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Welcome to the SA of NC Civil War 150 blog
North Carolina Civil War 150 is a space for collecting all news, events, and observances related to the American Civil War Sesquicentennial commemoration at the State Archives of North Carolina.
The State Archives of North Carolina Civil War Sesquicentennial Timeline (PDF) is now available.
Note: all posts and comments on this website are public records.
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George Burgwin Johnston Diary
We have just added a new diary to our Civil War Collection. This is the diary of George Burgwin Johnston, Captain of Company G, 28th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry. A quote from Walter Clark’s Histories of Several Regiments and Battalions … Continue reading
A Thorn in the Union’s Side: Rose O’Neal Greenhow
[This blog post comes from the Resource Management Branch of the North Carolina State Archives.] “A Thorn in the Union’s Side: Rose O’Neal Greenhow, Confederate Spy Part One” (PDF) will be presented on Monday, November 14, 2011 from 10:30—11:30 a.m. … Continue reading
“Since my letter of the 12th war has begun…”
Here are a few more interesting quotes I noticed recently in our Civil War letters as I reviewed their metadata before adding them to the North Carolina Digital Collections. (Not sure what I’m talking about? You might want to read … Continue reading
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Tagged 1861, 1863, letters, military, North Carolina Digital Collections, women
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So Say the Futch Brothers…
As most of my coworkers know, I run an unofficial Twitter account (@WebArchivist) where I sometimes give interesting quotes that I find in the transcripts for our Civil War letters as I review their metadata. Today I asked the people … Continue reading
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Tagged 1861, 1863, letters, military, North Carolina Digital Collections, Twitter, women
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First Wednesdays: Hardship
In early 1861 the brewing political turmoil over secession created hardships within the private lives of North Carolina citizens. Although North Carolina remained part of the union, the altering of public opinion from unionists to secessionists created new economic and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1861, African Americans, First Wednesdays, military-navy, politics, women
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Poteet Family Letters
Late yesterday we finished adding the Civil War era materials from the Poteet-Dickson Letters to the North Carolina Digital Collection (see the finding aid for more information about the whole collection). Although it is probably an understatement to say that … Continue reading
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Tagged 1861, 1863, 1864, 1865, digital projects, letters, North Carolina Digital Collections, women
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Digital Civil War Collection and Upcoming Lectures
I’ve got a few Civil War 150 related updates to pass along today. First, you may have noticed that I’ve added a link for “Digital Civil War Collection” in between “About” and “Find Your Civil War Ancestors” in our blog … Continue reading
Henry H. Bowen Papers
Tiffanie and I have just finished adding the letters from the Henry H. Bowen Papers (part of our Military Collection’s Civil War Collection) to the North Carolina Digital Collection. The Bowen letters are interesting – for one thing, Henry Bowen … Continue reading
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Tagged 1864, 1865, letters, North Carolina Digital Collections, women
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Civil War Letters: Kendrick and Revis
I have another update on the Civil War letters project. We in the Information Management Branch have finished adding the letters from the Larkin S. Kendrick Papers and Daniel W. Revis Letters to the North Carolina Digital Collections (NCDC). We’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged digital projects, letters, North Carolina Digital Collections, women
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