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Monthly Archives: July 2011
In the Land of Lincoln (and Douglas)?
From The New-York Times July 19, 1861: FROM ILLINOIS. CAIRO, Ill., Wednesday, July 17. Last night some Secessionists at Nashville, Washington County, in this State, destroyed several dwellings belonging to loyal citizens, and cut down the Stars and Stripes, and … Continue reading
Red Tape in the Federal Government?
Who pays the sailors? From The New-York Times July 18, 1861: THE UNITED STATES STEAMER HARRIET LANE. This steamer is now undergoing thorough repairs in her machinery and armament, and will be ready for sea in a week. The families … Continue reading
Posted in 150 Years Ago This Week, Military Matters
Tagged Bureaucracy, USRC (USS) Harriet Lane
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Jayhawking With the Convict Regiment
The last we heard from the 19th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment they had moved from drill camp in the District of Columbia to Martinsburg in current West Virginia. They arrived on July 8th. Their purpose was to bolster General … Continue reading
Identifying The Problem?
Southern ass-stock-crazy (aristocracy)/Chivalry A couple Northern political images from (probably) 1861:
Posted in Northern Politics During War
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It’s An Early Raphael!
From The New-York Times, July 15, 1861: Privateering and Pickens Our correspondent at Havana announces the arrival at Cienfuegos of the Sumter, a steamer of the rebel Navy, bringing six prizes, the results of a short predatory cruise. A seventh … Continue reading
Caught In Tobacco City
From The New-York Times July 13, 1861: … WASHINGTON, Friday, July 12. Mr. TALIAFERRO, who was recently removed from a clerkship in one of the Departments, and who has been in that position for several years, has, since his departure … Continue reading
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Tagged Port Tobacco Maryland, Spies
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Two Different Shades of Bluegrass
During the same U.S. House session in which Clement Vallandigham criticized the Lincoln Administration, two representatives from the Border State of Kentucky expressed opposite opinions on Secession and the North’s response. From The New-York Times, July 11, 1861: HOUSE OF … Continue reading
Clement V: Peace Now!
On July 11, 1861 The New-York Times reported on a speech given in the U.S. House of Representatives by Ohio Representative Clement Vallandigham. The speech occurred during a debate on a bill to finance the military and/or a bill dealing … Continue reading
Posted in 150 Years Ago This Week, Northern Politics During War
Tagged Clement Vallandigham, Copperheads
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Mutineers Stopped At Long Bridge
From The New-York Times July 9, 1861: …WASHINGTON, Monday, July 8 … MUTINY AMONG THE GARIBALDIANS. It is reported that a mutiny broke out among the Garibaldi Guard to-day. One hundred of them left the camp and came to the … Continue reading
Made It To Martinsburg
What was the 19th New York Volunteer Infantry doing 150 years ago today? The drums beat an early reveille next morning. Blankets were hurriedly rolled up. ” Sling knapsacks,” commanded the Colonel. A long march being in prospect, some of … Continue reading