Papers, 1816-1866.

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Papers, 1816-1866.

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Letters describe troop movements to Washington, D.C., 1861, including the attack by mobs in Baltimore, and the occupation of Baltimore during the election of June, 1861. While with the 8th Maine Volunteers, Lord described a hurricane of Cape Hatteras, 1861; military activity along the South Carolina coast at Beaufort, Port Royal, and Hilton Head; disease, malaria, and yellow fever; the selling of supplies to troops by officers; picket duty; food; the bombardment of Fort Walker on Hilton Head; the attack on Fort Pulaski; the political appointment of officers and the election of officers; a religious group, the "Gideonites," who taught the blacks at Hilton Head; the fight between the U.S.S. Weehawken and the C.S.S. Atlanta; the attacks on Fort Wagner and Fort Sumter; hatred of Copperheads; the burning of Jacksonville, Fla., 1863; and black troops.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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