Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-30
OUR LIVING AND Our DEAD: or
keNsin.OnN Grn..s tE.c Faiat!c raeI Il.

UnIer the above title propose II publish
first in newspaper, and subsequently in book
form, Il series OF articles giving the record
OF y or:h Carolina from the election of Iincvls.
in NJv. letG to the close OF the betwcyn
the states i'll May, ls65. My plan eml'r ices
three divisions
f.t Account OF each sRilni~h ana batt}- OF
the soil, or upon the waters Of North Carolina
Il. Accounts OF every battle fought during
the ON the soil OF amy state, in viii Ii any
OF the troops OF North trolina took Part cSpe
cial care being taken to sbow what those troops
did and suffered in each OF those battles, and
what glory and IcnoHn our officers anu men
3D.. "A Southern C1ars for all time" An
explanation OF lie third division OF the pre-
posed plan will be submitted at n later day.
HI It may successfully accomplish this
du0us. but pleasing seii-imposed work, invoke
the ale! OF all my brother soldiers. aud ask them
10 furnish material which can be arranget,
and I'll geS-t,i 80 rs to form Il complete recori o..
the heroic deeds Of the sons CT North Cdtoina
ugon the battle fields Of the CoIsieGeracy ana
c>p5 cially do | ask ali WHO can write Ia furnish
details OF every battle in "hIch they parti lei
pated, and the part borne hy their Immediate
commands.
Inc time may not have come to write this ;.1r-
ton of North C4roliua's History bat it has
come to collect mai CT and Imge it Tor the
use of The future historian. The living acts
will soon pass away, and much valuable itoc
nation. unless gathered how, VII! be lost fer
ever Hence. after wal ing iur several years inr
: me one more competent 10 undertake the
task, have dcte4 mined TO devote the remain
ing years of my life to this labor OF love tor ny
native State, or in admiration for the gallant
mon who have shed imre;isIab!S glory upon
her
prere. to give these accounts first in news
paper form. III order Ilat omissions and errors,
if any occur, may be pointed cut. ami cor
recte,l / ctOTc he work shall pass lnio tbs more
enduring form. which it will assume sbculd it
prove what desire to make H. d valuable ac-
dui.itiDn to the record OF the South.
Several of the prominent actors III the war
have already promised their 60 operation and
the valuable aid OF their peEs u lessen my
taborS and to make The WORK complete. ana
hon 10 en- list an army OF valuable co-laforeTs
in The coed cause as did North Carolina enlist
cr sons TO tight the battles Of the Lost CaI
G, II a:.l Off. crs from other States who Gem
natdsd North Carolina troops are respectfully
asked TO give ali the information III their
posses ion relative to the conduct AID bearing
Of those troops.
In tn leav0ring ID do justice to the ldiess o.
nv native state, certainly shall most carefully
abstain from doing Injustice i those HON any
oti T.
NV brethren Of the press viii confer "a l;iToT
hy giving the Iule or sUrn part OF iliS fro5-
pcrtus as they may deem proper, enc Or more
intcrtiIIs calIing attention thereto.
! Address Our Living and tle Dead,' New
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| The first i,tTlhcr VIII bc issue aJo It he 10th
of Irup Subscription uri"e - ucr yea in ad-
vanrc STEPHEN ID. POOL,
| lac Colonel 10th he ssInent, =. c. 5. T.