Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-06-27
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nUR LIVING. AND OUR DEAD: OR
Testimony from the Rattle Fields.

OUE LIVING, AND OUR DEAD: OR
| Testimony from the Rattle Fie,ds
Under the above title l propose to publish
first in newspaper, and stfbse qdeIitly in book
form, a series of articles giving the war record
| OF North Carolina from the election OF Lincolu
| in Nov. 1860, to the close OF the war between
tne otates IN May, 1860. MY plan embraces
| three divisions a.
LIST. Account OF each skir1lsh and battle on
the SOIL, or upon the waters of North Carolina
I'd Accounts OF every battle fought during
t.is war on the soil OF any State, in " hi Ia any
OF the troops OF North q .rolna took part esp, :
did ami s9hered i'll each OF those battles, aid
~nat glory and len0wn our officers aud m.n
faitsI1 won: son,nsrn e,..-.,..,.
explanation or The third division the pre-
posed plan will be subEatted at n later day
Hh It may successfully accomplish this ar
dudns, but pleasing selt-imposei work, invoke
the Aid OF all my brother soldiers, ana ask them
TO furnish lne material which can be arranged
and digested so as to form complete record of
the: heroic deeds ct the sons OF North Carolina
upon the battle fields OF the Confederacy :: and
especially do L ask all who can write to furnish
me details OF every bar tie in which they partici-
pated, and the part borne by their Immediate
commands.
The time may not have come to write This mr.
ton of North Cardinals History but it has
come to collect matter and arrange it for the
useof the future historian. The living acto
nation, unless gathered now, will be lost for
ever. Hence after wal, ing for several years for
Spiuo one mere comptttnE To undertake the
task, have determined to de vote the remain
in z years of my life to this labor OF love for nv
native State, or III All iuiratiOn tie gallant
men who have she'd iinperfsh able glory uIaon
her
prefe, to give these accounts first in news
paper form. i'll order thai omissions and errors
il any occur, may be pointed out and COR
rected before tie work shall pass iiro the more
enduring toImwhch it will assume should it
prove what desire &c make it, d valuable ac-
4nisition to the N';.r record fthG South.
Several of the proc; 1T artoys ia the war
have already promised thetF co operation and
the valu4bie aid of their pens TO lessen INV
iabois and 70 make Ike work complete. and i
hope 10 IN list an array Of yalTabie co-laborers
in the good cause aS!lii North Carolina mist
hey soI,s % fight the battles ftbe Lost Sau-e
Gt ner;,i oil ers FROM Other States who com
manfeI' ORTIZ s,arolina troops a.a respectfully
asked to sffvI he AZ ,ie info. n 1t iOn n tAeir
possession relative TO the condRdt Ahd beaTfu9
of those troops.
IN en'ieAvoring to tio justice TO the ldiers OF
my native STATE. certainly shall most caretullv
abstain from doing injustice TO those from any
orr
NV brethrei' o. the pre- 50 will confer a favor
hy giving the whole, or such fart of this Pros
I'ectlls as they ,ilay deeH proper. ope more |
lntertien-, caistas ai'ep1ion thsre,q.
AdtreSr SotP Iiying ana tie head," New
The Hrsr ngpher yin be Issued about he 10th
Of JQne- Subscription price so Der year in ad- |
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