Zebulon Vance, The Papers of Zebulon Baird Vance. Edited by Frontis W. Johnston and Joe A. Mobley. 2 vols. .Raleigh: Division of Archives and History, 1963-1995.

Vol. 2

Case of R. J. Graves, 1-3 Confederate impressment of horses and wagons, loyalty to state first, planters, slaves, class resentment, 3-4 Vance, Seddon, deserters and militia, 5. Conscription and volunteers in areas occupied by enemy, Seddon, 6, 13-14 Seddon, Vance, calling out militia, 7 William T. Dortch, armed slaves, 7-8 Use of militia to protect railroad, 9-10 Deserter shot, 92 Seddon, Robert E. Lee, D. H. Hill, defense of North Carolina, 11-13 Salt, 14-15 Militia, Vance, conscription, arrest of deserters, 15-16 Arms in England, blockade running, 16-20 Tories, Shelton Laurel, 20-21, 37, 41-42, 55, 70, 153-54 Gustavus Smith asks Vance help in bringing AWOL and deserter back to army, 21-22, 24, 27-20 Vance, Seddon, appointing officers of North Carolina troops, 22 Vance complains about Confederate impressment of corn and forage, 23, 25-26 Deserters hiding, 23-24 Speculators, 25 Complains to Seddon about enforcement of conscription in North Carolina, 26-27 Railroad iron, 32-33 Impressment, refusal of Confederate money, 34 Conscripts in North Carolina, 35 James Seddon, Vance, appointment of officers in North Carolina regiments, 35-36, 45 Vance, Joseph Brown, cotton cards, wool cards, 36, 43-44, 62-63, 88 Gustavus W. Smith, Vance, , 39, 49-50 Impressment of horses and forage, 40 Deserters, 41 Habeas corpus, 42-43 Vance, military restrictions on trade of loyal citizens, pork, 46, 50-51 Seddon, Vance, railroad, slaves, 46-47, 56-57 James J. Pettigrew, deserters to be returned to army, habeas corpus, 47-49, 53 Vance, Seddon, arrest of conscripts and deserters, 52-53 Vance on charges against officer in Battle of New Bern, 57-59 Refugee woman, 59-60 Slaves accused of murdering master, danger of lynching, need for early trial, 60-61, 63-65 Broken down cavalry horses in North Carolina, forage, Vance, Seddon, 65-66, 74-75, 111-12 North Carolina corn, railroads, Vance, 67-69 Distilleries, 71-72 Barbarities of Confederate troops near border, 72 Vance, Seddon, suffering of people for food, corn, soldier families, 73

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Slave impressment, 75 D. H. Hill, defenses of Wilmington, 77 Iron, railroad, 77 English loan, for North Carolina, Mason, 78, 84-86, 161-62 Slaves, salt production, 79-80 Vance, Col. Mallett, conduct at Kinston, relieve of command, 81-82 Railroad iron, 82 Arms purchases in Europe, 86 AWOL, deserters, Gustavus W. Smith, 89-90 Conscription, exemption of state officers, 90-91 Poor people and uncultivated lands in Pike county, 91 Soldiers' wives, hunger, speculators, food prices, 92-93 Impressment of forage, 94-95 Impressment of slaves, Wilmington fortifications, 95-96 Enforcement of conscription, exemptions, 97-98 Deserters, conscription, 98-100 Habeas corpus, 100 Lee, deserters, Vance proclamation, 100-1 Vance, conscription enforcement, militia, draft of state officials, Jefferson Davis, 102-105, 114- 15, 121-25, 129-31 Publishing company, purchases, 106 Disorders in western North Carolina, 106-9 Vance, conscription, overseer exemption, 107-8 Cloth for cadets at university of Alabama, 108 Railroad directors, 109 Conscription, exemption, justices of the peace, 111-13 Vance, Seddon, Confederate officers involved in speculation, 113 Braxton Bragg, North Carolina troops in East Tennessee, 115-16 Vance proclamation against speculation, forbidding various exports, 116-17, 137, 146, 158, 160- 61, 196-97, 213, 234-35 General Iverson appointment, 117 Cotton sales, 118-19 Confederate currency and state taxes, Jonathan Worth, 120 Vance requests release of several arrested men, 125 D. H. Hill urges Vance to deal with skulkers at home, deserters, 126 Vance complains about D. H. Hill and arrests, conscription, state militia, 127 Vance complains to D. H. Hill in seizure of horses by Confederate officers, 128 Vance, impressment, slaves, railroad, 128-29 Burgess Gaither, Whigs, Democrats, states' rights, conscription, 131-33 Vance, conscripts, deserters, state jurisdiction, wants to clean out deserters, 133-34 Food supplies in North Carolina, 134 Conscription, state officials, 135 Vance, Seddon, defenses of North Carolina, need for troops, D. H. Hill, militia, 136-37 John H. Hyman, running for Congress, 137-40 Confederate legislation on desertion, 141 Deserters, Army of Northern Virginia, Judge Pearson, conscription unconstitutional, 141-44

