General Lee urges desertion pardon and duty in Confederate order
The Confederate General Lee issues a February order offering pardon to deserters and absentees within twenty days, warning harsher penalties for those who stay away or return to the enemy. He appeals to fathers and wives to urge men back, vowing strict enforcement and publishing names of violators. He argues unity and resolve will secure liberty and victory with God’s help.
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Marriood
Confederate States
K.E. Lee
Brauregard
Sherman
South Carolina
Gaus
Lie
Grant
Petersburg
City Point
Io Nestern
Boydrop
Cuartorre
N. C
Army of
Confederacy
Congress
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
General Orders reaffirm desertion penalties in Confederate Army
From NDQ RS Army reports the General Orders condemn men who abandon posts to join others and outline pardons for return within 20 days. General Lee urges soldiers to stand by their colors and defend independence, warning deserters and absentees of punishment. The note appeals to North Carolina readers to support the cause and heed authority.
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Confederate States
Lee
Robert E Lee
North Carolin
Lattle
Union
Jackson
Confederacy
Congress
Public spirit urged to aid deserters and taxes of war
Long parliamentary style column urges Congress to publish exempt lists and deserter data, calls for desister names and addresses, and demands stronger actions against absentees. It notes pardons from General Lee and reports on desertion incidents in Pitt county and broader vigilance for home defense.
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Richmond
Conscript Bureau
Congress
Haai
Pitt County
Oairland
Simon and
Kildred Kittrell
Smith
Enemy bombardment reported on James Island fronts
Charleston Feb 14 The enemy boats and a monitor shelled picket lines on James Island all day. Our lines are in immediate front with no definite reports from others. Charleston Feb 15 Quiet along our lines. Reports say the enemy is moving in force toward Columbia along the Lexington road and may have crossed the Congaree.
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RM & Guth
Iman
Charlotte
SCRR
North Carolina
Sherman
Charleston
Columbia
Augusta
Vance
Columia
Northendern
South Carolina
Lus Frean
Richmond Dispatch
Ard
Beauregard
Saluda
Brosd
Treasury Department
Savani B
Charlotte and Columbia
Florence
Wilmington
Fort Anderson
Fort Andersen
Cape Fear River
Anderson
Brunswick Point
Enem
Monitor
James Island
Othors
Lexington
Gen Lee's Command and Confederate War News Digest
Richmond reports Gen Lee assumes command with reliance on God and Confederate patriotism to secure peace. Feb 1 House bills on tithe remission and maple sugar exemption pass. secret sessions on military affairs. Northern News covers war meetings in Richmond, peace proposals debated, and prisoner exchanges. Fort Anderson bombardment continues. Yankee movement near Tarboro and Neuse noted. Cuban and European intelligence cited. a child muses on heaven’s sides. Rabble raids near Waynesville incite rumors. tax figures for Mecklenburg detailed.
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Richmond
Z House
Senate
House
Committee On
Johnston
Northern News
The
American
House of Representatives
Dawson
Williams
Savannah
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