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Letter from Sect. James A. Seddon to Gen. W. H. C. Whiting, September 8, 1863

WAR DEPARTMENT, C. S.,

Richmond, Va., September 8, 1863.

Major General W. H. C. WHITING,

Commanding, &c., Wilmington, N. C.:

GENERAL: I have received your several communications relative to the condition of the defense at Wilmington,…

Letter from Major-General J. G. Foster to Bvt. Major-General A. H. Terry, January 21, 1865

[Inclosure Numbers 2.] HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Hilton Head, S. C., January 21, 1865.

Confidential instructions to Bvt. Major General A. H. Terry, or the commanding officer of the United States forces at Wilmington, N. C.:…

Letter from Gov. Zebulon Vance to Gen. Robert E. Lee, September 5, 1864

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Raleigh, September 5, 1864.

General R. E. LEE,

Army of Northern Virginia:

GENERAL: Your letter in relation to the defense of Wilmington has been received.* Every aid that I can render with…

Georgia Hicks, "These Ruffians" (March, 1865)

My courageous mother saw her husband, Doctor James H. Hicks, carried away in the night by the soldiers on the pretext of attending a sick man. She pled with him not to go but his one thought was to relieve suffering. He was carried far away and when…

"The Story Of The Wilmington, North Carolina, Race Riots" Raleigh News and Observer, November 27, 1898

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THE STORY OF THE WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, RACE RIOTS.
By COL. ALFRED M. WADDELL.
Leader in the Reform Movement and Now Revolutionary Mayor of Wilmington.
(Special Correspondence of Collier’s Weekly.)
My active connection with what has been…

Jay Ballentine

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The Panzer tank: a beautiful machine capable of the most incredible things. This picture defines my passion for history! The Panzer tank was one of the main battle tanks of Nazi Germany during WWII, but this is only a small representation for my love…

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Robert Cover, Justice Accused

Robert Cover wrote this book to detail.....

Speech of John W. Ellis, March 9th, 1860.

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Mr. President,102 and Gentlemen of the Convention
:
Your committee has communicated to me the action of the
Convention, and I am here to express to you my profound
obligations for the high confidence you are pleased to repose in
me. A nomination…

George Bond Claim, Southern Claims Commission

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This is Page 3 of George Bond's accepted claim. It lists all of the items seized by union foraging parties, with valuation provided by him.

The commission itself was formed by act of congress on March 3, 1871 to handle reimbursement requests by…