LEADER 05544cpc 2200793Ia 4500001 ocm31697054 003 OCoLC 005 20151103145732.0 008 941215i18191872ncu eng d 035 (Sirsi) o31697054 035 (Sirsi) o31697054 035 (OCoLC)31697054 040 ERE |beng |cERE |dOCLCQ |dOCLCG |dERE |dOCLCQ |dOCLCO |dERE |dUtOrBLW 099 #1 043 n-us-ncn-us-nyn-us---n-us-man-usu-- 049 EREE 100 1 Sparrow, Thomas, |d1819-1884. |=^A1121512 245 10 Thomas Sparrow papers, |f1819-1872 |g1855-1856, 1861-1865. 300 0.22 |fcubic ft.(224 items) 340 Papers |dhandwritten |dprinted |dtyped |dphotograph. 351 Correspondence, military papers; articles, essays and speeches, miscellaneous, genealogy |bchronological within type of material. 524 Thomas Sparrow papers, #1, East Carolina Manuscript Collection, East Carolina University. 520 This collection contains correspondence, the bulk of which is from the Civil War period; a diary describing imprisonment at Fort Warren (Mass.); military documents; articles; essays; sketches; speeches; clippings; and genealogical notes of Thomas Sparrow. Topics of interest include plans of the Military Working Society (also Military Serving Society) formed by the ladies of Washington, N.C., to furnish clothes for the troops (April and May, 1861); plans of the governor for gathering forces and equipping them (April and May, 1861); plans for occupation of Beacon Island near Ocracoke Inlet (May, 1861); and the actual occupation of and military activities carried on at Fort Washington, Fort Ocracoke, and Fort Hatteras. Also included in this collection are accounts surrounding the Washington Grays's conversion from a volunteer army to enlisted members of the N.C. State Troops, and their subsequent capture and parole from a Union prison in February, 1862. Other noteworthy topics include the sympathetic attitudes of some northern residents toward imprisoned Confederate soldiers, raids by Union soldiers, and Sparrow's trip down the Tar River in a canoe to avoid surrender. 541 |3217 itemsDr. Herbert Paschal; |bDept. of History, ECU; |cgift; |dSept. 13, 1967. 541 |33 additional itemsMrs. Mary McCord Taylor & Mr. Herbert McCord; |bStuart, Fl. & Garden City, S.C.; |cgift; |dApr. 2, 1984. 541 |34 additional itemsMrs. Robert Taylor; |bStuart, Fl.; |cgift; |dMay 21, 1985. 545 A Washington, N.C. lawyer before the Civil War, Thomas Sparrow was commissioned Captain in the Confederate Army in 1861 and taken prisoner Aug. 1861. He was elected Representative from Beaufort Co. to the N.C. General Assembly in 1870 and 1881. 600 10 Sparrow, Thomas, |d1819-1884. |=^A1121512 600 10 Branch, Lawrence O'B. |q(Lawrence O'Bryan), |d1820-1862. |=^A533691 600 10 Carter, David Miller. |?UNAUTHORIZED 600 10 Clarke, Mary Bayard, |d1827-1886. |=^A649326 600 10 Ellis, John Willis, |d1820-1861. |=^A79093 600 10 Grimes, Bryan, |d1828-1880. |=^A101679 600 10 Hoke, J. F. |q(John Franklin), |d1820-1888. |=^A1271258 600 10 Martin, J. G. |q(James Green), |d1819-1878. |=^A1270151 600 10 McRae, D. K. |q(Duncan Kirkland), |d1820-1888. |=^A1271407 600 10 Rayner, Kenneth, |d1808-1884. |=^A308845 600 10 Rodman, Will. B. |q(William Blount), |d1817-1893. |=^A647847 600 10 Smith, William N. H. |q(William Nathan Harrell), |d1812-1889. |=^A780939 600 10 Stanly, Edward, |d1810-1872. |=^A69928 600 10 Stanly, John, |d1774-1833. |=^A412097 600 10 Wallis, S. Teackle |q(Severn Teackle), |d1816-1894. |=^A219334 600 10 Warren, Edward, |d1828-1893. |=^A933813 600 30 Sparrow family. |=^A355983 651 0 Washington (N.C.) |xHistory. |=^A110468 651 0 Pitt County (N.C.) |xBuildings, structures, etc. |=^A636671 630 00 Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. |=^A411336 651 0 New York (N.Y.) |xHistory. |=^A35272 650 0 Banks and banking |zUnited States |xHistory |y19th century. |=^A16109 651 0 North Carolina |xPolitics and government |y19th century. |=^A7915 650 0 Plantations |zNorth Carolina |zPitt County |xHistory |y19th century. |=^A837232 650 0 American poetry. |=^A15824 650 0 Camp meetings. |=^A39920 650 0 Slavery |xLaw and legislation |zUnited States. |=^A256862 651 0 United States |xHistory |yCivil War, 1861-1865 |xCampaigns. |=^A27938 651 0 Ocracoke Island (N.C.) |xHistory |y19th century. |=^A69730 651 0 Roanoke Island (N.C.) |xHistory |yCapture, 1862. |=^A399492 651 0 Fort Warren (Mass.) |xHistory |y19th century. |=^A418088 651 0 United States |xHistory |yCivil War, 1861-1865 |xPrisoners and prisons. |=^A33491 651 0 United States |xHistory |yCivil War, 1861-1865 |vPersonal narratives. |=^A411950 610 10 United States. |bArmy |xRecruiting, enlistment, etc. |yCivil War, 1861-1865. |=^A78053 610 10 Confederate States of America. |bArmy |xRecruiting, enlistment, etc. |=^A231904 610 10 Confederate States of America. |bArmy. |bNorth Carolina Artillery Regiment, 1st. |bCompany K (1861-1865) |?UNAUTHORIZED 856 42 |3Finding aid: |uhttp://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/0001/ 949 |ojpmd 994 C0 |bERE 596 1 998 563081