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Letter from George E. Stephens to the New York Weekly Anglo-African, March 6, 1864

Outpost or Camp, in the Field,
Near Jacksonville, Fla.,
March 6, 1864.

Mr. Editor: Actions and arduous duties since the 5th ult., the time of the sailing of the present expedition from Hilton Head, have caused the apparently studied silence on…

"What Could Holden Do For Peace?," June 8, 1864

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THE DAILY CONSERVATIVE RALEIGH, N. C., JUNE 8, 1864 JOHN D. HYMAN, EDITOR. FOR GOVERNOR Z. B. VANCE, OF BUNCOMBE The Conservative Ticket for Wake County! FOR THE SENATE Hon. SION H. ROGERS. FOR THE HOUSE OF COMMONS WILLIAM LAWS, THOMAS J.…

"Secret Circular," July 13, 1864

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The Weekly Conservative RALEIGH, N. C., JULY 13, 1864. JOHN D. HYMAN, EDITOR. FOR GOVERNOR : Z. B. VANCE OF BUNCOMBE The Conservative Ticket for Wake County ! FOR THE SENATE : Hon. SION H. ROGERS. FOR THE HOUSE OF COMMONS : WILLIAM LAWS,…

"When Surry Was Invaded," ca. March 1865

WHEN SURRY WAS INVADED The Mount Airy News, Mar. 21, 1918 There are perhaps comparatively few of the present generation in Surry County who know that this section was at one time in the hands of an alien enemy. In view of the remote possibility of…

Letter from Martha Hendley Poteet to Francis Marion Poteet, February 4, 1864

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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…

Letter from Martha Hendley Poteet to Francis Marion Poteet, August 30, 1864

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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…

"Report of the Services Rendered by the Freed People to the United States Army in North Carolina," 1864

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"I commenced my work with the freed people of color, in North Carolina, at Roanoke Island, soon after the battle of the 8th of February, 1862, which resulted so gloriously for our country.

A party of fifteen or twenty of these loyal blacks, men,…

“Two Years with a Colored Regiment: A Woman’s Experience," 1898

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Reminiscences of our civil war have been given to the public image again and again, and our most able men have recited the details of the great battles and stirring events. But there are few records of the experiences of women in that war. This…

"Another Change in Color," August 3, 1864

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Another Change of Color. Holden first printed his tickets on white paper, as an emblem of peace—then he printed a lot on buff paper, by way of an attempt to counterfeit the color of the Vance tickets: -- but finding that the counterfeit could…

The Florida Campaign, March 1, 1864

THE FLORIDA CAMPAIGN.
Details of the Operations of the Union Troops Under General
Seymour. The March to and Battle of Olustee .
Mr. Oscar G. SawyerDespatches.


CAMP FINEGAN, Florida, Feb. 23, 1864.


THE FLORIDA EXPEDITION.


Since…