Thomas J. Armstrong was the owner of a plantation at Rocky Point, NC, about 12 miles northwest of Wilmington. (It was part of New Hanover County during the Civil War period.) This collection of his private papers includes letters written by his son, Edward Hall Armstrong, during the Civil War; Edward Hall Armstrong’s photograph, his officers commissions, and his book on military tactics; eulogies for Edward by various persons; a letter from Edward’s body servant, a slave named Mose; and miscellaneous letters and documents, the latter including a receipt for a $1,000.00 Confederate bond.
The majority of the private papers of Thomas J. Armstrong were purchased March 13, 1973 for $550.00 from Mrs. Clarence C. Council by the Randall Library for its Special Collections, and consists of letters written by his son, Edward Hall Armstrong, while serving as a Confederate officer during the Civil War. Letters written to the son are not part of the collection.
Edward Hall Armstrong participated in some of the decisive battles of the Civil War, saw action, and buried many comrades. His letters described field events, such as marching for hours only to return to the original position, standing picket in the rain without cover, and in the snow without fire, shoes, or blanket. He depicted the fortunes and misfortunes of the South through battles won and deteriorating conditions. Although seeing the inevitable end, he continued to stand firm for Southern independence; even while admitting he had “no desire to see any more bloodshed.”
This collection of Confederate Era Correspondence and memorabilia are of great historical significance to Civil War scholars and of special interest to residents of New Hanover County.
The chronological inventory and the index, which follows, were compiled by Judith H. Davis, a member of the Randall Library staff. She had worked extensively with the collection in compiling these tools and in preparing the documents themselves for preservation.
This Collection has been designated Accession Number 1 of the Manuscripts Collection, Special Collections Department, William Madison Randall Library, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403-3297. Literary rights to the Collection are retained by the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
D. Ronald Johnson
Librarian-in-Charge
Special Collections
April 2, 1976
Each entity has been assigned an item number. Index entries, which follow, refer to item and file numbers. The parenthetically listed familial kinships refer to the person’s relationship to Edward Hall Armstrong.
File 1, Item 1
1859
Receipt for Slave Purchase
File 2, Item 2
No date
School Paper written by Edward Hall Armstrong (EHA)
File 3, Item 3
1861 April 4
Letter; Chapel Hill, NC EHA to Thomas J. Armstrong (TJA)
File 4, Item 4
1861 April 4
Letter; Chapel Hill, NC EHA to TJA
File 5, Item 5
1861 September 9
Letter; Fayetteville, VA EHA to his mother
File 5, Item 6
1861 October 2
Letter; Camp Fayetteville, VA EHA to TJA, with envelope
File 5, Item 7
1861 October 20
Letter; Camp Rains, VA EHA to TJA
File 5, Item 8
1861 October 25
Letter; Yorktown, VA EHA to his mother
File 6, Item 9
1862 March 26
Letter; Goldsboro, NC EHA to TJA, with envelope
File 6, Item 10
1862 May 15
Letter; Richmond, VA EHA to TJA
File 6, Item 11
1862 June 18
Letter; Richmond, VA EHA to TJA
File 6, Item 12
1862 June 29
Letter; Richmond, VA EHA to TJA
File 6, Item 13
1862 July 1
Letter; EHA’s Second Lieutenant Commission
File 7, Item 14
1862 July 6
Letter; Frazier’s Farm, VA EHA to TJA, with stamped envelope
File 7, Item 15
1862 August 4
Letter; Richmond, VA EHA to TJA
File 7, Item 16
1862 August 26
Letter; Orange Court House, VA EHA to TJA
File 7, Item 17
1862 August 31
Letter; Gainsville, VA EHA to TJA, with envelope
File 8, Item 18
1862 September 17
EHA’s Captain Commission
File 8, Item 19
1862 October 17
Letter; Winchester, VA EHA to TJA, with envelope
File 9, Item 20
1862 November 8
Letter; Front Royal, VA EHA to TJA
File 9, Item 21
1862 November 26
Letter; Gordonsville, VA EHA to TJA
File 9, Item 22
1863 January 2
Letter; Fredericksburg, VA EHA to TJA
File 9, Item 23
1863 April 15
Letter; Port Royal, VA EHA
to TJA
File 9, Item 24
1863 May 3
Eulogy of Thomas E. Armstrong (EHA’s cousin)
File 9, Item 25
1863 May 4
Letter; Trenches, fragment.
EHA to TJA
File 10, Item 26
1863 May 9
Letter; Chancellorsville, VA EHA to TJA
File 11, Item 27
1863 June 3
Letter; Hamilton Crossing, VA EHA to TJA
File 12, Item 28
1863 June 13
Letter; Culpepper Court House, VA EHA to TJA
File 12, Item 29
1863 June 19
Letter; Sharpsburg, MD EHA to TJA
File 12, Item 30
1863 June 29
Letter; Carlisle, PA EHA to TJA
File 13, Item 31
1863 July 10
Letter; Hagerstown, PA EHA to TJA, with envelope
File 14, Item 32
1863 July-August
Letter; fragment, date and place of origin unknown. EHA to TJA, with envelope
File 15, Item 33
1863 August 17
Letter; Orange Court House, VA EHA to TJA, with envelope
File 16, Item 34
1863 August 22
Letter; Orange Court House, VA EHA to TJA
File 17, Item 35
1863 September 8
Letter; Orange Court House, VA EHA to TJA, with stamped envelope
File 17, Item 36
1863 September 10
Letter; Orange Court House, VA EHA to TJA
File 17, Item 37
1863 September 25
Letter; Camp near Mitchel’s Ford, VA EHA to TJA, with envelope
File 17, Item 38
1863 October 4
Letter; Orange Court House, VA EHA to his mother
File 18, Item 39
1863 October 30
Letter; Camp 3 NC Troops. EHA to TJA, includes letter to brother Tommie
File 19, Item 40
1863 November 6
Letter; Camp 3 NC Troops. EHA to TJA
File 20, Item 41
1863 November 13
Letter; Orange Court House, VA EHA to TJA, with envelope
File 20, Item 42
1863 November 27
Letter; Raleigh, NC Eli W. Hall to TJA
File 20, Item 43
1863 December 4
Letter; Camp 3 NC Troops. EHA to TJA
File 20, Item 44
1863 December 20
Letter; M.A. Wright to her uncle, TJA, with envelope
File 21, Item 45
1863
Letter; fragment, date and place of origin unknown. EHA to TJA
File 22, Item 46
1864 January 3
Letter; Thomas E. Armstrong (EHA’s uncle) to TJA, with envelope
File 22, Item 47
1864 January 11
Photograph of EHA in Confederate Uniform (Original negatives located in separate folder.)
