Tag Archives: Baltimore

straggling home

Posted on September 15, 2016 by SUMPTER

150 years ago today President Andrew Johnson’s Swing Around the Circle tour concluded. According to the September 16, 1866 issue of the The New-York Times crowds in York Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Washington were mostly supportive with no reported heckling. From … Continue reading →

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fishy business

Posted on February 25, 2015 by SUMPTER

A presumably Democrat paper criticized President Lincoln for using his power of pardon to release a former Baltimore Provost Martial who was convicted of abusing his power. From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in February 1865: COL. FISH PARDONED. … Continue reading →

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gifts

Posted on September 6, 2014 by SUMPTER

From The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Seven: REPLY TO A COMMITTEE OF COLORED PEOPLE FROM BALTIMORE WHO PRESENTED HIM WITH A BIBLE, SEPTEMBER 7, 1864. I can only say now, as I have often said before, it … Continue reading →

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banning “the wolf’s dictionary”?

Posted on April 18, 2014 by SUMPTER

150 years ago Sanitary Fairs were held throughout the North to support the work of the United States Sanitary Commission. President Lincoln spoke a few words when Baltimore opened its version on April 18th. There might never be an authoritative, … Continue reading →

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no gray area

Posted on April 9, 2014 by SUMPTER

Baltimore erupted in April 1861 as Northern troops marched through it on their way to defend the United States’ capital. Three years later, the recently appointed military commander in Baltimore apparently was trying to make it clear that he wasn’t … Continue reading →

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can’t carry a tune

Posted on March 12, 2013 by SUMPTER

Like a song I can’t get out of my head, I just can’t seem to let go this statement about March 7, 1863: Federal troops in Baltimore, Maryland, confiscate all song sheets that are deemed “secession music.” I have not … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Barometer

Posted on October 28, 2011 by SUMPTER

From The New-York Times October 28, 1861: A SECESSION BAROMETER. — Baltimore is a perfect barometer of the war. If you would see how the National fortunes stand, you have but to note the state of feeling and its manifestations … Continue reading →

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Blues’ Band in Baltimore

Posted on August 10, 2011 by SUMPTER

Serenading Breckinridge and Vallandigham From The New-York Times August 10, 1861: LIVELY TIME IN BALTIMORE.; MR. BRECKINRIDGE NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK. BALTIMORE, Thursday, Aug. 8. Messrs. BRECKINRIDGE and VALLANDIGHAM partook of a grand dinner at the Eutaw House last evening, … Continue reading →

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Aiming His Guns at Baltimore

Posted on June 11, 2011 by SUMPTER

From the June 12, 1861 edition of The New-York Times: GEN. BANKS AT BALTIMORE. BALTIMORE, Monday, June 10. Maj. Gen. BANK was at Fort McHenry this afternoon. He assumes command of this military district to-morrow, making the fort his head-quarters. … Continue reading →

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With Bayonets Fixed!

Posted on June 7, 2011 by SUMPTER

Deja Vu All Over Again?* 150 years ago today the 19th New York Volunteers traveled from Harrisburg to Washington, D.C. by rail. At least, by rail most of the way. In order to change trains in Baltimore the regiment had … Continue reading →

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