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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 32. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The causes of the war [from the Sunday News , Charleston, S. C. , November 28 , 1897 .] (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 32. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.13 (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 32. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.22 (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 32. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The battle of Shiloh [from the New Orleans, la, Picayune , Sept. , 25 , 1904 .] (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 32. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Presentation of the portrait of Lieut.-General Wade Hampton , C. S. Cavalry , [from the times-dispatch, September 16 , 1904 .] (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 32. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.31 (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 32. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.39 (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 32. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Steel breast plates (search)
Steel breast plates
As defensive Armors worn by Federal soldiers in the war between the States, 1861-5.
It is in evidence that breast plates of steel were extensively worn by Federal soldiers in the War of 1861-5 as defensive armor.
In the memorable retreat before Jackson by Banks from Winchester, in May, 1862, which1861-5 as defensive armor.
In the memorable retreat before Jackson by Banks from Winchester, in May, 1862, which gained for him in supplies abandoned by him and sorely needed by the Confederates, the cheerful tribute of Jackson's Commissary, the editor, then of the foot cavalry, saw in the deserted camp of the enemy, on both sides of the road leading from Winchester, a number of examples of the vest armor of thin plates of steel covered wit of our command, captured one of Reed's men who had on breast plates.
Many surviving Confederates will tell of having seen these breast plates during the War of 1861-5.
The editor has since that period seen several of such preserved by the curious.
One example may at this day be inspected in our State Library here:
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 32. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The ironclad ram Virginia -Confederate States Navy, [from the Richmond, Va. , News-leader, April 1 , 1904 .] (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 32. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.45 (search)
The causes of the war 1861-5, and events of its first year.
[from the Raleigh, N. C., News and Observer, May 11, 1901.
The events in North Carolina during the administration of Governor J. W. Ellis.
Memorial day address by Major Graham Da to her people—among whom I number many friends and some contemporaries—of those far off, stirring days of great events in 1861-865.
On the Feast of All Saints' Day, which according to the Christian calendar, occurs on the first of November, a bea hecked the invasion of North Carolina, and gave peace to the State, within its borders, for three years. So at Bethel, in 1861, the first victory in pitched battle of the United Confederacy was won by North Carolinians.
[Reference may be made to to be found until the end of that long struggle which ended successfully for them.
Well, the swift years flew by, and in 1861 our State, whose behest we were ever taught is paramount to all, again summoned her sons to repel invasion and to uphold t