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Stoneman's Raid in Surry County, April 1865
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Written by Herself, 1861
V.THE TRIALS OF GIRLHOOD.
DURING the first years of my service in Dr. Flint's family, I was accustomed to share some indulgences with the children of my mistress. Though this seemed to me no more than right, I was grateful for it, and…
Petition to the Congress of the United States of America, July 8, 1867
The Steamer Advance
Some of her trips were very exciting and hazardous. on one occasion there were four steamers leaving St. George, Bermuda, including the Advance, for Wilmington. But two of these arrived in Wilmington. One put back to Bermuda badly disabled; the other…
James Rumley, Diary Entry, March 13, 1862
On the morning of Thursday the 13th. Of March 1862, the inhabitants of Beaufort were aroused by the sound of heavy cannonading in the direction of New Bern, which continued, with slight intermissions, for several hours. This, together with the…
James Rumley, Diary Entry, March 25, 1863
"The Oath of Allegiance."
A most discusting subject to the loyal citizens of this county, is the “Oath of Allegiance†reguired by the Federal authorities to place the citizens rectus in curia with them. Every intelligent citizen knowns that his…
James Rumley, Diary Entry, January 1, 1863
The sudden enfranchisement of an entire servile race, millions in number, living in the midst of the superior race, where the relation has subsisted for ages, and forming a part of the household of thousands of families, would be regarded, we would…
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North Carolinian voters chose John C. Breckinridge in presidential election, November 6, 1860
On November 6, 1860, in the presidential election, North Carolinian voters chose John C. Breckinridge (pictured), the southern Democratic nominee,…