File 22, Item 48
1864 January 11
Letter; Richmond, VA EHA to TJA
File 22, Item 49
1864 January 14
Letter; Camp 3 NC Troops. EHA to TJA
File 22, Item 50
1864 January 26
Letter; Camp 3 NC Troops. EHA to TJA (Currently not included in collection.)
File 23, Item 51
1864 January 26
Receipt of Greensboro Mutual Life Insurance and Trust Company, dated 11-1-1861 and enclosed with 1-26-1864 letter.
File 24, Item 52
1864 February 2
Letter; Camp 3 NC Troops. EHA to TJA
File 24, Item 53
1864 February 11
Letter, ‘On Picket’. EHA to TJA
File 24, Item 54
1864 February 14
Letter; Camp 3 NC Troops. EHA to TJA, with envelope
File 24, Item 55
1864 February 28
Letter; Camp 3 NC Troops. EHA to TJA
File 24, Item 56
1864 March 9
Letter; Camp 3 NC Troops. EHA to his mother
File 25, Item 57
1864 March 23
Letter; Camp 3 NC Troops. EHA to TJA
File 26, Item 58
1864 March 30
Letter; Camp 3 NC Troops. EHA to TJA
File 26, Item 59
1864 March
Receipt for $1000 Confederate Bond issued at Point Cape Fear Office, NC
File 27, Item 60
1864 April 5
Letter; Haw River, Alamance County, NC F.D. Hoover to EHA
File 28, Item 61
1864 April 8
Letter; Camp 3 NC Troops. EHA to TJA
File 29, Item 62
1864 May 8
Letter; M.W. Anders, on behalf of Mary M. Woten, to TJA, with stamped envelope
File 29, Item 63
1864 May 14
Letter; Reverend George Patterson notifying TJA of son’s wounds
File 30, Item 64
1864 May 15
Dispatch; Richmond, VA A.A. Van Bokkelin listing EHA wounded
File 31, Item 65
1864 May 21
Letter; Hospital, Spotsylvania Court House, VA EHA’s servant Mose to Mose’s mother
File 32, Item 66
1864 May 25
Letter; Hallsville, NC Edward Armstrong (EHA’s uncle) to TJA
File 32, Item 67
1864 May 27
Letter; Hallsville, NC Edward Armstrong to TJA
File 33, Item 68
1864 May 28
Letter; Hospital, Spotsylvania Court House, VA EHA’s last letter to TJA
File 34, Item 69
1864 June 8
Letter; Hallsville, NC Edward Armstrong to TJA
File 34, Item 70
1864
Obituary for EHA, newspaper clipping
File 34, Item 71
1864 October 22
Letter; Camp of 3rd Regiment of NC & Army of Northern Virginia W.A. Riggs to TJA
File 34, Item 72
1864 December 28
Letter; Hallsville, NC Edward Armstrong to TJA
File 35, Item 73
1865 January 12
Letter; Petersburg, VA Reverend W.H. Moore to TJA, with stamped envelope
File 36, Item 74
1868 January 1
Lease of TJA’s land in New Hanover County to Reubin A. Corbett and A.B. Corbett, with stamps
File 37, Item 75
No date
General instructions for the Picket along the river and other military instructions
File 37, Item 76
Book
EHA’s copy of Hardee’s Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics, Volume I 1861 (Included in a separate envelope within the MS.)
File 38
Verbatim typescripts of Items 4, 21, 23, 30, 31, 39, 61, 65, 68
File 39, Items 1-29, Acc #1
EHA's military records
File 40, Items 1-19, Acc #1, Add #2
Photocopied letters from EHA to his family (1860-1885)
File 41, Item 1, Acc #1, Add #3
TJA's boyhood reminiscences (photocopy of typescript)
File 42, Item 1, Acc #1, Add #3a
Notarized statement by Stephen Carroll Pearsall
File 43, Item 1, Acc #1, Add #4a
Microfilm errata sheet
File 44, Items 1-9a, Acc #1, Add #5
Photocopies of letters, military forms, and letters from Mose (1863-1870)
File 45, Items 10-11, Acc #1, Add #5
TJA's narrative of boyhood reminiscences (photocopy)
File 46, Item 1, Acc #1, Add #6
TJA's narrative of boyhood reminiscences (original document)
File 46, Item 2, Acc #1, Add #6
March 21, 1867
Letter from Munnie to TJA
File 46, Item 3, Acc #1, Add #6
November 30, 1870
Letter from TJA to Tommie
File 47, Items 1-19, Acc #1, Add #7
Armstrong Family private papers, 1859-1885 (original documents)
File 48, Item 1, Acc #1, Add #8
Transcription of Armstrong Family narrative by TJA; transcribed by Stephen Carroll Pearsall
File 49, Item 1, Add #5a
Personal check
Envelopes listed with items are included in a separate packet within the MS.
Personal names, place-names, battles and the more significant subjects are indexed. Whenever possible, full names have been provided, even though the letters themselves mention only parts of the name. Spellings have been verified and cross-references from variant spellings appear. A bibliography of sources used in establishing complete names of soldiers and place-names is appended to the index. Parts of names supplied by the compiler are indicated in parentheses.
Soldiers, citizens and places may be assumed to be Southern unless noted otherwise (e.g. Grant, General (Ulysses Simpson, U.S.)). To aid differentiation between persons of the same or incomplete name, family relationships are occasionally noted, stated as the person’s relation to Edward Hall Armstrong.
The index entries are keyed to file folder number and item number, i.e. 24-52 indicates file number 24, item number 52--Edward Hall Armstrong’s letter of February 8, 1864 from Camp 3 NC Troops to his father, Thomas J. Armstrong. The index in arranged in alphabetical order, word by word, except titles.
