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Tag Archives: weather
18 December 1863: “…you will in a short time receive the settlement of your brother’s affairs…”
Item description: Letter, dated 18 December 1863, from James J. Iredell to William S. Pettigrew. The letter discusses arrangements relating to the financial accounts of Pettigrew’s late brother, James Johnston Pettigrew, specifically his pay from the Confederate army, and conditions … Continue reading
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Tagged death, James Johnston Pettigrew, legal matters, troop movements, weather, William S. Pettigrew
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16 December 1863: “The creeks will surely reach the highest water mark this time.”
Item Description: Diary entry, dated 16 December 1863, from the Samuel A. Agnew Diary. He discusses extraordinary rainfall and a lack of news of the war. [transcription available below image] Item Citation: From folder 9 of the Samuel A. Agnew … Continue reading
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Tagged rain, Samuel A. Agnew, weather
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14 October 1863: “The President has been here for some time…”
Item Description: Letter, dated 14 October 1863, from Lafayette McLaws to his wife. He discusses a visit from President Jefferson Davis, family affairs, weather, and troop movements. [transcription available below images] Item citation: From folder 8 of the Lafayette McLaws … Continue reading
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Tagged Chattanooga (T.N.), Chicamauga River, children, food shortage, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette McLaws, rain, rations, shoes, Tennessee River, weather
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3 August 1863: “Nearly all the houses have been struck by their shot and shell and a great many doors are broken in and windows smashed.”
Item Description: Letter, dated 3 August 1863, written by James Augustus Graham, stationed in Virginia, to his mother, residing in Hillsborough, NC. James Graham served in the 27th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Confederate States of America and lived until 1908 … Continue reading
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Tagged churches, Fredericksburg, Hanover Junction, marching, weather
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23 April 1863: “…yesterday I went down to the river and ketched some fish and I fride them for breakfast so I had good breakfast…”
Item Description: Letter, dated 23 April 1863, from Eldridge B. Platt to his sister Adelah E. Platt. More about Eldridge B. Platt: Eldridge B. Platt (b. 1847) enlisted as a drummer in the 2nd Connecticut Light Battery on 12 August 1862. By … Continue reading
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Tagged food, teachers, Union soldiers, weather
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7 April 1863: “I woald be glad for the ware to come to eand and we cold cone home.”
Item description: Letter, dated 7 April 1863, from William Sprinkle, located near Fredericksburg, to Thomas Poindexter. This letter is part of a collection of material that was owned by John R. Peacock and transferred to the Southern Historical Collection in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 21st North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Fredericksburg, militias, rations, weather
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15 March 1862: “We hear daily from Genl Beauregard who is anxious for reinforcements from this army to assist him…”
Item description: Letter, 15 March 1862, from Jeremy Francis Gilmer to his wife Louisa Fredericka Alexander Gilmer. In this letter, Jeremy Gilmer writes to his wife about the difficulties with the weather and his living quarters in Alabama, as well as … Continue reading
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Tagged Jeremy Francis Gilmer, Louisa Fredericka Alexander Gilmer, weather
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7 January 1862: “The world is inclined to be against us on the negro question, and this is operating most unfavorably for our struggle for independence.”
Item description: Letter, 7 January 1862, from Jeremy Francis Gilmer, an engineer with the Confederate Army, to his wife, Louisa Fredericka Alexander Gilmer. Gilmer wrote of how he missed “Loulie” and their children, of New Years day and its dissimilarity … Continue reading
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Tagged Bowling Green, Colonel John Bowen, foreign intervention, General John B. Floyd, India rubber leggings, Jeremy Francis Gilmer, Kentucky, Nashville, New Year's Day, Tennessee, weather
Comments Off on 7 January 1862: “The world is inclined to be against us on the negro question, and this is operating most unfavorably for our struggle for independence.”