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Seddon, bacon and corn for Confederate government, 144-45 Vance proclamation on desertion, skulkers, encouragers of desertion, future, 147-48 Salt shipments, 149 Vance, Jefferson Davis, desertion, militia, Pearson, 150-52, 164, 186-87 Vance on wool supply, 152-53 Conscription, Pearson, Habeas corpus, 154-56 Vance, troops sent to Lee, D. H. Hill conscripts, 156 Confederate soldiers seizing and shaking down potential conscripts, 157-58. 166-67, 169-70 Railroad iron, 159 Slave insurrection fear, 163 Slave impressment, 163-64, 174-75 Davis, Vance, desertion, conscripts selecting companies, 165-66, 177-78 Brigade organization, 168-69 Seddon, desertion in Army of Northern Virginia, Robert E. Lee, conscription, Pearson, habeas corpus, 170-76 Militia hunting deserters, 179-82 Cloth and yarn, 182 Seddon, problem of dispersion and local defense, militia draft, Jefferson Davis, 183-85 Soldiers detailed to work at harvest, 188-89 Vance, Edward J. Hale, Conservative party, 190 Calling general assembly into session, financial question, 190-91 Vance, D. H Hill, conscription, Judge Pearson, 191-92 Seddon, conscription, states, Judge Pearson, 192-94 D. H. Hill, Judge Pearson, Raleigh Standard, Toryism, 194-95 Vance call for troops for state defense, 195-96 D. H. Hill, possibly being sent to Mississippi, 196-97 Joseph E. Brown, currency, taxes, 197-98 Edward J. Hale, Holden, Raleigh Standard, currency, troops, local defense, Davis, 198-99 Impressment slaves, railroad labor, 201 Blockade runner and quarantine violation, 202, 207 State officers, conscription, Vance and Davis, 203, 208, 214-15 Slave impressment, 204 Judges, habeas corpus, 204-5 Recognition of North Carolina's military contributions, 205 Military appointments, not enough North Carolinians, 206 D. H. Hill, sending troops to Lee, possible slave insurrection, 209 Blockade runner, 209-12 Soldier murdered a civilian, 212, 217-18 Jefferson Davis, local defense militia troops, 213, 216, 219 Jefferson Davis, appointment of tax-in-kind collector, 215-16, 227 Army correspondent to make sure North Carolina received proper credit for their service, 219- 20, 225-26 Edward J. Hale, on course of Raleigh Standard, Holden, 220-21, 226-27 Vance, Jefferson Davis, Holden, peace movement, 221-22 Bertie county, rumor of black regiment, slave insurrection, 222-24 Deserters in western North Carolina, volunteers for state service only, 224-25