---, Alex, 5-7, 18-39
---, Amos, 22-48, 24-56
---, Annie Jane (Cousin), 10-26, 22-48
---, Barbara, (Cousin), 10-26, 22-48
---, Dealty (Mose’s Aunt), 31-65
---, Dick, 12-29
---, Frank (Uncle), 15-33, 16-34
---, George, 10-26
---, Harry, 22-46
---, James (Uncle), 22-50
---, John (slave), 1-1
---, Martha, 22-46
---, Mary, 6-11
---, Miss Mary, 31-65
---, Mary (Aunt), 8-19, 22-49
---, Mose (EHA’s servant), 9-23, 10-26, 12-29, 12-30, 16-34, 17-36, 17-37, 18-39, 20-41, 22-48,
22-49, 22-50, 24-54, 24-55, 24-56, 25-57, 28-61, 33-68, 34-69; letter from 31-65
---, Mose, 31-65
---, Rachel (Cousin), 22-50
---, Thom, 5-5
---, Thomas, 31-65
---, Tom, 29-63
---, Tom (Cousin), 22-50
---, Tony/Tomy, 32-67
---, Willie, 32-67
Airbright, James W., 23-51
Alabama Regiment, 5-7
Albritton, Captain (James Henry), 13-31
Allegiance Oath to the United States, 16-34
Anders, M. W., 28-62
(Armstrong), Bobbie, 7-15, 7-16, 8-19, 11-27, 15-33, 16-34, 18-39, 24-54
Armstrong, Edward Hall, arrested, 9-21, 9-22; commissions: 2nd Lieutenant, 6-13, Captain,
7-18; correspondence: item numbers 3-12, 14-17, 19-23, 25-41, 43, 45, 48-50, 52-58, 60-61,
68; dispatch, 30-64; last letter, 33-68; obituary, 34-70; photograph, 22-47; school paper, 2-2;
student, 3-3, 4-4; wounded, 29-63, 30-64, 31-65, 32-66, 32-67, 34-69
(Armstrong), Hugh, 22-46, 32-66
(Armstrong), Mollie, 8-19, 10-26, 11-27, 16-34, 17-35, 17-38, 18-39, 19-40, 21-45, 22-50,
24-53, 24-54, 25-57, 26-58, 28-61
(Armstrong), Monnie, 7-15, 7-16, 8-19, 11-27, 15-33, 17-37, 18-39, 24-54
Armstrong, Nick, 5-6, 5-7, 6-9, 29-63, 32-66, 32-67
Armstrong, Thomas E. (Uncle), 5-7, 5-8, 8-19, 22-46
Armstrong, Thomas Edward (Cousin), 8-19, 9-20, 9-21, 9-22, 9-23, 9-24; killed, 9-25, 10-26
Armstrong, Thomas J. (Father and recipient of almost all letters in collection), Confederate bond,
26-59; lease, 36-74
Armstrong, Mrs. Thomas J. (Mother), 5-7, 8-19, 9-22, 17-37, 18-39, 19-40, 20-41, 20-43, 22-48,
22-49, 22-50, 24-56, 29-63; letters addressed to, 5-5, 5-8, 17-38
(Armstrong), Tommie, 7-15, 9-23, 18-39, 19-40, 20-43, 22-48; letter to, 18-39
(Armstrong), Willie, 7-15, 18-39, 19-40
Army of Northern Virginia, 11-27, 17-37, 22-50, 27-60, 31-65, 34-71
Army of the Potomac, (U.S.), 26-58
Asbury, Bishop, 11-27
Ashby’s Gap, (VA), 9-20
Ashe, Captain (Richard J.), 5-6
Baker, Captain G(eorge) B., A Q.M., 15-33, 17-36, 18-39, 20-41
Baltimore, (MD), 12-29, 12-30, 13-31
Bannerman, Lieutenant Alex(ander) W., 6-12
Barrow, Lieutenant (Thaddeus) P., 30-64
Bartlett’s Mill, (VA), Battle of, 20-43
Battle, R. H. Jr., 7-18
Battle, (General Cullen Andrews), 25-57; Alabama Brigade, 25-57; brigade, 20-41
Battles: Bartlett’s Mill on Mine Run, (VA), 20-43; Bethel, (VA), 5-7, 5-8; Chancellorsville,
(VA), 9-24, 10-26, 12-28; (First) Cold Harbor, (VA, Third of the Seven Days’ Battles), 7-14;
Frazier’s Farm, (VA, Sixth of the Seven Days’ Battles), 7-14; Fredericksburg, (VA), 9-24,
9-25, 10-26; Gettysburg, (PA, U.S.), 13-31, 15-33; Malvern Hill, (VA, Seventh of the Seven
Days’ Battles), 7-14; 2nd Battle at Plains of Manassas, (VA), 9-24; Mechanicsville, (VA,
Second of the Seven Days’ Battles), 6-12, 7-14, 7-15; Petersburg, VA, 35-73; Richmond,
VA, 6-10, 6-11, 6-12, 9-24; Sharpsburg, MD, 9-24; Spotsylvania/Spottsylvania C.H. (Court
House), VA, 29-63, 30-64, 31-65, 33-68, 34-70; Wilderness Church, (VA), 10-26
Bealton Station, see (Bealeton Station, VA)
(Bealeton) Station, (VA), spelled Bealton, 18-39
Bell, Lieutenant (Robert N.), 7-15
Bellfield, (VA), 35-73
Benner (?), Colonel, 25-57
Berry, Mr., 34-71
Berryville, (VA), 9-20
Bethel, (VA), Battle of, 5-7, 5-8
Bethel Church, (VA), 5-7
Bladen, (NC), 17-35, County, 28-62
Blockade Running, 18-39
Bloodworth, Sergeant (William) A., 10-26
Blue Ridge, (VA), 9-21
Bordeaux, R.M., 36-74
Bordeaux, Mr., 9-22, 17-37, 17-38
Bordeaux, (Sergeant) Richard (Henry), 22-50
Bordeaux House, 19-40
Bouie, Captain, 22-46
Bounty due deceased men of NC and certificates necessary, 27-60
Bourdaux Field, NC, 36-74
Bourdeaux, 5-6
Bragg, (General Braxton), 17-37
Brandy Station, (VA), 20-41
