Monthly Archives: November 2011

Albert Pike Visits Richmond

Posted on November 18, 2011 by SUMPTER

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch November 18, 1861: Arrival of Gen. Albert Pike–his success in the West. Gen. Albert Pike, of Arkansas, arrived in Richmond last Saturday, on business connected with his labors among the Indian nations of the West … Continue reading →

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Blockading off Cape Canaveral

Posted on November 17, 2011 by SUMPTER

And Hoping to Store the Prisoners at Fort Taylor at Key West 150 years ago today the USS Connecticut captured the Adeline off Cape Canaveral as part of the Union blockade. The Adeline “hoisted English colors”. Here’s a couple letters … Continue reading →

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A Little Less Liberty in Liverpool

Posted on November 16, 2011 by SUMPTER

From The New-York Times November 16, 1861: AMERICAN POLITICAL SPIES IN ENGLAND.; THE GRIEVANCE NOT TO BE BORNE. From the Liverpool Mercury. We had hitherto supposed that Russia was the chief country where political espionage was recognized as an institution, … Continue reading →

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Tales from the North … Way North

Posted on November 15, 2011 by SUMPTER

Surgeon and Explorer Reports on Latest Exploit; Does not Ask for More Money Because War’s On From The New-York Times November 15, 1861: ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS.; Lecture of Dr. J.S. Hayes before the New-York Geographical and Statistical Society. DR. HAYES’ REPORT. … Continue reading →

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U.S. Marshal Breaks Out the Penknife

Posted on November 14, 2011 by SUMPTER

A trunk with a hidden compartment, international intrigue, … the “Pathfinder of the Seas”??? No. I spent time the past three blogging days on a wild goose chase. I do not think the M.F. in this story is the famous … Continue reading →

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Mitten Knittin’

Posted on November 12, 2011 by SUMPTER

We’ve seen Quartermaster General Montgomery C. Meigs explaining the need for $800,000 worth of heavy winter clothing. Here he is apparently reaching out to citizens to help by making mittens for the troops in the field. From a Seneca County, … Continue reading →

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Remembrance Day

Posted on November 11, 2011 by SUMPTER
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“lodged in a horse-thief jail”

Posted on November 10, 2011 by SUMPTER

From The New-York Times November 10, 1861: STORY OF AN EXCHANGED PRISONER From the Louisville Journal, Nov. 5. We have had an interview with Mr. P.H. LIPPERT, of the Twenty-fourth Illinois Regiment, who was taken prisoner some months ago, about … Continue reading →

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“Peculators and Speculators”

Posted on November 9, 2011 by SUMPTER

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch November 9, 1861: A Righteous man. The mania for speculating upon the necessities of the poor is prevailing to an alarming extent throughout our Confederacy. All over the country there is a set of peculators … Continue reading →

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Parson Shuts Down

Posted on November 8, 2011 by SUMPTER

We’ve seen evidence that the Lincoln administration has been shutting down opposition newspapers. 150 years ago today the news made it to Gotham that a similar event occurred in the Confederacy. Parson William Brownlow had announced he was suspending publication … Continue reading →

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