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Tag Archives: loyalty oath
another man without a country?
From the Richmond Daily Dispatch December 22, 1865: The last Confederate prisoner. –The last Confederate prisoner of war has been released, on condition that he would leave the country. The Baton Rouge Gazette of the 5th says: A letter received … Continue reading
Whose Maryland?
150 years ago this week Gotham’s Times thought it was pretty funny that a presumed states-rights Democrat would appeal to the federal Constitution to negate Maryland’s election law. From The New-York Times September 8, 1865: The Democracy and State Rights. … Continue reading
pledge passive allegiance?
After endorsing B.F. Butler for the United States presidency because he was the biggest thief among the candidates, the Richmond Daily Dispatch of March 21, 1864 published the following exchange of letters between General Butler and a Virginia schoolteacher: Butler … Continue reading
TYPO from Bachelor’s Creek
Union “soldier mob” demolishes rebel shooter buildings; detachment sent to clean out guerrilla band. The 19th New York Volunteer Infantry completed its conversion to the 3rd New York Artillery and arrived in North Carolina in the spring of 1862. Here’s … Continue reading
Pristine Farm Stands Out Like Sore Thumb
Well, Mr. Dudley can’t sell liquor anymore. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch July 21, 1862: A Richmond merchant arrested for alleged disloyalty. –Mr. T. Dudley, Jr., the well known liquor merchant, who formerly did business on the North side of … Continue reading
