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Early in 1863, thirteen men and boys were executed after being taken prisoner
by the Confederate Sixty-Fourth North Carolina Volunteer Infantry. This
incident is described in the collection
of documents indexed below, as well as other related acts.
Civilian
The Official Records of the Union and Confederate
Armies
Confederate
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April
6-11, 1862, Expedition from Greeneville, Tenn., into Laurel Valley,
N.C., Reports of Maj. Gen. E. Kirby Smith, C. S. Army, with congratulatory
letter
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January
1863, Warm Springs, N.C., Brigadier General W. G. M. Davis to
Governor Zebulon B. Vance
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January
21, 1863, Knoxville, TN,
Brigadier General H. Heth to Governor Zebulon B. Vance, with inclosure from
Brigadier General W. G. M. Davis
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January 21,
1863, Raleigh, N.C., Governor Z. B. Vance to General Henry Heth
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February 2, 1863, Mars
Hill College, Madison County, N.C., Brigadier General J. W. McElroy to Governor Z.B. Vance
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February 2, 1863, Raleigh, N.C., Governor Zebulon B. Vance to
Brigadier General W. G. M. Davis
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February 16, 1863,
Ashville, N.C., Letter from A.S. Merrimon to Governor Vance
At the time of the incidents, Merrimon was NC Attorney
General. After the war, he became a North Carolina Superior Court Judge,
served 6 years as a U.S. Senator and Chief Justice of the North Carolina
Supreme Court in Raleigh, N.C.
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February 24, 1863,
Ashville, N.C., Letter from A.S. Merrimon to Governor Vance
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February 27, 1863,
Raleigh, N.C., Governor Z.B. Vance to Brigadier General Davis
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February 28, 1863,
Raleigh, N.C., Governor Z. B. Vance to
Secretary of War James A.
Seddon
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March 5, 1863, Richmond,
Va.,
Secretary of War James A. Seddon to Governor Z. B. Vance
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May 18, 1863, Raleigh
N.C., Governor Z. B. Vance to Secretary of War James A. Seddon
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May 23, 1863, Richmond,
Va., Secretary of War James A. Seddon to Governor Z. B. Vance
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November 27,
1864, The East Tennessee Campaign,
No. 26.--Report of Brig. Gen. John W. Frazer, C. S: Army, commanding,
forces at Cumberland Gap.
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December 8, 1864,
Augusta; Lieutenant Colonel David Urquhart to General S. Cooper
Union
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January 5, 1865, Neil House, Columbus, Ohio, Major A. J. Bahney to Brigadier
General H. W. Wessells (with indorsements)
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