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- Collection: Wartime North Carolina
Letter of Joseph J. Hoyle to Sarah Hoyle, May 23, 1862
Camp Mangum, N.C. May 23rd, 1862 My Dear Wife: I received your letter a few minutes ago, and you can not imagine what joy it gave me. Oh how it raised my heart to read a few lines from one whom I know loves me and the little hair braid inside,…
Letter of Joseph J. Hoyle to Sarah Hoyle, October 8, 1862
Camp French, near Petersburg, Va, Oct 8th 1862 My Dear wife: I take the pleasure of dropping you a few lines, informing you that I am well at present. We landed at Petersburg last Saturday, but I was detailed to stay with the baggage and did…
Letter of Joseph J. Hoyle to Sarah Hoyle May 17, 1862
Camp Mangum, Wake Co., N.C.
May 17th, 1862
My Dear Wife:
I again embrace an opportunity of writin you a few lines. I am not very well. I have a very bad cold, though I am still able for duty. I feel that it is very hard to be…
Letter of Joseph J. Hoyle to Mrs. Wise, July 17, 1863
The following letter was found in the Peter Mull Collection, North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Bunker’s Hill, Va.
July 17th, 1863.
Mrs. Wise:
It becomes my painful duty to inform you of the…
Letter of Joseph J. Hoyle to Sarah Hoyle, July 28, 1863
Near Culpeper,Va.
July 28th 1863
My Dear wife:
I take the pleasure this morning of dropping you a few lines informing you that I am still unwell, though I think I am a little better this morning. And if I could have the…
Letter of Joseph J. Hoyle to Sarah Hoyle, September 28, 1863
Near Rapidan Station Va.
Sept. 28th 1863.
My Dear wife:
This will inform you that I am about well again, and I hope it may find you well. The weather is cold up here now, and we have frost plenty, and…
Letter of Joseph J. Hoyle to Sarah Hoyle December 29, 1863
Camp near Orange C.H. Va.,
Dec. 29th 1863.
My Dear Wife:
I again have the pleasure of writing you a few lines, informing you that I am well at present, hoping…
Letter of Joseph Hoyle to Sarah Hoyle, February 15, 1864
Near Orange C.H. Va.,
Feb, 15th, 1864
Dear Sarah,
I must tell you about us all re-enlisting for the war last Saturday. The whole Brigade was ordered out and General Davis gave us a stirring speech upon the subject. Our Regt. Seemed somewhat…
Letter of Joseph J. Hoyle to the Spirit of Age September 22, 1862
The following letter was printed in the September 22, 1862, issue of the Spirit of Age National Repentance. All governments are swayed by the hand of Providence; for we are taught in Holy writ, that 'the powers that be are ordained of God.' The…
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Hinton Rowan Helper, 1829-1909
Hinton Rowan Helper (1829-1909), a bitter and staunch racist, was the author of one of the greatest and most influential books on antislavery of his…