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Size | 40 items |
Abstract | Francis T. Hawks was born in New Bern, N.C. In 1858, he was hired as an engineer to work on the construction and landscaping of Central Park in New York City. In 1862, he joined the Confederate Army and served in the Adjutant General's Department. In 1863, he became a lieutenant in the 2nd Regiment, Engineer Troops (Corps of Engineers), which was formed in Wilmington, N.C. He served under General W. H. C. Whiting in the preparation of the coastal defenses at the mouth of the Cape Fear River. The papers are primarily letters received by Francis T. Hawks during his service in the Confederate Army. Among these are letters to him from General W. H. C. Whiting relating to the Cape Fear defenses at Fort Anderson, hand-drawn maps of some of the defensive positions at the mouth of the Cape Fear River, a copy of a letter from General Joseph E. Johnston announcing his surrender to General William T. Sherman, and a field order from General Sherman ordering disbursement of non-essential supplies to the local populace. Also included are two stock certificates and a certificate from the City of New York acknowledging Hawks's work on the construction of Central Park. |
Creator | Hawks, Francis T. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: John Foster, October 2000
Encoded by: John Foster, October 2000
Revisions: Finding aid updated in May 2005 by Nancy Kaiser.
Updated by: Laura Hart, June 2021
Funding from the Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc., supported the microfilming of this collection.
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Francis T. Hawks was born in New Bern, N.C. In 1858, he was hired as an engineer to work on the construction and landscaping of Central Park in New York City. In 1862, he joined the Confederate Army and was commissioned a captain in the Adjutant General's Department. He resigned this position in January 1863. In August 1863, he once again received a commission in the Confederate Army, this time a lieutenancy in Company A, 2nd Regiment, Engineer Troops (Corps of Engineers), which was formed in Wilmington, N.C., in August 1863. Subsequently, he served under General W. H. C. Whiting in the preparation of the coastal defenses at the mouth of the Cape Fear River. He was taken ill at the beginning of January 1865 and was in Greensboro, N.C., on sick leave during the Union campaign against the coastal defenses of North Carolina.
Back to TopThe papers of North Carolina engineer Francis T. Hawks are primarily letters received by Hawks during his Civil War service in the Confederate Army. Among these are letters to him from General W. H. C. Whiting relating to the Cape Fear defenses at Fort Anderson, hand-drawn maps of some of the defensive positions at the mouth of the Cape Fear River, a copy of a letter from General Joseph E. Johnston announcing his surrender to General William T. Sherman, and a field order from General Sherman ordering disbursement of non-essential supplies to the local populace. Also included are two stock certificates and a certificate from the City of New York acknowledging Hawks's work on the construction of Central Park.
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1853-1882 |
Oversize Paper OP-4964/1 |
Map, "Middle Sound at Low Water" |
Oversize Paper OP-4964/2 |
Diagram, "Defense of Cape Fear: Battery to be called Fort Ramseur" |
Reel M-4964/1 |
Microfilm copy of collection, 1853-1882 |