Tag Archives: William H. Seward

the serious, the somber, the sullen …

Posted on October 31, 2015 by SUMPTER

the South. Interested in reading a 115 stanza poem about Abraham Lincoln? You can browse on over to Project Gutenberg and delve into The Atlantic Monthly, VOL. XVI.—OCTOBER, 1865.—NO. XCVI.. Although I did not read it all, one part of … Continue reading →

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investigations

Posted on April 16, 2015 by SUMPTER

John Wilkes Booth was identified by a hat and a spur he left behind at the crime scene. From The New-York Times April 16, 1865: THE ASSASSINATION.; Additional Details of the Lamentable Event. WASHINGTON, Saturday, April 15. The assassin of … Continue reading →

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vengeance

Posted on April 14, 2015 by SUMPTER

It was supposed to be a very good Good Friday, at least for the Union. In a celebratory ceremony 150 years ago today Robert Anderson raised the old Union flag from April 1861 over Fort Sumter, which was once again … Continue reading →

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“the whole country is ignorant of the impending calamity”

Posted on March 27, 2015 by SUMPTER

Another plucky Monday morning editorial from the Richmond Daily Dispatch on March 27, 1865: Monday morning…March 27, 1865. Our sincere condolences are respectfully proffered to Sir Frederick Bruce, the new British Minister to Washington. His predecessor, Lord Lyons, has been … Continue reading →

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rebels threaten frontier

Posted on March 10, 2015 by SUMPTER

It seems like the Confederates were under siege or on their heels just about everywhere 150 years ago this week. … except for Canada? From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in March 1865: FRONTIER DEFENCES. – Brig. Gen. John … Continue reading →

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no relief

Posted on December 12, 2014 by SUMPTER

Secretary of State William H. Seward was not going to let the British distribute aid to rebels in Union prison camps. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch December 12, 1864: The British Relief Fund for Confederate prisoners — Seward Refuses to … Continue reading →

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election day forecast

Posted on November 6, 2014 by SUMPTER

threats at home and from abroad Richmond editors shared some information they said they found in Northern papers about the upcoming Yankee presidential election: the United States government warned about a conspiracy to set fire to Northern cities on November … Continue reading →

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“dignified address”

Posted on November 20, 2013 by SUMPTER

This is the first review I saw of November 19th’s Gettysburg cemetery dedication in the Richmond Dispatch. It focused on Lincoln’s and Seward’s responses to serenaders the evening before and the main speech by Edward Everett on the 19th. From … Continue reading →

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fact check

Posted on September 27, 2013 by SUMPTER

150 years ago this month The Old Guard published the following: William H. Seward delivered his “irrepressible conflict” speech in 1858. Daniel Webster died in 1852. Abolitionists felt betrayed by Webster’s support of the Compromise of 1850 and its Fugitive … Continue reading →

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“a shape more terrible”

Posted on February 18, 2013 by SUMPTER

150 years ago today a Southern editorial realized the war was far from over. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch February 18, 1863: A long War. The correspondence between Seward and Dayton — of which we gave an abstract yesterday — … Continue reading →

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