Bridger, (Private George E.), 24-54
Brookes Station, 6-9
Brown, A.J., 28-61
Brown, Captain (Jim), 7-15, 9-25, 30-64
Brown, Governor (Joseph Emerson, of Georgia), 27-60
Bruce, J.R. & Company, 18-39
Brunswick, County, (NC), 20-44
Camp Fayetteville, (VA, Cockletown), 5-6, 5-7; letters from, 5-5
Camp Rains, (VA), letter from, 5-7
Campbell, Colonel (Reuben), P., 6-12
Cannons, Mr., 7-15
Cantwell, Captain (John) L., 30-64
Cape Fear River, (NC), 36-74
Capin, Lieutenant, 30-64
Carlisle, PA, (U.S.), 13-31, 26-58; letter from, 12-30
Carr, Captain O.W., 19-40
Casteen, see (Castine)
(Castine, Lieutenant. Andrew) J., spelled Casteen, 30-64
Chambersburg, (PA, U.S.), 12-30
Chancellorsville, (VA), 28-61, Battle of, 9-24, 10-26, 12-28
Chapel Hill, (NC), 17-35, 17-37
(Charlottesville, VA), spelled Charlottsville, 34-69
Charlottsville, see (Charlottesville)
Chicohominy River, (VA), 7-14
City Point, (VA), 6-10
Clark, Governor Henry T. (of NC), 6-13
Clarke, Lieutenant (James Foreman), 20-43
Clothing, 5-6, 8-19, 9-29, 17-35, 17-36, 18-39; cost of, 16-34, 17-35, 17-36, 20-41
Cobb’s (Thomas Reade Rootes) Legion, 5-7
Coke, Bishop, 11-27
Cold Harbor, (VA, First) Battle of, (Third of the Seven Days’ Battles), 7-14
Colston, General, (Raleigh Edward), 9-23
Commissions, 8-19; 2nd Lieutenant, 6-13; Captain, 7-18
Company A (1st Regiment NC Volunteers), 5-6
Company B (1st Regiment NC Volunteers), 5-6
Company C (1st Regiment NC Volunteers), 5-6, 5-7
Company G (3rd Regiment NC Troops), 6-12, 8-19, 9-21, 27-60, 34-70
Company H (3rd Regiment NC Troops), 9-21, 17-35
Company I (3rd Regiment NC Troops), 6-11
Company K (3rd Regiment NC Troops), 7-14, 8-19, 9-21, 17-35
Confederate Bond, 26-59
Confederate Point, (NC), 35-73
Cooke’s Battery from VA, 6-9
Corbett, A.B., 36-74
Corbett, Reubin A., 36-74
Cowan, Lieutenant/Captain John, 7-16, 13-31, 30-64
Cowan, Colonel R.H., 7-16
Cowhen, J., 6-13
Craig, Lieutenant, see Craige, Lieutenant (Cicero) H.
Craige, Lieutenant (Cicero) H. also spelled Craig, 30-64, 31-65, 33-68
Craige, J.B., 33-68
Culpepper C.H. (Court House, VA), 7-16, 7-17, 11-27, 12-28, 20-41
Currency, value of, 17-37, 24-55, 24-56
Curtis Park (steamer), 6-10
Cusburg (?), 5-8
Daniel’s (General Junius) Brigade, 25-57, 26-58
Darden, Lieutenant (Joseph) H., 30-64
Davis, Billy, 29-63
Davis, Julia (Cousin), 22-49
Davis, Willie, 6-9, 9-21
Deems, (Reverend Doctor Charles) F., 11-27
DeRosset, Colonel (William Lord), 7-15, 8-19
Deserters, Confederate States of America, execution of, 17-35
Dinduron (?), Lieutenant, 30-64
Ditching, 17-37
Dixon, Miss, 17-38
Dixon, Mrs., 17-38
Doles’, General (George Pierce) Georgia Brigade, 25-57
Donnell, W.C., 23-51
Duplin, (NC), 13-31, 14-32, 17-38, 20-43
Early, General (Jubal Anderson), 12-30, 26-58
Edmonson, Captain, 5-6
Elliot, Mr., 5-6
Ellis, Governor (John Willis of NC), 4-4
England, 34-69
Ennett, Major (William) T., 27-60, 30-64, 31-65
Episcopal Church, 11-27
Ewell, General (Richard Stoddert), 12-30, 16-34, 17-37, 26-58; Corps, 11-27, 13-31
(Faison, Lieutenant Colonel Frank), spelled Faisson, 6-12
Faisson, see (Faison)
Fayetteville, Camp, (VA) (Cockletown, VA), 5-6, 5-7; letter from 5-5
Federal Point, (NC), 3-3, 4-4
Fennel, Lieutenant Hardee, see Fennel, Lieutenant (Hardy) L.
Fennel, Lieutenant (Hardy) L., spelled Hardee, 6-12
5th Regiment of NC Troops, 5-7
1st Regiment of NC Troops, 6-9, 6-11, 6-12, 7-15, 25-57
Food, cost or lack of, 7-15, 7-16, 16-34, 18-39, 20-41, 22-49, 26-58, 28-61
Forrest, General (Nathan Bedford), 9-23
Fort Caswell, (NC), 3-3, 4-4
Fort Macon, (NC), 4-4
Fort Sumpter, see Fort (Sumter)
Fort (Sumter, SC), spelled Sumpter, 3-3
48th Regiment of NC Troops, 6-12
44th Georgia, 6-11, 6-12
46th Regiment of NC Troops, 19-40,
France, 34-69
Frazier’s Farm, (VA), Battle of (Sixth of the Seven Days’ Battles), 7-14
Fredericksburg, (VA), 6-9, 6-10, 9-22, 12-28, 14-32, 18-39, 31-65; Battle of, 9-24, 9-25, 10-26
Freeman, Doctor, 8-19, 33-68
Frerroman, Doctor, see Freeman
Front Royal, VA, 9-20
Futch, (Private) Hanson (M.), 17-35
Futch, (Private) John, 17-35
