Finding Aid of the R. H. Bacot Letters, 1864 - 1865, PC.1207

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Finding Aid of the R. H. Bacot Letters, 1864 - 1865, PC.1207

Abstract

Richard H. Bacot served as an officer of and during the Civil War.
His letters describe military operations in and around Kinston, N.C., during 1864 and early 1865.

Richard H. Bacot served as an officer of C.S.S. Charleston and C.S.S. Neuse during the Civil War. His letters describe military operations in and around Kinston, N.C., during 1864 and early 1865.

Descriptive Summary

Title
R. H. Bacot Letters
Call Number
PC.1207
Creator
Bacot, Richard H.
Date
1864 - 1865
Extent
7.00 items
Language
English
Repository
State Archives of North Carolina

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    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], PC.1207, R. H. Bacot Letters, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, USA.

    Collection Overview

    Richard H. Bacot's letters describe military operations in and around Kinston, N. C., during 1864 and early 1865. The first letter predates his assignment to and describes the January, 1864, attack upon the Union forces at New Bern. The remainder of the correspondence tells the construction of (as he termed it), grounding of the ship on a sandbar and its later refloating, prospects for winning the war, departure of troops from Kinston, destruction of , and the 1865 campaign in North Carolina (Wilmington, Bentonville, and Goldsboro). Other subjects of interest include social activities in and around Kinston; family news; and the discovery of the a subversive organization made up of followers of W. W. Holden.

    Typescript copies of the letters have been prepared, and they are filed with the originals in the collection.

    Richard H. Bacot's letters describe military operations in and around Kinston, N. C., during 1864 and early 1865. The first letter predates his assignment to Neuse and describes the January, 1864, attack upon the Union forces at New Bern. The remainder of the correspondence tells the construction of "the Neuse-ance" (as he termed it), grounding of the ship on a sandbar and its later refloating, prospects for winning the war, departure of troops from Kinston, destruction of Neuse, and the 1865 campaign in North Carolina (Wilmington, Bentonville, and Goldsboro). Other subjects of interest include social activities in and around Kinston; family news; and the discovery of the "Heroes of America," a subversive organization made up of followers of W. W. Holden.
    Typescript copies of the letters have been prepared, and they are filed with the originals in the collection.

    Biographical Note

    Richard H. Bacot served as an officer of the C.S.S. Charleston, and the C.S.S. Neuse during the Civil War.

    Contents of the Collection

    Subject Headings

  1. Holden, W. W. (William Woods), 1818-1892.
  2. Holden, W. W. (William Woods), 1818-1892
  3. Richard H. Bacot
  4. Heroes of America (Society)
  5. Neuse (Ship)
  6. Confederate States of America. Navy
  7. Charleston (Confederate ironclad)
  8. United States. Army
  9. Neuse (Ship)
  10. Heroes of America
  11. Soldiers
  12. Unionists, Southern
  13. Navies
  14. Military life
  15. Military campaigns
  16. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
  17. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life.
  18. Kinston (N.C.)
  19. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
  20. New Bern (N.C.)
  21. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns
  22. Kinston (N.C.)
  23. Letters (correspondence)
  24. Acquisitions Information

    August 18, 1964, letters of R. H. Bacot, l864-l865, 7 items. Given by Confederate Centennial Commission, Raleigh, North Carolina.

    Processing Information

  25. Processed by Don Lennon, January 1967
  26. Encoded by Dietra Stanley, November, 2005