Tag Archives: Loyal Union League

Letter to the Loyal Alabamans

A document at the Library of Congress indicates that 150 years ago today the Grand Council of the Union League of Alabama wrote an epistle to its local branches. The letter began by thanking God that thanks to federal soldiers … Continue reading

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no treaties with traitors

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch February 15, 1865: The spirit at the North. –In New York, on Thursday evening, a meeting of the Union League Club was held, and the following resolutions, offered by Dr. Frank Leiber, were adopted. They … Continue reading

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Road Trip

Guns Along the Mohawk? 150 years ago this week lots of two year volunteers were returning North after their term of service had expired. In this article veterans in New York City are wasting no time planning a trip to … Continue reading

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