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The Battle of Fredericksburg, Va. Through the Eyes of William H. S. Burgwyn

Posted on December 13, 2012

On December 11, 1862 the Union Army of the Potomac, under command of Major General Ambrose Burnside, laid five pontoon bridges across Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg, Va., in preparation to cross over and strike at the Confederate Army of Northern … Continue reading →

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First Wednesdays – Fort Macon on Christmas day, 1862

Posted on December 5, 2012

James West Champney, a soldier in the Forty-Fifth Massachusetts Regiment, drew this sketch of Fort Macon as viewed from the west on Christmas Day in 1862.  He sketched it with charcoal.  Fort Macon was under Union control at this time. … Continue reading →

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New letters added to our Civil War Digital Collection

Posted on November 8, 2012

In August the Military Collection Archivist, Kenrick N. Simpson wrote about a new collection, the Society for the Historical Preservation of the 26th North Carolina Regiment* Collection. This small collection consists of Civil War letters primarily written by soldiers of … Continue reading →

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First Wednesdays – Cloth for supplying the want of our brave soldiers

Posted on October 3, 2012

[This blog post was written by Debbi Blake, Public Services Branch Head for the North Carolina State Archives.] By the fall of 1862, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia was ill-equipped and underfed.  During the Antietam campaign, conditions were so … Continue reading →

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The End of Lawrence O’Bryan Branch

Posted on September 24, 2012

William A. Blount was the father of Lawrence O’Bryan Branch’s  widow, Nancy Haywood Blount. In this Telegraph to Brigadier General Lawrence O’Bryan Branch’s sister, Mrs. R. Williams states that his son had gone to bring the Brigadier General’s remains back … Continue reading →

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William H. S. Burgwyn’s view of The Battle of Antietam

Posted on September 23, 2012

William H. S. Burgwyn writes to his Brother “Harry” Henry King Burgwyn Jr. about the Battle of Antietam. “Thirty Fifth Regiment N.C.T Camp near Martinsville Va. September 23, 1862 Dear Harry I suppose ere this you have heard of the … Continue reading →

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The Day Before…

Posted on September 16, 2012

Over the next couple of weeks, we will be highlighting documents from our collection that deal with the Battle of Antietam, Maryland, the bloodiest one day battle in American History, and the death of Brigadier General Lawrence O’Bryan Branch. The … Continue reading →

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A New Colonel

Posted on August 22, 2012

Two days have passed since William wrote home. On August 22, 1862, he writes to his mother with news of the march. His brigade left Petersburg in route to Richmond at 10 Am marching 15 or 17 miles on the … Continue reading →

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William H. S. Burgwyn Letter: August 19, 1862

Posted on August 19, 2012

The next letter from the William H. S. Burgwyn collection is available in our Civil War Digital Collections. William H. S. Burgwyn and his regiment, the 35th North Carolina, spent much of July and the beginning of August building fortifications … Continue reading →

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2nd Monday’s Lecture Series Continues

Posted on August 7, 2012

On August 13th, from 10:30-11:30 AM, in the State Archives and Library Building auditorium, our Civil War Sesquicentennial  lecture series continues with “Bringing in the Dead: The North Carolina Civil War and Death Study” by Josh Howard, Office of Archives … Continue reading →

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