Tag Archives: Delaware

“the Government of Freedmen.”

Posted on January 5, 2016 by SUMPTER

150 years ago this week New Yorkers could read about South Carolina’s enactment of a Black Code for the governance of freedmen. Eric Foner summarizes the code, which: contained provisions, such as prohibiting the expulsion of aged freedmen from plantations, … Continue reading →

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Death of a Southern Patriot from Delaware

Posted on January 4, 2012 by SUMPTER

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch January 4, 1862: Death of Lieut. Dunnott. Our readers will remember that we published, two or three weeks ago, an account of the extraordinary escape, from the Washington prison, of Lieut. H. H. Dunnott, a … Continue reading →

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First State’s Union Volunteers

Posted on May 2, 2011 by admin

News from Another Border State From The New-York Times May 3, 1861: DELAWARE ALL RIGHT. The following circular explains itself: EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, DOVER, Del., May 1, 1861. The undersigned, the constitutional commander of the forces of the State of Delaware, … Continue reading →

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