Monthly Archives: May 2011

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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Cockades and Cairo

Posted on May 6, 2011 by admin

From The Courier published in Seneca Falls, New York (sometime in 1861): Union Cockades We notice that a number of our citizens are wearing Union Cockades – red, white, and blue rosettes with eagle buttons – which, we suppose, signifies … Continue reading →

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Your New and More Bipartisan Post Office

Posted on May 5, 2011 by admin

On May 6, 1861 The New-York Times, which was pro-Republican Party at the time, lauded the decision of the United States Post Office Department to stop patronage-based replacements within the department: JUST AND PATRIOTIC. Among other late and gratifying determinations … Continue reading →

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Testaments for Troops

Posted on May 4, 2011 by admin

“To the defenders of their country” From the May 5, 1861 edition of The New-York Times: New-York Bible Society.; INTERESTING WORK AMONG THE MILITARY DISTRIBUTION OF TESTAMENTS TO TWENTY-ONE REGIMENTS. The regular monthly meeting of the New-York Bible Society was … Continue reading →

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“Pathfinder of the Seas” – Gone South!

Posted on May 3, 2011 by admin

On May 4, 1861 The New-York Times published an article by its FEDERALIST correspondent, who opined about military matters: WASHINGTON, D.C., Wednesday, May 1, 1861. … The great advantage of the rebels is in their officers. Some of the best … Continue reading →

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First State’s Union Volunteers

Posted on May 2, 2011 by admin

News from Another Border State From The New-York Times May 3, 1861: DELAWARE ALL RIGHT. The following circular explains itself: EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, DOVER, Del., May 1, 1861. The undersigned, the constitutional commander of the forces of the State of Delaware, … Continue reading →

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