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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06107.14 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Union Occupation Newspapers |
| Title | North Carolina Times. [Vol. 1, no. 47 (June 29, 1864)] |
| Date | 29 June 1864 |
| Author | Joy, George Mills (fl. 1830-1864) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Union-occupation newspaper. Masthead motto reads "Liberty and Union - Now and Forever - One and Inseparable." Front page prints recently passed U.S. laws, including acts to provide trials for minor offences and to incorporate homes for women and children. Editorial titled "The Doomed City" describes events in Virginia and details the state's transgressions, including its endorsement of the massacre of colored troops at Fort Pillow. Describes the late reconnaissance toward Kinston. "Affairs About Petersburg." Interesting reminiscence about George Washington's last vote. Ink manuscript notes. Printed on yellow paper ("brown straw paper"). |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Battle African American History African American Troops Massacre Atrocity President Law Government and Civics Children and Family Women's History Slavery Battle of Fort Pillow (Fort Pillow Massacre) Confederate States of America |
| People | Joy, George Mills (fl. 1830-1864) |
| Place written | New Bern, North Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Children & Family; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | American Civil War Newspapers and Magazines |
| Additional Information | The North Carolina Times began in 1864 and ran just over a year. The paper became the North Carolina Daily Times in 1865, and later the New Berne Daily Times from 1865 to 1873. Joy was a member of the 23rd Mass. Reg., formerly in the employ of the Hampshire Gazette. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |