Monthly Archives: January 2012

Second Mondays Lectures for 2012

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

There will be more information about the 2012 “Second Mondays” lecture series in the next week or so, but I wanted to give you a heads-up on the next lecture so that those of you who want to attend can … Continue reading →

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William H. S. Burgwyn Diary (September 29, 1864 – March 11, 1865)

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

At the beginning of December I finished transcribing and fleshing out the metadata for the last of William Burgwyn’s Civil War diaries. At the time I wanted to share some of the Christmas memories that William wrote about in his … Continue reading →

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Civil War Digitization Continues at the State Archives

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

I was searching through our blog archives today and realized how long it’s been since I posted anything here that wasn’t a simple copy-and-paste of a press release. So here’s a short summary of where things stand as far as … Continue reading →

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North Carolina Provided Limbs to Make Veterans Whole

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

[This blog post comes from a Dept. of Cultural Resources press release - you can find other news related to NC Cultural Resources here.] RALEIGH – Amputations were the most common operation performed during the American Civil War, constituting roughly … Continue reading →

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2011 in Review

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

At the end of each year, WordPress.com pulls together stats on the blogs hosted with them and sends those stats summaries to the blog owners. Last year I shared our stats for our main N.C. State Archives blog and thought … Continue reading →

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First Wednesdays – Murmur of the Burnside Expedition

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

Information coming to the attention of Governor Henry T. Clark suggested that the U.S. was planning a major assault against the coast of North Carolina.  When Clark questioned the Confederate government concerning the defense of coastal North Carolina he received … Continue reading →

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