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patriotic rags

Posted on April 24, 2013 by SUMPTER

and earn a good (Confederate) dollar 150 years ago this week a Richmond newspaper was offering top dollar for the material necessary for its publication. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch April 22, 1863: Rags! Rags!! Rags!!! –The highest market price … Continue reading →

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(Our) jobs depend on it!

Posted on June 18, 2012 by SUMPTER

Rags for Rags? From the Richmond Daily Dispatch June 18, 1862: Rags and raw cotton Wanted. The paper mill in this city, now our sole dependence for a supply of printing paper, is very much in want of material for … Continue reading →

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Appealing for Press Freedom

Posted on February 2, 2012 by SUMPTER

It is said that, unlike the Lincoln administration, the CSA never suppressed dissenting opinions. The Memphis Daily Appeal says that being able to state military facts is necessary to back up its opinions and hold the Confederate leadership accountable. From … Continue reading →

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Bennett and Brannan

Posted on January 11, 2012 by SUMPTER

No, not a Law Firm In a war of words with James Gordon Bennett, Sr. and his New York Herald even the Richmond Dispatch is giving Union General-in Chief McClellan some guff about the apparent inactivity of the U.S. Army … Continue reading →

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No More Purloining & Flattering Press?

Posted on November 21, 2011 by SUMPTER

From The New-York Times November 21, 1861: THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRESS. Arrangements have been made between the Heads of Departments in Washington and the representatives of the New-York Press, by which, it is hoped, much of the inconvenience and … Continue reading →

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D—-d Hessians!

Posted on October 27, 2011 by SUMPTER

An editorial from the October 26, 1861 edition of the Richmond Daily Dispatch: Who are we fighting? –The term “Yankee” ought no longer to be applied to the enemy. Such a term is not just to the fighting men on … Continue reading →

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“torch-light procession”; layin’ a keel

Posted on October 25, 2011 by SUMPTER

In Lieu of Radway’s Ready Relief? Given the Radway Company’s strong Union stance in yesterday’s post I doubt it is sending any of its wondrous elixir to Confederate soldiers. Here’s a story about a substitute in one Rebel camp. From … Continue reading →

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Shovel Manufacturer Does His Part

Posted on August 25, 2011 by SUMPTER

To Aid Secession’s Cause You can read a good account of the pro-Union attack on the Bridgeport Advertiser & Farmer at the Civil War Daily Gazette. The northern loyalists found some interesting items while ransacking the newspapers offices. From The … Continue reading →

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Bull Run Brings Out Bears

Posted on July 23, 2011 by SUMPTER

Securities Down 4% on Wall Street From the Northern perspective, the first reports from the Battle of First Manassas (Bull Run) were positive. That all changed as the Confederates stopped the Union advance on Henry Hill cold. This piece details … Continue reading →

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