Daisy Lamb died in 1892 and William never remarried. In 1893, he purchased a $3,500 stained glass window and had it installed at St, Paul's Episcopal Church in Norfolk, Virginia.
Lamb, who kept a diary, wrote in it May 1892: "The world is absolutely a different place. I seem to have no settled or definite plans for the future, for everything I did or planned for was for her pleasure and comfort."
The display was at the Fort Fisher Museum until the end of January, 2011.
Wish I Had Seen It. --Old B-R'er
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
A Fort Fisher Love Story-- Part 2
Sarah Anne Chaffee Lamb was originally from Providence, Rhode Island and traveled to Confederate Point (Federal Point) in 1863 when her husband took command of the Fort Fisher. At that time, the young couple had three children and brought her two oldest with her.
Col. Lamb had a small cottage built for them north of the fort, where the Fort Fisher Air Force Recreational Facility is today. (I wonder if the foundation remains?) A housewarming party was given by the fort's officers and female guests in May 1863. It featured a picnic, dancing and music from a local string band.
The Fort Fisher museum has a rare photo of the cottage as well as the couple's Wilmington home that stood on the northeast corner of Third and Chestnut streets (across Chestnut from the Thalian Hall).
One of her few luxuries at the cottage was a vase she mentioned no less than five times in her diary. It was given to her by the Anglo-Confederate Trading Company whose blockade-runners were protected by her husband's guns.
True Love. --Old B-Runner
Col. Lamb had a small cottage built for them north of the fort, where the Fort Fisher Air Force Recreational Facility is today. (I wonder if the foundation remains?) A housewarming party was given by the fort's officers and female guests in May 1863. It featured a picnic, dancing and music from a local string band.
The Fort Fisher museum has a rare photo of the cottage as well as the couple's Wilmington home that stood on the northeast corner of Third and Chestnut streets (across Chestnut from the Thalian Hall).
One of her few luxuries at the cottage was a vase she mentioned no less than five times in her diary. It was given to her by the Anglo-Confederate Trading Company whose blockade-runners were protected by her husband's guns.
True Love. --Old B-Runner
Saturday, November 10, 2012
A Fort Fisher Love Story-- Part 1
From the December 7, 2010, Wilmington (NC) Star News "Fort Fisher exhibit delves into Civil War love story" by Amy Hotz.
"An epic love story set against the backdrop of the Civil War," says Ray Flowers, an interpreter with the Fort Fisher State Historic Site of the latest exhibit at the museum.
He gave a 30 minute talk to the Cape Fear Civil War Round Table on December 9th. "Heart, Hearth and Home: The Life of Colonel and Mrs. (Daisy) Lamb. It explores the day-to-day lives of the fort's garrison and commander's family between battles.
The Friends of Fort Fisher recently acquired six spoons, four forks and a knife that belonged to the Lambs. It would be interesting to know how they came to acquire the items. The fort's staff did research around these eleven objects and "found a love story as dramatic and tragic as 'Gone With the Wind.'"
Like the Lincolns, Daisy and William Lamb lost children during the war. One died in Wilmington and the other at Fort Fisher. In all, the couple lost seven children, six in infancy and one at 26.
More to Come. --Old B-Runner
"An epic love story set against the backdrop of the Civil War," says Ray Flowers, an interpreter with the Fort Fisher State Historic Site of the latest exhibit at the museum.
He gave a 30 minute talk to the Cape Fear Civil War Round Table on December 9th. "Heart, Hearth and Home: The Life of Colonel and Mrs. (Daisy) Lamb. It explores the day-to-day lives of the fort's garrison and commander's family between battles.
The Friends of Fort Fisher recently acquired six spoons, four forks and a knife that belonged to the Lambs. It would be interesting to know how they came to acquire the items. The fort's staff did research around these eleven objects and "found a love story as dramatic and tragic as 'Gone With the Wind.'"
Like the Lincolns, Daisy and William Lamb lost children during the war. One died in Wilmington and the other at Fort Fisher. In all, the couple lost seven children, six in infancy and one at 26.
More to Come. --Old B-Runner
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