Source: North Carolina Collection (Uncataloged Rare Materials)
Staff Person: Fred W. Harrison
Description: War officially reached the port town of Washington in March 1862, with the arrival of Federal troops escorted by the gunboat Picket. According to one account, “two companies and a band marched from the wharf to the courthouse playing national aires.”
As evidenced by this rare edition of a Yankee newspaper dated June 25, 1862, and operating in Washington, Union forces quickly assumed control of business activity and general functions of the town. James H. Turner and A.W. Hahn are listed respectively as editor and printer of the paper. Found within the four pages are reports of Rhode Island’s presentation of a magnificent sword to Gen. Ambrose Burnside and a speech by Edward Stanley, Provisional Governor of North Carolina, appointed by President Lincoln. Stanley delivered an address to the citizens of the state in Washington on June 17, 1862.