Gainesville, (VA), letter from, 7-17
Garrason, see (Garrison)
Garris, I.R., 6-12
(Garrison, Lieutenant Edward J.) spelled Garrason, 13-31
Gatlin, Adjunct General R(ichard) C., of NC, 7-18
Georgia, Brigade, 25-57; Georgians wounded, 6-11; Legislature, 27-60; scouting party, 5-7
Germana Ford, see (Germanna Ford)
Germann Ford, see (Germanna Ford)
(Germanna) Ford, (VA), spelled Germann and Germana Ford, 20-41, 20-43
Gettysburg, (PA, U.S.), Battle of, 13-31, 15-33
Goldsboro, (NC), 6-9, 6-10
Gordonsville, VA, 9-21, 22-49, 22-50
Grant, General (Ulysses Simpson, U.S.), 26-58, 28-61
Gray, 28-61
Green Castle, (PA, U.S.), 12-30
Greensboro, (NC), 7-15
Greensboro F. (Female) College, (NC), 15-33, 16-34
Greensboro Mutual Life Insurance and Trust Company, 23-51
Guinneas Station, (VA), 9-22
Gurganus, Lieutenant (Andrew) J., 30-64
Hagerstown, (MD), 12-29, 13-31
Hall, E.J., 32-66
Hall, T., 32-66
Hall, Eli, 7-14
Hall, Eli W., 20-42
Hallsville, NC, 9-23, 17-38; letters from, 32-66, 32-67, 34-69, 34-72
Hamilton’s Crossing, (VA), 12-28; letter from, 11-27
Hampton, (General Wade), Cavalry of, 17-37
Hand, Iez, 20-44
Hanover, C.H. (Court House, VA), 9-21
Hardee’s Rifle & Light Infantry Tactics, Volume I, 6-9, 76
Harrisburg, PA, (U.S.), 12-29, 12-30, 21-45
Harrods Mill, (VA), 5-7
Haw River, NC, 27-60
Hays’ (General Harry Thompson) LA Brigade, 20-41
Heath’s Division, see (Heth)
(Heth’s, General Henry) Division, 13-31
Hicks, Governor (Thomas Holliday of MD), 4-4
Hill, General A.P. (Ambrose Powell), 13-31, 17-37, 21-45, 26-58
Hill, General (Daniel Harvey), 5-6, 9-21; Division, 8-19
Hill, Sergeant (Owen) C., 8-19, 22-49
Hillsboro, (NC), 4-4
Hines, Captain (J.S.), 6-12, 7-15
Hines, Ginnie, 9-22
Hinton, 20-44
Hoke’s (General Robert Frederick) NC Brigade, 20-41
Holden, W.W. (Governor William W. of NC), 27-60
Holly Shelter, (NC), 17-35
Hood, General (John Bell), 17-37
Hood’s Texas Brigade, 17-37
Hooker, General (Joseph, U.S.), 11-27, 12-30; Hooker’s Army, 12-29, 12-30, 28-61
Hoover, F.D., 27-60
Horrel, (Private Americus) V., 17-35
Hospital, 2nd Corp. A.N.V, VA, 29-63, 31-65, 33-68
Howell, Mr., 9-20
Hyde, 5-6
Isler, Jim (?), 18-39
(Iverson, Colonel Alfred), 6-12
Ivison, see (Iverson)
Jackson’s Troops, 9-20
James, Adjt. (Theodore) C., 13-31, 30-64
Jamestown, (steamer), 6-10
Jenkins, General (Albert Gallatin), 12-29
Johnson, General (Edward “Allegheny”), 11-27, 16-34, 26-58; Division, 11-27, 22-50, 26-58,
27-60
Johnson’s Island Prison, Sandusky, Ohio, U.S., 14-32, 18-39
Johnston, see Johnson
Jones, Reverend John, 8-19, 32-66
Jones County, (NC), 27-60
Kellery’s Ford, see (Kelly’s) Ford
Kelley’s Ford, see (Kelly’s) Ford
Kelly, Isaac, 13-31, 14-32
Kelly, Lieutenant (Thomas) J., 13-31, 14-32
(Kelly’s) Ford, (VA), 10-26, 20-41
Kenan, Major, 7-14
Kenansville, (NC), 32-66, 32-67
Kentucky Governor (Magoffin, Beriah), 4-4
Ketchum, 6-10
Kidder, Mr., 18-39
King, Lieutenant (John) E., 30-64
Kyser, Miss, 17-38
Land lease, 36-74
Lane, Lieutenant (Christopher) C., 13-31, 30-64
Langdon, Captain (Richard) F., 13-31, 20-41, 20-43, 30-64
Lee, Bob, 7-14
Lee, Colonel (Charles) C., 5-7
Lee, Fitz H., see Lee, (Fitzhugh)
Lee, (Fitzhugh), spelled Fitz H., Cavalry of, 17-37
Lee, Sergeant (James) C., 7-14
Lee, General (Robert Edward), 11-27, 12-30, 16-34, 26-58
Leesburg, (VA), 24-55
Lillington, John, 7-16
Lincoln, (President Abraham, U.S.), 5-6; abduction plans, 9-23; ordering out troops, 3-3, 4-4;
proclamations, 3-3, 12-29
Londontown, (PA, U.S.), see (Loudoun, PA, U.S.)
Longstreet, General (James “Pete”), 9-20, 12-29, 13-31, 17-37, 21-45
(Loudoun, PA, U.S.), spelled Londontown, 12-30
Love, Doctor, 8-19
Lowdermilk, Lieutenant (Zemeriah Hadley), 30-64
Lowe, Levin, 24-56
Lowe, Thos. H., 24-56
Lucas, W.H., Mrs., 22-47
Lynchburg, VA, 33-68, 34-69
Lyon, Lieutenant (Robert) H., 13-31, 30-64
Lyoon, see Lyon
McCaleb, Mrs., 20-44
McCaleb, Mary (Cousin), 22-49
McClammy, Lieutenant (Charles) W., 13-31, 30-64
McClamy, see McClammy
McConnelsburg, (PA, U.S.), 12-30
McCormick, 24-54
McCree, Sergeant, see McRee, Sergeant R.C. (Robert) C.
