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“stickler for that obsolete thing”

Posted on October 10, 2014 by SUMPTER

Richmond citizens were probably happy to hear that an ” Old Line Whig” opposed Abraham Lincoln’s re-election in the 1864 campaign. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch October 10, 1864: M’Clellan meeting at Rochester. A great meeting had been held at … Continue reading →

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halt the juggernaut

Posted on July 22, 2014 by SUMPTER

crushing the rebellion crushing the Union? A publication in upstate New York called for the end of the war and its great costs in terms of the dead and maimed, the public debt, and the loss of Constitutional liberty. From … Continue reading →

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disloyalty?

Posted on July 12, 2014 by SUMPTER

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch July 12, 1864: Local matters. … Application for a discharge from military service. –Through his counsel, Hon. James Lyons and Gen. Geo. W. Randolph, R. D’Orsey Ogden, manager of the Richmond Theatre, made an application … Continue reading →

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How suspenders worked

Posted on October 19, 2012 by SUMPTER

In August 1862 Secretary of War Stanton ordered arrests for disloyal practices and the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in those cases. Here’s how that worked out in practice at least in this case (and to the extent … Continue reading →

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The Week+ in Review

Posted on September 26, 2012 by SUMPTER

Here a Democrat newspaper from upstate New York in a single column comments on three events on eight days in September: The Battle of Antietam on the 17th, President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of the 22nd, and the president’s order subjecting … Continue reading →

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Jeff’s Doing It, Too

Posted on February 28, 2012 by SUMPTER

Suspending Writ of Habeas Corpus From the Richmond Daily Dispatch February 28, 1862: By the President of the Confederate States of America. a proclamation. Whereas, the Congress of the Confederate States has by law vested in the President the power … Continue reading →

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“we lack enterprise …” ???

Posted on October 14, 2011 by SUMPTER

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch October 14, 1861: Fuel. –The difficulty of obtaining adequate supplies of coal would not be a source of extreme annoyance to our people, if it were possible to obtain wood in sufficient quantities to make … Continue reading →

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