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I made a mistake

Posted on August 11, 2012 by admin

I made a couple changes on yesterday’s post because I got the date of the newspaper article wrong. The handwritten date on the clipping at the Seneca Falls library said August 1862, not August 6, so it is very possible … Continue reading →

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On Ice

Posted on July 6, 2012 by admin

A little break for the war-weary, SUMPTER included. This big, old northern would sure like to stick my head in here a few times this summer.

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Picnic Perfect

Posted on May 17, 2012 by admin

Yes, we’re off-topic again:

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Loaded for Bear

Posted on April 13, 2012 by admin

No word today from SUMPTER, who obviously should take lessons from this fellow:

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Rebels Head South

Posted on March 12, 2012 by admin

Civil War Daily Gazette has been doing a great job keeping us up-to-date on the Confederate retreat in Virginia. Here’s a bit from a northern newspaper. From The New-York Times March 13, 1862: NEWS FROM MANASSAS; Reports of Our Correspondent … Continue reading →

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150 Years Ago Today!

Posted on February 29, 2012 by admin
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Defend the Home of the Blues!

Posted on February 24, 2012 by admin

And Earn 50 Dollars Confederate From the Richmond Daily Dispatch February 25, 1862: R. L. I. Blues. Rally! men of Richmond, to your country’s call. One hundred men are wanted, at once, to fill up this glorious command, and to … Continue reading →

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Enveloping Responsibilty

Posted on February 3, 2012 by admin

Can’t we just let the professional politicians worry about it? _________________________________________________ The suspense was driving me crazy

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George Mason’s Will

Posted on October 15, 2011 by admin

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch October 16, 1861: A Patriot’s charge to his Sons. –Col. George Mason, the author of the first Constitution of Virginia, died at his residence in Fairfax county, near Alexandria, on the 7th of October, 1792, … Continue reading →

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American Bastille?

Posted on August 23, 2011 by admin

From The New-York Times August 24, 1861: IMPORTANT ARRESTS.; OVER $200,000 SEIZED BY THE POLICE. A day or two ago, information was received at Police Head-quarters, that a wealthy merchant and tobacco manufacturer, residing at Petersburgh, Va., was in the … Continue reading →

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