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Impressment of slaves and free blacks for salt works, 228 Officers and speculation, 228-29, 231-32 Salt works, commissioners, 229 Caswell county, food shortages, threats of violence, tax in kind, 229-30 Conscription, enforcement, politics, home guard, 230-31 Blockade running, 233, 258-59, 262-63, 265-67, 271 Peace meeting, habeas corpus, 234 Pearson, Vance, habeas corpus, 235-36 Salt, 236 Meeting with Davis, Confederate appointments in state, Holden, 237 William A. Graham, peace meetings, 237-38 Jonathan Worth, treasury, Confederate money, debts, 238-40 Vance, Holden, peace, negotiation, slavery, honor, reconstruction, conservative party, 241-47, 252 Seddon, engineers, railroad gauge, 247-48 Jefferson Davis, Vance, Raleigh Standard, 248 Foreign consuls, 248 Conscription, deserters, Milledge Luke Bonham, 249-50, 254-55 Holden, peace sentiments, old Whigs, 251 Vance, peace meetings, denies using violence or coercion, 252-53 Vance, deserters in western North Carolina, militia, home guard, 255. 258 Davis, Vance, defense of Weldon railroad, 256 Blockade running, railroad, shipping cotton, 257-58 James Seddon, General Whiting, defense of Wilmington, 264 General Hoke, deserters, conscripts, 267 Vance proclamation, peace meetings, treason, 268-69, 272-73 Edward J. Hale, Holden, Whigs, Graham, peace meetings, 270 Georgia troops destroy Raleigh Standard office, Alabama troops, mob action, 273-76, 277-78, 320 Troops in New York preparing to invade North Carolina, 276-77 Dissatisfaction of North Carolina troops in Army of Northern Virginia, 279-80 Salt, 281 Edward J. Hale, Raleigh Progress, Holden, 282 Blockage running, cloth for soldier uniforms, 282-83 Western North Carolina, food supplies, tories, deserters, Home Guards, 283-84 Leander S. Gash, peace question, people tired of war, desertion, fighting will not bring peace, 285-87 Western North Carolina, need for troops, 288-89, 296 Robert F. Hoke, troops, deserters, 290 Richmond M. Pearson, arrests, militia, conscripts, 291, 297 State bonds, 292-93 William H. Battle, Pearson decision, habeas corpus, 293 Blockade running, coal, 294, 298, 303, 310-13 Telegraph line from Raleigh to Fayetteville, 295-96 Home, guards, pardons of deserters, 299 Mobbing of Standard office in Raleigh, troops, Benning, 300, 313-14, 321

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Keeping pork and corn in Chowan County, 301 Woman with very ill husbands seeking discharge, 306 Brigading North Carolina troops, Robert E. Lee, 307, 339 Home guard, arresting deserter, Richmond M. Pearson, Judge Battle, Supreme Court, 307-8, 314-17 Edward J. Hale, Graham, Conservative party, congressional elections, many deserters, 308-9 Arms, General Hoke, 310 Edward J. Hale, newspaper, Holden, Graham, original secessionists, Tories, peace meetings, 318-19 Pork, threats from enemy, 319 William H. Battle, habeas corpus, deserters, conscripts, home guard, Pearson, 321-26 Navy, blockade running, 325 Conscription, exemption, detail heads of families, 326-27 Edward J. Hale, Pearson, Vance, habeas corpus, Home Guards, deserters, 328-30, 351-53 Naval vessels, iron, 330 Conservative party, peace sentiments, 331 Vance proclamation for day of fasting, humiliation and prayer, 332 North Carolina military budget, 333-35 Blockade running, 335 North Carolina naval defenses, 336-37 Edward J. Hale, supposed Lincoln letter, Holden supporters, 338 Stephen Mallory, naval defenses of North Carolina, 339-41 Whiting, Cape Fear, North Carolina defenses, 342 Vance, state troops and North Carolina defense, 343-44, 350-51 Vance, Seddon, Confederate cavalry and illegal seizures of property, 344-45 Vance asks Lee to prevent soldiers from selling their clothing, items brought in through blockade, 345-46 Vance, Edward J. Hale, Holden, peace negotiations, 346-47 Francis Lawley writes Vance, English loan for North Carolina, peace movement in North Carolina, 347-48 Vance and Milledge Luke Bonham, transportation of cotton, 348-49 Vance, cotton loan, 349 Vance, blockade running, 350, 353-54 North Carolinians held prisoner by Confederates, 355-56 Impressments, Assemby resolution, 356 Wild, and abuse of Confederate prisoners by Yankees, 357 Vance calls on Davis to seek peace negotiations to end discontent in North Carolina, convention question, 357-59 Distilleries, alcohol, 360

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