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The Natives Are Restless

Posted on May 7, 2011 by admin

Plans are being made to complete a transcontinental telegraph line, but for now the Pony Express still runs. Apparently the Indians in Northern California didn’t get the memo on Manifest Destiny. From The New-York Times May 6, 1861: LATER FROM … Continue reading →

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Vicksburg Rally Against Disunion

Posted on December 11, 2010 by admin

From The New-York Times December 10, 1860: GREAT ANTI-DISUNION DEMONSTRATION AT VICKSBURG. A mass meeting to consider the issues of the day, way held at Vicksburg, Miss., on the afternoon and evening of the 29th ult. The Whig says: “It … Continue reading →

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News from the West

Posted on November 24, 2010 by admin

From The New-York Times November 26, 1860: FORT KEARNEY, Sunday, Nov. 25. The Pony Express from San Francisco 14th inst., passed here about 4 o’clock this afternoon. Considering the snow and bad weather in the mountains, this is making good … Continue reading →

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