Tag Archives: martial law

Assassinated?

Posted on May 21, 2013 by SUMPTER

A military tribunal sentenced Clement Laird Vallandigham to prison at Fort Warren for the duration of the war at his trial in early May 1863 on charges of treasonous, anti-war speech. Apparently, the Lincoln administration was concerned about the political … Continue reading →

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Smugglers Foiled

Posted on November 10, 2012 by SUMPTER

Detectives from the Richmond Military District apprehend smugglers trying to get some tobacco North. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch November 11, 1862: Tobacco captured. –On Sunday the detectives of Major Griswold’s office captured 26 boxes of tobacco, while en route, … 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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Chicago Stampede Squelched

Posted on August 28, 2012 by SUMPTER

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 26, 1862: Martial law in Chicago — an attempted stampede to Canada, and how it was stopped. [From the Chicago Times.] Immediately after the reception in this city of the order from the War … Continue reading →

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From lager beer and dog-fights …

Posted on August 1, 2012 by SUMPTER

To oppressing the good people of Norfolk I really can’t believe everything I read in the newspaper anymore: apparently there was not as much Union sentiment in Norfolk as a previous article indicated. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch July 31, … Continue reading →

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Pristine Farm Stands Out Like Sore Thumb

Posted on July 21, 2012 by SUMPTER

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 →

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Jailers sure must be exempt

Posted on July 17, 2012 by SUMPTER

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch July 17, 1862: Show Your passes. –Citizens as well as soldiers must now show their passes, if they wish to avoid getting into trouble. Squads detailed for the purpose are patrolling the streets daily to … Continue reading →

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Toddy Mixer Locked Up!

Posted on June 15, 2012 by SUMPTER

Mint juleps only a memory under Richmond’s martial law? From the Richmond Daily Dispatch June 17 (or 16), 1862: Provost guard. –Capt. Bossieux’s company is doing provost guard duty in the Eastern District, and have proved themselves energetic in the … Continue reading →

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Market Watch

Posted on June 11, 2012 by SUMPTER

Richmond Newsboys Overcharging; Scarcity at the Produce Markets From the Richmond Daily Dispatch June 11, 1862: Flotation of Newspaper boys. The practice among newsboys of overcharging strangers and residents in the city for the Dispatch having become so common, we … Continue reading →

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