Category Archives: 150 Years Ago This Week

News from 150 years ago

Whipping Post

Posted on March 22, 2012 by SUMPTER

From The New-York Times March 22, 1862: A SHORT SPEECH BY THE PRESIDENT. A party of Massachusetts gentlemen met in Washington, at the rooms of Hon. Mr. TRAIN, on the 13th inst., to accompany him to the White House, and … Continue reading →

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FernadinaLeaks

Posted on March 21, 2012 by SUMPTER

In early March a Union naval expedition under Samuel F. Du Pont captured and occupied the area around Fernadina, Florida. During the occupation a correspondent found an early 1861 letter from then U.S. Senator David Yulee to a friend back … Continue reading →

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“On to Richmond”

Posted on March 19, 2012 by SUMPTER

to Evade Southern Military Duty From the Richmond Daily Dispatch March 19, 1862: Wharf Rats. –Despite the industry of the militia officers for the past two days in hanting up delinquents, there are hundreds of men in the city liable, … Continue reading →

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Flamethrowers for the Union Navy?

Posted on March 17, 2012 by SUMPTER

The editors of the Richmond Daily Dispatch were proud of the CSS Virginia as it held off the Union’s Monitor at Hampton Roads. The South was seemingly competitive with the North in ironclad technology. Here the newspaper reports that Yankees … Continue reading →

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Grant Needs to “get to moving again”

Posted on March 16, 2012 by SUMPTER

Uncomfortably Sedentary Grant? I like this quote attributed to U.S. Grant. From The New-York Times March 14, 1862: THE REBELLION. … Gen. GRANT, in a letter to an officer stationed at Fort Henry, dated March 5, says: “I have not … Continue reading →

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Doing Good

Posted on March 14, 2012 by SUMPTER

Might be in the eye of the beholder From the Richmond Daily Dispatch March 14, 1862: Liquor destroyed by ladies. –Some twenty ladies of Statesville, N. C., proceeded in a body to the railroad depot of the town, a few … Continue reading →

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Preacher Goes to War

Posted on March 13, 2012 by SUMPTER

With Testaments and a Sharp’s Rifle From the Richmond Daily Dispatch March 13, 1862: Patriotic letter from an Alabama Clergy-man. –The Rev. O. R. Blue, of Tuscaloosa, writes a private letter to one of his relatives at Montgomery, Alabama, which … Continue reading →

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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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Reprising John Dickenson

Posted on March 10, 2012 by SUMPTER

John Dickinson’s The Liberty Song was published in 1768 and contained this verse: Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all, By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall; In so righteous a cause let us hope to succeed, For … Continue reading →

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“Colossus of Roads”

Posted on March 9, 2012 by SUMPTER

The two-day Battle of Hampton Roads concluded 150 years ago today when the USS Monitor duked it out with the CSS Virginia. Although the battle was considered a draw, both sides could take pride in their respective ironclads. Here’s a … Continue reading →

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