Fort Caswell Telegraph Log
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a log of telegraphs sent from Smithville (Southport), Fort Caswell, and Wilmington, North Carolina from January 1863 through May 1863. These telegraphs reveal food shortages, lack of supplies, and war updates involving the Confederacy, primarily in these three North Carolina forts. Battles were not being fought at these forts during these dates, but it is possible to understand from this document what conditions were like and how the armies responded to successes and frustrations.
Dates
- Creation: 1863 January-May
Conditions Governing Access
Access to [portions of] this collection has [have] been restricted by Special Collections in order to preserve the original materials. Contact staff at the Center for Southeast North Carolina Archives & History (csencah@uncw.edu) for information on access to this collection.
Copyright Statement
Copyright retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Extent
.2 Linear Feet (Contains 1 document box)
Language of Materials
English
Acquisition Information
The telegraph log was purchased from Historical Americana on May 11, 1998. Additional pages were donated by Tom Broadfoot on May 13, 1998.
Digital Access
Portions of this collection have been digitized and/or are born-digital. For access to these digital materials, please browse the finding aid via the "Collection Organization" tab and select an individual file or item to see if it contains a linked digital record.
- Title
- Fort Caswell Telegraph Log
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Melissa L. Blake
- Date
- 1998 June 09
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Randall Library Special Collections Repository