McDowel, Lieutenant Colonel (John A.), 6-12, 7-15
McIntire, D., 32-66
McIntire, Frank, 6-12
McIntire, Thos. Tate, 6-12
McPeake, 18-39
McRae, Bob (Captain Robert B.), 6-12
McRee, Doctor (James Fergus), 33-68
McRee, Sergeant R.C. (Robert) C., also spelled McCree, 31-65, 33-68
Madison C.H. (Court House, VA), 14-32
Magnolia, (NC), 32-66
Magruder, General (John Bankhead), 5-7
Mallett, Captain (Peter), 30-64, Company of, 6-11
Malvern Hill, (VA), Battle of (Seventh of the Seven Days’ Battles), 7-14
Manassas, (VA), Second Battle of, 9-24
Martin, Adjunct General James G., of NC, 6-13
Maryland, 4-4, 6-9, 8-19, 12-28, 12-29, 34-70
Massanutta Mountains, (VA), 9-21
Meade, General (George Gordon, U.S.), 16-34, 20-41, 22-50
Meares’, Captain (Edward) G. Company, 6-11; died, 12-29
Meares, Colonel (Gaston), 7-14
Mechanicsville, (VA), Battle of (Second of the Seven Days’ Battles), 6-12, 7-14, 7-15
Mercersburg, PA, U.S., 12-30
Merrimac (ship), 6-10
Methodist Church, 11-27
Metts, Mrs., 18-39
Metts, Lieutenant Jim (James Isaac), 28-61; prisoner, 14-32, 18-39; wounded, 13-31, 16-34
Middleburg, (VA), 12-30
Military Instructions, 37-75
Miller, 17-38
Miller, Mr., 9-20
Miller, C.B., 36-74
“Millroy”, 12-29
Millroy, General (Robert Huston, U.S.), 12-29
Mine Run, (VA), 20-43
Mitchel’s Ford, (VA), 20-41; letter from, 17-37
Money and pay, see Currency, value of, and Soldier’s pay
Monitor (ship), 6-10
Monk, James, 9-22
Monroe, Fortress, 5-7
Moore, 5-6
Moore, J.L., 1-1
Moore, Joel L., 26-59
Moore, John, 7-14
Moore, Reverend W.H., 35-73
Moore, Wm. L., 1-1, 18-39
Morehead, Colonel (James) T., 25-57
Morrow, George, 1-1
Morton’s Ford, (VA), 20-43, 24-52, 28-61
Mount Jackson, VA, 9-21
Mountain Run, 37-75
Mounted Rifles Cavalry, 12-29
Murray, Asa, 6-11
Murray, David, 6-11
Nash, Anita, 4-4
Nassau, (NY, U.S.), 18-39
New Berne, (NC), 6-9, 22-50
New Boston, (NC), 6-9
New Hanover County, NC, 3-3, 4-4, 20-42, 22-46, 36-74
New Inlet, (NC), 3-3
New Market, (VA), 9-21
New York, (U.S.), 4-4, 18-39
Newberne, (NC), see New Berne
Newport News, (VA), fall of, 6-10
North Carolina Standard (newspaper), 27-60
North Hampton (steamer), 6-10
Oak Plantation, NC, 36-74
Onslow, NC, 27-60
Orange C.H. (Court House), VA, 7-16, 7-17, 8-19, 14-32, 17-37, 20-41, 22-49; letters from,
15-33, 16-34, 17-35, 17-36
Orange Guards, (NC), 4-4
Orange Light Infantry (NC), 3-3, 4-4
Ormsby, G. (Lieutenant George) M., 10-26, 30-64
Ormsby, R.S. (Private Robert S.), 6-12, 7-14
Parsley, Captain/Major/Colonel (William Murdock), 6-11, 7-14, 8-9, 11-27, 13-31, 16-34, 17-36,
17-38, 19-40, 20-41, 22-49, 22-50, 30-64, 31-65
Patterson, Reverend George, 11-27, 17-35, 17-38, 28-61, 29-63, 33-68
Pender’s (General William Dorsey) Division, 13-31
Pennsylvania, (U.S.), raid into, 12-29, 16-34
Petersburg, VA, 6-10, 22-48, 32-66; battle of, 35-73
Philadelphia Enquirer (newspaper), 9-23, 12-30
Picket, Jim, 5-6
Pickett, Lieutenant (Isaac) J., 30-64
Point Cape Fear Office, (NC), 26-59
Port Royal, (VA), letter from, 9-23
Potomac, 12-29, 16-34, 21-45
Potter, Lieutenant (Henry), 13-31
Potter, Liza, 17-38
Powers, Captain (Kinchen), 30-64
Provost Marshal’s Office, Richmond, VA, 6-10
(Raccoon) Ford, (VA), 20-41
Racoon Ford, (VA), see (Raccoon) Ford
(Rainer, Private John N.), spelled Rayner, 17-35
Rains, Camp, (VA), letter from, 5-7
Raleigh, NC, 6-13, 15-33, 17-36, 18-39, 20-42, 22-47
Ramseur, General (Stephen Dodson), 26-58; Brigade of, 20-41, 26-58
Ransom, 5-7
Rapanhannock River, see (Rappahannock River)
Rapanhannock Station, see (Rappahannock Station)
Rapid An, Rapid Ann, see Rapidan River, (VA)
Rapidan River, (VA), 12-28, 14-32, 17-37, 20-41, 28-61
Rapidan Station, (VA), 12-28
(Rappahannock River, VA), spelled Rapahannock, 9-22, 14-32, 20-41
(Rappahannock Station, VA), spelled Rapahannock, 20-41
Rattlesnake Gap, (VA), 9-21
Rayner, see (Rainer)
Red Hill Plantation, NC, 36-74
Revenue Stamps, 36-74
Rhodes, General, see Rodes, General
Rhodes, Lieutenant (Anthony) H., 8-19
Rhodes, Captain (Edward) H., 6-10, 8-19, 27-60
Richmond, VA, 7-16, 7-17, 8-19, 9-23, 13-31, 16-34, 17-35, 17-37, 20-41, 22-49, 26-58; bank
of, 27-60; Battle of, 6-10, 6-11, 6-12, 9-24; dispatch from, 30-64; letters from, 7-15, 22-48;
newspaper, 9-23; Provost Marshal, 6-10; Surgeon General, 6-10; Transportation Department,
6-10; War Department, 6-10
Riggs, W.A., 34-71
Ripley’s (General Roswell Sabine) Brigade, 8-19
Robinson, Evan, 9-21
Robitzsch, (Private John) E., 6-12
Robitzsch, (Sergeant Richard) F., 6-12
Robitzsch, (Private Robert) B., 6-12
Rocky Point, (NC), 17-35, 22-47, 24-54
Rodes, General (Robert Emmett), also spelled Rhodes, 12-30, 26-58; Division of, 12-29, 13-31,
29-63
(Saint Thomas, PA, U.S.), spelled Thomastown, 12-30
Salt business, 7-15
Sandusky, OH, U.S., 14-32, 18-39
Savage, Major (Edward), 6-12
Scales, General (Alfred Moore), 35-73; Brigade of, 35-73
Scot, Obed, see (Scott, Lieutenant Obediah) R.
Scott, General, 4-4
(Scott, Lieutenant Obediah) R., spelled Scot, Obed., 6-12
Second Regiment of NC Troops, 6-9
Sharpsburg, MD, 24-56; Battle of, 9-24; letter from, 12-29
Shenandoah River, (VA), 9-20
Shepardstown, see (Shepherdstown, WV)
Sheperdstown, see (Shepherdstown, WV)
(Shepherdstown, WV), spelled Shepardstown and Sheperdstown, 8-19; cemetery, 12-29
Ship Point, (VA), 5-5
Shipensburg, (PA, U.S.), see (Shippensburg)
(Shippensburg, PA, U.S.), spelled Shipensburg, 12-30, 13-31
Sickels, see (Sickles, General Daniel Edgar)
(Sickles, General Daniel Edgar, U.S.), spelled Sickels, 6-9
Sidbury, Lieutenant (Amos), 13-31
Silers, Captain, 35-73
Skinner, Major (T.J.), 6-12
Slave sale receipt, 1-1
Smith, W.D., 22-48
Smith, W.N.H., 22-50
Smiths, 22-46
Soldier’s pay, 5-5, 18-39, 24-55, 24-56, 28-61
So. River, (NC), 16-34
Spartansburg, (NC), 18-39
Spotsylvania/Spottsylvania C.H. (Court House), VA, 12-28; Battle of, 29-63, 31-65, 33-68,
34-70
Sprunt, Mr., 32-66, 34-72
Stafford, General (Leroy) A., 26-58
Standard, see North
Carolina Standard
Staunton Road, (VA), 9-21
Stephens, Vice President (Alexander Hamilton, Confederate States of America), 27-60
Steuart, see also Stuart
Steuart, General G.H. (George) H., 26-58; Brigade of, 11-27, 22-50, 24-52; see also Stuart,
J.E.B.
