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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,…
A Voice from Rebel Prisons, 1865
Tags: Battle Description, Prisons, Race relations, Soldiers
Joseph J. Hoyle, 1836-1864
Joseph J. Hoyle was a twenty-four year old soldier who fought alongside friends, cousins, and family members in the 55th Regiment of the North Carolina Infantry. Lieutenant Hoyle was born in Cleveland County, North Carolina, and much of what we know…
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…
Tags: Battle Description, Soldiers
Letter of N. C. Bruce, North Carolina Battalion to the Editor, the News and Observer, May 28, 1898
To the Editor: Much is being said about Negro soldiers in the present war that is unmanly, unwise and uncharitable, and yet there is one cheering, refreshing thought among heaps of trashy talk: It is that nobody seriously suggests any want of…
Tags: patriotism, Race relations, Soldiers
James McPherson, What They Fought For (1994)
This conviction that they fought for their homes and women gave many Confederate soldiers remarkable staying power in the face of adversity. "My dear be a brave woman to the last," wrote a Shenandoah Valley farmer serving in the 10th Cavalry to his…
Tags: Enlistment, Mobilization, patriotism, Soldiers
Commander of the Department of North Carolina to the Secretary of War, May 5, 1863
New Bern No Ca May 5 1863 Sir A letter from Gov Andrew of date April 1st is referred to me by the War Department under date of April 27th, I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of the same and in reply beg leave to say. If it be the policy of…
Tags: Enlistment, Freedpeople, Soldiers
Order by the Commander of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina, 1863
Fort Monroe, Va., December 5th, 1863.
General Orders No. 46. The recruitment of colored troops has become the settled purpose of the Government. It is therefore the duty of every officer and soldier to aid in carrying out that purpose, by every…
Tags: Enlistment, Freedpeople, Soldiers
Amnesty Petition of John Newland Maffitt, June 1, 1867
Wilmington N.C.
June 1st 1867
To his Excellency
Andrew Johnson President of the United States
The petition of John N Maffitt of North Carolina for pardon under the Proclamation of your Excellency of May 1865 respectfully represents that he is…
Excerpt from The Story of Rockford, ca. March 1865
Among the stories of the war era is one concerning some Union soldiers from an encampment some distance away who came to Rockford looking for a doctor to attend an officer who was seriously ill. They took Dr. Folger riding on his own good horse. He…
Tags: Family, Home Front, slavery, Soldiers, Troop Movement
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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…