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Category Archives: 150 Years Ago This Month
vandals?
A Democratic-leaning paper in upstate New York was not quite so enamored of total war in Georgia as The New-York Times appeared to be in its Thanksgiving day issue. Presumably the rebels would soon resist the Union army with a … Continue reading
between God and the people
150 years ago today The New-York Times wasn’t sure where Sherman’s army was headed, but it knew he was sweeping and destroying. It published a table of distances for possible destinations and reprinted an article from the November 18th Cincinnati … Continue reading
flag presented
A widow gave a regiment’s flag to a local Masonic Lodge. From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in November 1864: FLAG PRESENTATION. – The Observer says the beautiful Silk Flag, made and presented, fresh and new, by the ladies … Continue reading
EXECUTIVE Mansion
“The buck stops here,” but President Lincoln did not seem to have any role in the following account – except that a Democrat paper put his name in the headline. Still, it was probably a tasty story for the newspaper’s … Continue reading
gunboat politics
The following Democrat article ignores the fact that President Lincoln exposed himself to rebel fire at Fort Stevens – probably imprudent, but not exactly cowardly. From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in October 1864: Who is in the Gunboat … Continue reading
“the heavy hand of power”
[I originally planned to post the following back in March, but was uncertain about the timing. The local newspaper article does seem to have been influenced by the Democrats’ playbook for the 1864 election.] I am confused about the timing … Continue reading
headhunter
The Third New York Artillery had been losing men to Yellow Fever, but ample replacements seemed to be available. From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in October 1864: An Efficient Recruiting Officer. Lieut. JOHN STEVENSON, of the 3d N.Y. … Continue reading
electoral bullying banned
At least in the army by New York State In a good article on the soldiers’ vote Mr. Lincoln and New York explains that New Yorkers overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment in the spring of 1864 allowing troops to vote … Continue reading
returning 44th
Having completed its three year term, the 44th New York Volunteer Infantry returned to the state 150 years ago this month. From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in October 1864: THE FORTY-FOURTH REGIMENT. – The term of service of … Continue reading
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death sentence?
Two years on a Democrat paper sure was not forgiving and forgetting President Lincoln’s sacking of George B. McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac. The paper also claimed that Mr. Lincoln would make decisions about General McClellan’s … Continue reading
