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- Collection: Wartime North Carolina
Letter from Major Smith Stansbury to Major Caleb Huse, July 20, 1863
Major Caleb Huse.
Major: I have the honor to enclose herewith copy of letter of instruction from Colonel J. Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance, dated May 19th, 1863. Also copy of letter from Lieut. Colonel I. M. St. John, Chief of the Niter and Mining…
Tags: blockade running, Confederacy, wartime
Letter from Major Smith Stansbury to Sect. of the Treasury Christopher C. Memminger, August 13, 1863
Honble. C. G. Memminger, Secty. of Treasury.
Through Chf. of Ord.
Sir: I have the honor to forward by Steamer "Eugenie" Captain Fry - one Box, Marked T. D. containing a Seal received from Mess. Frazer Trenholm and Co. Liverpool England.…
Martha Hendley Poteet, Letter to Francis Marion Poteet (Nov. 24, 1864)
Dear husband Nov 24th 1864 I Seat My self this eavning to write you a few lines to let you know that we are still in the land of the living I aint very well the children is well excepting bad colds but I do hope these few lines will Reach your kind…
Tags: Civil War, desertion, North Carolina
Letter of Martha Hendley Poteet to Francis Marion Poteet, June 16, 1864
June the 16 1864Dear husband I cant get no person to cut my wheat the men says that they dont know what will be don with the wheat for there aint men to cut it and if I dont get Mine cut me and the children will be bound to suffer I would like for…
Tags: Civil War, Confederate, Crops, Family, Female Patriotism, Home Front, North Carolina, South, Starvation, War-time, White Women, Women
Letter from Martha Hendley Poteet to Francis Marion Poteet, February 4, 1864
N C Mcdowell Co 1864 thursday Feb the 4 My Dear husband I recieved your kind and loving letter last saturday and was glad to hear fom you and hear you was well but sory to hear sunday that you was not well we are not well they nearly all hav had sore…
Tags: Confederate Woman, Home Front, Homelife, North Carolina, wartime, Women
Letter from Martha Hendley Poteet to Francis Marion Poteet, August 30, 1864
Mcdowell Co teusday August 30th 1864 Dear husband I seat my self this evning to let you know we are onley tolerable well the children is complaining I expect they are taking Measels but I do hope this will reach your kind hands and find you will I…
"General Sherman in Raleigh," Mary Clarke, ca. 1866
By three o’clock in the morning we had bid adieu to every Confederate soldier, and instead of going to be, we retired to dress for the “sacking of the town.” “I mean to put on every white skirt I have,” exclaimed one…
Letter from Laura R. McDaniel and M. Joyner Kerr to Zebulon Baird Vance, March 4, 1865
March 4 1865
To his excellency out most worthy Governor
Z. B. Vance
[to] [the] [amdenesided] to [end] the following heartfelt petition. whereas [anoter] son and the place of our [eyonrm] Fayetteville is threatened by the enemy is at present…
Tags: Home Front, occupation, Protection, Women
Letter from Mrs. Love to Zebulon Baird Vance, March 31, 1864
Claytonville Nor. Car.
March 31st 1864
Gov. Z. B. Vance
My dear sir,
I would have ventured to write sometime ago but continuing good health helps me at home (my mother in law) I have not been to the village (H) since Dec 24th ‘till last…
Tags: Family, Home Front, Starvation, State Government, Women
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D. H. Hill, 1859-1924
Daniel Harvey (D. H.) Hill (1859-1924), the son of Confederate general D. H. Hill, was an important figure in the commemoration of the Civil War and…