Steward, see Stuart
Stokely, Lieutenant (John) W., 30-64
Stokes, Colonel (Mumford Sidney), 6-11, 6-12, 7-15
Stone, Lieutenant (Irving) C., 13-31
Stoneman, General (George, U.S.), 17-37
Stonewall Academy, Mount Jackson, VA, 9-21
Stonewall Brigade, 25-57
Strasburg, (VA), 9-21
(Stuart, General James Ewell Brown), spelled Steuart, 26-58; Cavalry, 13-37
Summerville Fort, 37-75
Surgeon General, Richmond, VA, 6-10
Swan(‘s) Point, NC, 7-17, 9-23, 36-74
Taylor, Mrs., 9-22
Tennessee, 17-37
Tenth Regiment of VA, U.S., 25-57
Third Regiment of AK, 6-9
Third Regiment of NC Troops, 6-9, 6-11, 6-12, 6-13, 7-18, 8-19, 9-21, 9-24, 11-27, 22-50,
27-60, 34-70, 34-71
Thirtieth Regiment of VA, 6-9
Thirty-Seventh Regiment of VA, 20-43
Thirty-Seventh Regiment of VA, U.S., 25-57
Thomastown, (PA, U.S.), see (St. Thomas, PA, U.S.)
Thompson, Captain, see Thomson
Thomson, Captain (William Hanry), 14-32, 30-64
Thornton, Captain, 30-64
Thorp, 22-46
Thruston, Major/Colonel (Stephen) D., 8-19, 9-21, 16-34, 22-49, 30-64
Thurston, see Thruston
Transportation Department, Richmond, VA, 6-10
Turkey Creek, NC, 17-37, 36-74
Twentieth Regiment of VA, 6-12, 7-15
Twenty-Second Regiment of NC Troops, 35-73
Twenty-Third Regiment of VA, U.S., 25-57
Typhoid fever, 8-19, 13-31
U.S. Fort, letter from, 10-26
Upperville, VA, 9-20
Van, Sheriff, 19-39
Van Bok, Mr., see Mr. Van Bokkellen
Van Bokkelen, Captain J. (John) F.S., 13-31, 18-39
Van Bokkelin, A.H., 30-64
Van Bokkellen, Mr., 7-17, 27-60; Van Bok, 18-39
Vance, Governor Zebulon B., 7-18, 25-57, 26-58
Vernon, John, 22-46
Vicksburg, (MS), 11-27, 13-31
Virginia, 6-9, 18-39; seceded, 4-4; troops, 4-4
Walker, General, 26-58
Walker, Doctor (Joshua) C., 27-60
War Department, Richmond, VA, 6-10
Ward, Lieutenant (George) W., 13-31, 20-43, 30-64
Warrenton, (VA), 7-17, 12-28
Warrn/Wann (?), Esquire, 17-38
Washington City (D.C.), 4-4, 12-30
Washington, NC, 9-23
Weekly Wilmington Journal (newspaper), 22-50
Wharton Studio, Raleigh, NC, 22-47
Whites Creek, (NC), 28-62
Whitick, 5-7
Wilderness Church, (VA), Battle of, 10-26
Wilkeston, 26-58
Williams, Lieutenant Andrew J., 8-19
Williams, Bob, 7-14
Williams, Captain (David), 6-9, 6-11, 6-12, 7-14
Wilmington, NC, 1-1, 5-6, 5-7, 7-17, 13-31, 14-32, 15-33, 16-34, 17-38, 18-39, 20-42, 20-43,
22-48, 28-62, 33-68, 34-72; companies, 3-3, 4-4; Weekly Wilmington Journal, 22-50; yellow
fever, 8-19
Winchester, VA, 12-29, 12-30, 13-31; letter from, 8-19
Winder, General (John Henry), 6-10
Winthrop, 5-7
Wood, Sergeant, 27-60
Wood, Doctor (Thomas) F., 9-25, 14-32, 24-55
Woodstock, (VA), 9-21
Woten, Mary M., 28-62
Wright, Captain Joseph A., 6-12
Wright, M.A., 20-44
Yellow fever (in Wilmington, NC), 8-19
York Point, (VA), 5-7
Yorktown, (VA), 5-5, 5-8
Private Papers, 1859-1868
Boatner, Mark Mayo III, The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay Company, Inc.,
1959.
Clark, Walter, Editor, Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina in
the Great War 1861-1865. Written by members of the respective commands. 5 volumes.
Raleigh, NC: State of North Carolina, 1901.
Davis, George B., Perry Major, J. Leslie, and Joseph W. Kirkley. Atlas to Accompany the
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Compiled by Captain Calvin D.
Cowles, 23rd U.S. Infantry. 2 Volumes. Washington: Government Printing Office,
1891-1895.
Manarin, Louis H., Compiler, North Carolina Troops 1861-1865, A Roster, Volume III, Infantry.
Raleigh, NC: State Department of Archives and History, 1971.
Sprunt, James. Chronicles of the Cape Fear River. 2nd edition, Reprint. Spartanburg, SC: The
Reprint Company, 1973. Reprint of 1916 edition in the North Carolina Collection,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Accession No. 1, Addition No. 1: 1862-1865
Description
These papers are photocopies of the public documents of Edward Hall Armstrong’s military service during the Civil War as a Confederate soldier. These papers are the requisition forms signed by Armstrong, pay receipts, rosters of both the 3rd Regiment of North Carolina’s Volunteers and Infantry, Roll of Honor listings, and company muster rolls nothing his presence, furloughs, dates of promotion, and date and place of death.
