Scope and Contents Includes letter from C.C. Blacknall to George Blacknall in which he describes his feelings on the year and the effects of the Civil War, A.R. McDonald to Gov. Zebulon Vance in which he describes his impression, as a private, on the problems caused by the three regiments of the North Carolina Home Guard and suggests ideas for reorganization, and Wm. M. Blackell to “Dear Friend” in which he describes his opinions of State Legislature’s activities, mass desertions of Southern army, and mentions...