Tag Archives: Seneca Falls NY

Looking for ‘Loyal’ Women

Posted on May 14, 2013 by SUMPTER

From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in 1863: A Call for Loyal Women. Mrs. ELIZABETH CADY STANTON, familiarly known to the citizens of our village, is out with a call for a meeting of the “loyal women of the … Continue reading →

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“fate of war”

Posted on May 10, 2013 by SUMPTER

Last month Captain Patrick McGraw of Company K, 33rd New York Volunteers had a brother killed during fighting in Louisiana. This month the Thirty-third fought its most costly battle during Chancellorsville – a few weeks before it was scheduled to … Continue reading →

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“if there are any of us left alive”

Posted on May 9, 2013 by SUMPTER

From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in 1863: Letter from Capt. Edwin J. Tyler. Casualties in Co. A, of the 33d. CAMP 33D REG., N.Y.V., NEAR FREDERICKSBURG, Va., may 8th 1863. It becomes my painful duty to report for … Continue reading →

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Richmond has fallen?

Posted on May 3, 2013 by SUMPTER

150 years ago the people of Seneca Falls, New York got fooled real good. The culprit? – A Democratic party-oriented publication pointed its finger at the Lincoln Administration. From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in May 1863: The Capture … Continue reading →

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The greenbacks are coming!

Posted on April 17, 2013 by SUMPTER

Last year I wondered how a local newspaper could know very accurately how much money was being sent home by Union volunteers. Apparently much of the money was funneled through a soldier’s captain, and the captain told the press. From … Continue reading →

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Present Arms

Posted on March 28, 2013 by SUMPTER

From a Seneca County, New York newspaper, presumably sometime in early 1863: Presentation to Capt. McDonald. Capt. JAS. H. MCDONALD, of the 50th Regiment, received on Monday evening, a very substantial present at the hands of his fellow-citizens, for gallant … Continue reading →

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Death of an Irish woman

Posted on February 7, 2013 by SUMPTER

I’m not sure how much of a mystery the death turned out to be, but this story would seem to indicate that Union troops were finally getting paid and sending remittances back to their loved ones. From a Seneca County, … Continue reading →

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Fireworks for the New Year

Posted on January 1, 2013 by SUMPTER

Why it’s good to keep your pilot on board ship. In the very early hours of 1863 a combined Confederate force under John Bankhead Magruder attacked the Union occupiers of Galveston, Texas. During the Battle of Galveston (or the Second … Continue reading →

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Localized Tally

Posted on December 14, 2012 by SUMPTER

150 years ago today Federal and Confederate generals were deciding their next steps in the aftermath of the December 13th slaughter at Fredericksburg, news of which would start making its way back to the public(s) at large. Here’s a couple … Continue reading →

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Why They Moved Hospital

Posted on December 11, 2012 by SUMPTER

150 years ago today General Burnside’s Union Army of the Potomac tried to cross the Rappahannock to attack General Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia in the vicinity of Fredericksburg. You can read a good account at Civil War Daily Gazette. … Continue reading →

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