These photocopies were made by the National Archives in Washington, D.C., and were received by the William Madison Randall Library on June 30, 1976. They are preserved in File Folder 39, as Addition No. 1 to the Armstrong Family Private Papers, 1859-1885. Each item has been assigned a number. Following is a biographical sketch and inventory.
Biographical Sketch
Edward Hall Armstrong fought in the Civil War as a Confederate soldier. Born in Wilmington, NC, he enlisted from New Hanover County at the age of 21. By his own description, he was 5’9” tall, had dark hair and gray eyes, and was by occupation a farmer. His father, Thomas J. Armstrong, owned a plantation at Rocky Point, NC.
Edward Armstrong was a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill when the war broke out. He left before graduating and joined Company G of the 3rd Regiment of North Carolina Troops. Promoted rapidly, he was appointed a captain within months of his enlistment.
Captain Armstrong was severely wounded in the Battle of Spotsylvania on May 12, 1864. He died on June 7, 1864.
Chronological Inventory and Description
Item 1
January-February 1862
Company Muster Roll of the 3rd Regiment of North Carolina Infantry (State Troops)—hereafter termed CMR. Notes the Edward Hall Armstrong (EHA), a 2nd Sergeant of Company G, enlisted February 21, 1862 from New Hanover County by Captain E.H. Rhodes for the period of “War”. Noted EHA was last paid by Captain R.P. Atkinson (RPA); EHA was present during this two month period; and that he was promoted February 20, 1962.
Item 2
March-April 1862
CMR, EHA, now 1st Sergeant, was last paid by RPA to February 28, 1862. EHA was present and promoted from 2nd Sergeant April 10, 1862.
Item 3
April 30 to July 14, 1862
CMR, EHA, last paid by RPA to April 30, 1862, was accounted present and “bounty paid $50.00.”
Item 4
July 1862
Roll of Honor, listing EHA’s promotions
Item 5
July 1862
Register, records EHA’s promotion of July 1, 1862, to 2nd Lieutenant
Item 6
July 1862
Roster of the 3rd Regiment of North Carolina Volunteers (RV), notes EHA’s promotion of July 1, 1862, and names successor as J.J. Mitts.
Item 7
July 1862
RV, lists EHA’s promotion of July 1, 1862, and names successor Jas. F. Clark.
Item 8
July 14 to October 31, 1862
CMR, EHA present and promoted to Captain on September 17, 1862.
Item 9
August 16, 1862
Receipt for payment of $80.00 to EHA as a 2nd Lieutenant, from July 1 to July 31, 1862.
Item 10
September 17, 1862
Roll of Honor listing EHA as a 2nd Lieutenant and noting his promotion to Captain on September 17, 1862
Item 11
September 17, 1862
Roll of Honor listing EHA as a Captain
Item 12
November-December 1862
CMR, showing EHA present for these two months.
Item 13
December 18, 1862
Quartermaster’s Account Record, giving personal and enlistment information about EHA. This form is a request and receipt for $63.00 pay to EHA. Of this sum, $40 was pay for May and June of 1862 (@$20 per month) and $23 for “Commutations for Clothing for Six Months.”
Item 14
January-February 1863
CMR, noting EHA’s absence “on 20 days furlough since February 16, 1863.”
Item 15
February 28 to May 15, 1863
CMR, lists EHA as present
Item 16
May 15 to August 11, 1863
CMR, EHA present
Item 17
August 11 to August 31, 1863
CMR, EHA present
Item 18
September-October 1863
CMR, EHA present
Item 19
November-December 1863
CMR, EHA absent “with leave since December 23/63, for 18 days.”
Item 20
1863
RV, lists EHA as 1st Lieutenant, promoted September 16, 1863. This information appears to be spurious. EHA was promoted to Captain on September 17, 1862.
Item 21
February 5, 1864
Requisition (R) for shoes from John H. Scott, William M. Thompson, William Sutton, and T.F. Hewitt. Requisitioned by EHA, as Commander of Company G, 3rd NC Troops. Notes Captain R.F. Langdon will issue the articles approved by Commanding Major Wm. T. Ennett.
Item 22
February 20, 1864
R, for jackets for Private Lewis J. Packer and Private J.Q. Adams and pants for Private W.L. Wilkins. Requisitioned by Lieutenant James F. Clark, Commander of Company G, and approved by EHA as Regiment Commander.
Item 23
February 25, 1864
R, for shoes for Levi Phillips, requested by EHA and approved by Lieutenant Colonel Wm. M. Parsley.
Item 24
February 29, 1864
R, for pants for Private John M.L. Wallace, requisitioned by N.A. Graham and approved by EHA as regiment commander.
Item 25
March 31, 1864
R, for clothing for ten soldiers, requested by EHA and approved by Colonel S.D. Thruston.
Item 26
August 31, 1864 to December 31, 1864
CMR, “Died about 9 June 1864 from wound received in battle Spotsylvania C.H. May 12/64.”
Item 28
January 1865
RI, listing EHA as Captain, then noting Date of Vacancy due to “Deceased of wounds received in battle Spotsylvania C.H.”
Item 29
No date
RV showing date of EHA’s death as June 7, 1964 and naming his successor to be J.J. Mitts.
Accession No. 1, Addition No. 2: 1860-1885
Description
These papers are photocopies of letter primarily from Edward Hall Armstrong, a Confederate soldier, to his family. The originals belong to Martha Pearsall of Rocky Mount, NC, who loaned her papers to the William Madison Randall Library of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, for study and photo duplication, in June of 1977. Martha Pearsall’s mother was Barbara Susan Armstrong Pearsall—Edward’s sister, Bobbie. Some of these items are photocopies, not of the original letters, but of transcripts of the originals, copied by Martha Pearsall and her family. Letters written to Edward Hall Armstrong are not part of the collection.
Included in this group of papers is a transcript of “Camouflage Against Raiders” found in Women of the South in War Times, compiled by Mathew Page Andrews, and published by Norman, Remington Company. This article describes the experiences of Rachel Pearsall of Kenansville, Duplin County, NC, in hiding food and possessions from raiders while her husband, David Pearsall, was away from home fighting in the Confederate Army.
These papers are preserved in file folder 40, as Addition No. 2 to the Armstrong Family Private Papers, 1859-1885.
The original letters are the private and literary property of Miss Martha Pearsall and the Armstrong Family descendants. Requests for permission to publish, copy, or transcribe these papers should be directed to Miss Pearsall. Each item has been assigned a number. Following is a biographical sketch and inventory.
EDWARD HALL ARMSTRONG
Biographical Sketch
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