices, social conditions, social life
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23 November 1864: “If Eva would only love, but I don’t think she does”
Item Description: Diary entry dated 23 November 1864 by Sarah Lois Wadley. She writes about her difficulties with teaching and the dynamics of her family. Item Citation: Folder 5, Sarah Lois Wadley Papers, #1258, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University … Continue reading
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Tagged children, family, Sarah Lois Wadley, social conditions, teachers, teaching
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15 November 1864: “I do not take that lively interest in writing that I used to”
Item Description: Diary entry dated 15 November 1864, written by Sarah Lois Wadley. She writes about her social engagements and activities of the past week. Item Citation: Folder 5, Sarah Lois Wadley Papers, #1258, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University … Continue reading
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Tagged children, gardening, letter writing, Sarah Lois Wadley, social conditions, social life
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9 November 1864: “the election day in the United States, what a struggle it must have been!”
Item Description: Diary entry dated 9 November 1864, written by Sarah Lois Wadley. Item Citation: Folder 5, Sarah Lois Wadley Papers, #1258, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Item Transcription: Wednesday, Nov. 9th. 1864 … Continue reading
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Tagged children, diaries, diary, election, elections, gardening, Sarah Lois Wadley, social conditions, social life
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27 October 1864: “the very idea of “reconstruction” sends a thrill of horror and disgust through my veins.”
Item Description: Sarah Lois Wadley, a Louisiana woman, discusses in her diary the events of the preceding two weeks. She describes a trip into town, the behavior of her children, and how they are taking care of a wounded soldier. Item … Continue reading
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Tagged diary, Sarah Lois Wadley, social conditions, social life, wounded, wounded soldiers
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17 August 1864: “how I had long desired to join the Church”
Item Description: Diary entry dated 17 August 1864 from Sarah Lois Wadley. She writes about the impending visit of an episcopal minister and her desire to join the church. Item Citation: From volume 4 (folder 5) in the Sarah Lois … Continue reading
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Tagged churches, diaries, diary, religion, Sarah Lois Wadley, social conditions, social life
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