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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Commerce? What Commerce?
From the Richmond Daily Dispatch October 7, 1861: Roclictis. –The late freshet played the very mischief with the wharf at Rocketts. It appears to have been turned quite upside down in some places, and ruin alone marks the scene of … Continue reading
Salmon on the Spot***
And on his currency, too From The New-York Times October 6, 1861: The Financial Victories of Mr. Chase. Correspondence of the Baltimore Clipper. WASHINGTON, D.C., Tuesday, Oct. 1, 1861. When, before the organization of the present Administration, it was understood … Continue reading
Odds from London
Slightly in Favor of CSA From The New-York Times October 4, 1861: THE STRENGTH OF THE AMERICAN COMBATANTS. From the London Times. We do not build much on the success at Cape Hatteras. It is in its naval force that … Continue reading
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Zouaves in NC
This proclamation is a couple weeks old, but I give the Dispatch credit for playing it straight – after besmirching the good colonel as a “Lincoln Deputy”. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch October 1, 1861: Proclamation to the people of … Continue reading
“preying upon the vitals of their country”
From the Richmond Daily Dispatch October 1, 1861: Gen. Washington on Arrests for treason. At the time of the revolutionary war, Gen. George Washington wrote to Gov. Trumbull, of Connecticut, in the following words. His language has been supposed by … Continue reading
HUMANITY Chimes In
From The New-York Times September 30, 1861: Our Soldiers Imprisoned at Castle Pinckney. To the Editor of the New-York Times: Again our wounded prisoners have been subjected to a painful and weary journey from Richmond to Castle Pinckney, and again … Continue reading
