Confederates urged to volunteer as manpower drains
A Confederate news fragment urges North Carolina men who can bear arms to rejoin the army, criticizing Congress and calling for disciplined leadership and rigid responsibility at home. It cites shortages of manpower and supplies, warns of self-destruction by inaction, and laments draft-like gaps while endorsing renewed effort to preserve independence.
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Oregard
Sherman
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Virginia
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South Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi
Florida
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East Tennessee
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Lousiana
Tennessee
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Is There Hope for Us in the Civil War Crisis
A Confederate era piece quotes a religious appeal urging faith in divine mercy amid Union victories. It argues hope remains possible through God, not visible signs, and stresses steadfast duty. The item notes Rev. R. H. Boykin of Norfolk, Va., was found murdered with no suspect identified.
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Sherman
Georgia
Saganval
Port Fisher
Columbia
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Ory
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Oliver
Ife
Israal
Moses
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R. H. Boykin
Norfolk, Va
Confederates Rally Hymn Seeks Freedom and Defiance
Raleigh on March 1 1865 carries a Confederate rallying cry urging citizens to join in defense of liberty. The piece invokes patriot ancestors and vows to resist submission, pledging to defend homes laws schools and graves of patriots while proclaiming a steadfast vow to fight on under heaven's banner.
Forty eight Hours in a Tree Top in Camden
A Camden Journal account details a perilous river flood episode in January 1865. A bateau carrying the narrator a strong plantation man and hogs was pinned to a seven inch cotton tree as floodwaters rose twenty feet deep. They clung for two days and nights until help arrived from Col Chesnut's overseer Rush and two colored men, leaving the narrator grateful for rescue and vowing remembrance of the freshet.
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Camden
Bridal Verses To Captn K R Jones And Braids
A wartime wedding poem urges a brave captain and his bride to seek blessings from above. It blends vows with patriotic duty and hope, as two lives unite amid conflict and sacrifice. Excerpt also notes exemptions and details in state conscription reports and a wartime draft discussion.
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C. R. Deffield
Senate
Loyalist Women Of New Orleans Stir Confederate Pride
A soldier prisoner describes New Orleans women as distinctly Confederate in dress and manners while under Yankee rule. He recalls the farewell scene as ships left for Ship Island, with rebels waving, gifting fruit, and promises of reunion, amid gifts of clothes and provisions from friends.
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New Orleans
Metropolie
Ship Island
Carondelet Street
Seat Common
Jackson
A Cage of Warning in War Time Provisions War
A Civil War era notice warns against hoarding provisions as Sherman raids threaten scarcity. It urges producers to release supplies for public use, destroy surplus to deny enemies, and insists on feeding those who will defend their homes. It cites Virginia Army meetings demanding total effort for independence and honorable peace.
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Virginia
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