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Category Archives: 150 Years Ago This Week
George Jones Locked Up!
From The New-York Times December 21, 1861: ARREST OF SENATOR JONES.; HE IS SENT TO FOR LAFAYETTE. Detective FARLEY yesterday arrested Mr. GEORGE W. JONES, formerly a Senator of the United States, from the State of Iowa. During the Administration … Continue reading
Must Read Literature
(Apparently some issues digitizing the following, but I think the main ideas come through.) From the Richmond Daily Dispatch December 19, 1861: Southern literature. We learn that the new book–The Southern Spy–by Mr. E. A. Pollard, lately published by Messrs. … Continue reading
Generosity for Charleston
About a week ago a fire raged through part of Charleston. The catastrophe inspired a generous response from a non- South Carolina regiment From the Richmond Daily Dispatch December 19, 1861: Liberal Contribution. –We learn, from able authority, that the … Continue reading
19th NY Will Convert from Infantry to Artillery
It’s been almost four month since we’ve heard from the 19th NY Volunteer Infantry from the Auburn, New York area. A few things have been happening, but no fighting to speak of. Since the end of September they had been … Continue reading
Taunted in Toronto
Apparently some Union soldiers are on leave in Canada – and getting razzed by a few Torontans. From The New-York Times December 15, 1861: HOW AMERICANS ARE TREATED IN TORONTO. The following characteristic article appears in the Toronto Leader: “An … Continue reading
Seminary Justice
From a Seneca County, New York newspaper December 1861: Army Correspondence FAIRFAX SEMINARY; Va., Dec. 14. The anticipations of battle soon to be fought in Virginia, which a few days since were general throughout nearly all the camps around here, … Continue reading
Message to Mac?
From The New-York Times December 13, 1861: NEWS FROM WASHINGTON…. VISIT OF THE INDIAN DELEGATES TO THE CAMPS. … … The Indian delegates yesterday visited the camps in Virginia, and witnessed division drills and reviews. They expressed their astonishment and … Continue reading
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Fire Eats (part of) Charleston
On the night of December 11 – 12, 1861 a large portion of Charleston, South Carolina burned. The Richmond Daily Dispatch of December 14, 1861 printed Jefferson Davis’ reaction, in which the CSA president urged Congress to appropriate some money … Continue reading
Bad Flag Day
This editorial from the South is urging a different flag for the Confederacy. The “Stars and Bars” is too similar to the “Stars and Stripes”. Battlefield uncertainty has even included deaths from friendly fire because of the similarity (“bit the … Continue reading
Break Time
150 years ago today and over six months into the war, the Richmond Daily Dispatch was full of advertisements for a variety of products. One prominent theme was warm and water-proof gear for the military. One firm had on sale … Continue reading
