Holden, William Woods, 1818-1892 Weekly standard.

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The paper gives regular reports of the latest war news. Advertisements include runaway slave notices and slaves for sale; retail, real estate, and other items for sale; conscription substitutes wanted; lost items; and market reports. Telegraphic news is also included. Obituaries are printed, as are notices of deserters. Many issues contain minutes of the North Carolina Legislature or Acts and Resolutions of the North Carolina General Assembly. Most issues contain fugitive slave and negro for sale ads. (1862/9/17, 1862/12/17, 1862/12/24, and 1862/12/31)

GLC#
GLC05959.22-View header record
Type
Header Record
Date
1862
Author/Creator
Holden, William Woods, 1818-1892
Title
Weekly standard.
Place Written
Raleigh, North Carolina
Pagination
4 issues : 4 p. : Height: 63.5 cm, Width: 46.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War
Holden, William Woods, 1818-1892
Civil War
Military History
Confederate States of America
Journalism
Slavery
African American History
Runaway Slave
Fugitive Slave Act
Government and Civics
Slave Sale
Military Substitute
Desertion
Death

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Newspaper

Weekly standard. [Vol. 28, no. 38, whole no. 1434 (September 17, 1862)]

17 September 1862

Holden, William Woods, 1818-1892

Address of General Bragg, The Battlefields of Manassas, The Fight at Washington, Battles around Manassas. An editorial speaks up following the election of Governor Vance, revealing the relationship between this paper and its competitor, the Register...

GLC05959.22.01
Collection Item
Newspaper

Weekly standard. [Vol. 28, no. 51, whole no. 1450 (December 17, 1862)]

17 December 1862

Holden, William Woods, 1818-1892

The Battle at Fredericksburg, Battle of Kinston. An editorial proposes raising state troops. A report of the arrest of Rev. R.J. Graves provokes discussion of the injustice of civil arrest, unlawful seizing of property, and corrupt powers vested in...

GLC05959.22.02
Collection Item
Newspaper

Weekly standard. [Vol. 28, no. 52, whole no. 1451 (December 24, 1862)]

24 December 1862

Holden, William Woods, 1818-1892

Battle of Kinston, Skirmish at White Hall, Battle of Goldsborough, Fight at Fredericksburg. The battles of Kinston, White Hall, and Goldsborough are reported, and the latest from Fredericksburg is included. Minutes for a Raleigh public meeting...

GLC05959.22.03
Collection Item
Newspaper

Weekly standard. [Vol. 29, no. 1, whole no. 1452 (December 31, 1862)]

December 31, 1862

Holden, William Woods, 1818-1892

The Yankees at Newbern, Legislature of North Carolina.
A report of the conflict with the Confederate leadership in Georgia occurs on the front page of this issue. An editorial from the Atlanta Intelligencer discusses the sovereignty of the...

GLC05959.22.04