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- Tags: Military Authority
Amnesty Petition of W.G. Lewis, June 20, 1865
Tags: Amnesty, Military Authority, Officers, Veterans
Amnesty Petition of Thomas G. Walton, July 13, 1865
Tags: Amnesty, Military Authority, Officers, Veterans
Amnesty Petition of Theophelius H. Holmes, June 6, 1865
Tags: Amnesty, Military Authority, Officers, Veterans
Summary Report, Claim of William Britton, June 11 1872
The claimant was 18 years of age when the war ended. He does not prove his loyalty although old enough for a soldier- testifies for himself, but does not ever say his sympathies- were with the union cause- He claims under his grandfather's will, who…
Rod Gragg, "Confederate Goliath" (1991)
“Fort Fisher was the strongest fort in the South,” proclaimed the New York Tribune. “Now for the first time is a really formidable earthwork carried by a direct assault, and in a military view, therefore, the storming of Fort Fisher…
Amnesty Petition of Robert Vance, July 1865
Tags: Amnesty, Military Authority, Officers, Veterans
Amnesty Petition of Robert D. Johnston, September 1, 1865
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Amnesty Petition of Richard C. Gatlin, June 8, 1865
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Richard B. McCaslin, "The Last Stronghold" (2003)
Recognizing the importance of Wilmington, Union blockaders sought to prevent ships from reaching the port since the summer of 1861, though to no avail. The first Federal ship, the Daylight, arrived in July 1861. This tiny vessel was soon disabled,…
Amnesty Petition of Richard B. Lee, June 12, 1865
Tags: Amnesty, Military Authority, Officers, Veterans
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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…