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Largely consists of Letters from Lt. Deorge W. Gift, stationed on the C.S.S. Tallahassee at Wilmington, to his wife, Ellen Augusta Shackelford Gift, of Cedar Spring, Early County, Georgia. Most were written during October 1864 while the Tallahassee and crew awaited suitable conditions for running the blockade. Gift wrote that when the Tallahassee sailed out of port it would be converted from a cruiser into a merchant vessel named Olustee.

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Includes a list (Item 7) of steam vessels engaged in blockade running to and from Nassau, November 1861 – March 10, 1864, which was published June 3, 1864, in The Wilmington Journal. The list names vessels, number of trips from Nassau or other ports for each, and their fates when unsuccessful. Several narratives of blockade running adventures in LCF, involving the OWL, Armstrong, Raleigh, Greyhound, Lillian, Advance, Lynx, Night Hawk, Atalanta (Tallahassee), and others.

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Includes a list (Item 7) of steam vessels engaged in blockade running to and from Nassau, November 1861 – March 10, 1864, which was published June 3, 1864, in The Wilmington Journal. The list names vessels, number of trips from Nassau or other ports for each, and their fates when unsuccessful. Several narratives of blockade running adventures in LCF, involving the OWL, Armstrong, Raleigh, Greyhound, Lillian, Advance, Lynx, Night Hawk, Atalanta (Tallahassee), and others.

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Includes a list (Item 7) of steam vessels engaged in blockade running to and from Nassau, November 1861 – March 10, 1864, which was published June 3, 1864, in The Wilmington Journal. The list names vessels, number of trips from Nassau or other ports for each, and their fates when unsuccessful. Several narratives of blockade running adventures in LCF, involving the OWL, Armstrong, Raleigh, Greyhound, Lillian, Advance, Lynx, Night Hawk, Atalanta (Tallahassee), and others.

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Includes several Letters from William Frederick Keeler to his wife, Anna, written while he was stationed on the U.S.S. Florida, which was blockading Wilmington.

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Includes several Letters from William Frederick Keeler to his wife, Anna, written while he was stationed on the U.S.S. Florida, which was blockading Wilmington.

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Includes several Letters from James Ryder Randall, shipping agent in Wilmington, to his fiancée, Kate Hammond, near Hamburg, SC. He lists blockade runners' failures and successes, notes prices and the failing condition of Confederate currency.

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Includes several Letters from James Ryder Randall, shipping agent in Wilmington, to his fiancée, Kate Hammond, near Hamburg, SC. He lists blockade runners' failures and successes, notes prices and the failing condition of Confederate currency.

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Includes several Letters from James Ryder Randall, shipping agent in Wilmington, to his fiancée, Kate Hammond, near Hamburg, SC. He lists blockade runners' failures and successes, notes prices and the failing condition of Confederate currency.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Excerpts of letters, diaries, papers, and published materials comprise the body of this research collection, which relate specifically to Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear (LCF) during the Civil War. Subjects include troop movements, civilian life, shipping, prisoners of war, and military engagements. Wilmington was the last Confederate port to be captured; blockading and blockade runners and the defense and capture of Fort Fisher are especially well represented. Items of local...