Category Archives: 150 Years Ago This Week

News from 150 years ago

War Photos

Posted on August 17, 2011 by SUMPTER

From The New-York Times August 17, 1861: Photographs of the War. Mr. BRADY, the Photographer, has just returned from Washington with the magnificent series of views of scenes, groups and incidents of the war which he has been making for … Continue reading →

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No longer awed?

Posted on August 16, 2011 by SUMPTER

Southern newspapers were finding lots to like in some northern publications. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 15, 1861: Peace meetings. A correspondent of the New York Journal of Commerce writes: The great number of peace meetings now being held … Continue reading →

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“Unholy War”

Posted on August 15, 2011 by SUMPTER

Them’s Fightin’ Words in Bangor, Maine From The New-York Times August 13, 1861: BANGOR DEMOCRAT OFFICE DESTROYED BANGOR, Me., Monday, Aug. 12. At 1 o’clock this afternoon the Bangor Democrat, a secession sheet, was “cleaned out” by a large number … Continue reading →

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Concord?

Posted on August 13, 2011 by SUMPTER

There was a riot in Concord, New Hampshire on August 8, 1861. Here are a couple of views. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 15, 1861: The riot at Concord, N. H. The telegraph yesterday announced the destruction of the … Continue reading →

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Blues’ Band in Baltimore

Posted on August 10, 2011 by SUMPTER

Serenading Breckinridge and Vallandigham From The New-York Times August 10, 1861: LIVELY TIME IN BALTIMORE.; MR. BRECKINRIDGE NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK. BALTIMORE, Thursday, Aug. 8. Messrs. BRECKINRIDGE and VALLANDIGHAM partook of a grand dinner at the Eutaw House last evening, … Continue reading →

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“crying for water”

Posted on August 9, 2011 by admin

Fahrenheit 111 We’ve been following the 19th New York Volunteer Infantry. 150 years ago they were encamped with the rest of General Banks’ Union army north of the Potomac in Maryland. According to Henry Hall in Cayuga in the Field … Continue reading →

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Alms for the Poor, Poor CSA

Posted on August 8, 2011 by SUMPTER

“Mister, can you spare half a dime?” From The New-York Times August 8, 1861: A NEW DODGE. The Louisville Journal of Aug. 3 says: “It is a fact that genteel little girls in this city, nine or ten years old, … Continue reading →

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Toasting Manassas from a Sickbed

Posted on August 6, 2011 by SUMPTER

From The New-York Times August 7, 1861: EX-PRESIDENT TYLER TAKES A DRINK. The Richmond Enquirer has this paragraph: “Ex-President TYLER (member of Congress) has been detained at his estate in Charles City County, by illness. We are glad to hear, … Continue reading →

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Confederate Deterrence Along the Potomac

Posted on August 5, 2011 by SUMPTER

From The New-York Times August 6, 1861: THE GREAT REBELLION.; IMPORTANT NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. … WASHINGTON, Monday, Aug. 5. … DANGERS OF NAVIGATION. The city is now with the mercury at 95°, nearly out of ice — the scarcity being … Continue reading →

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Fort Ellsworth: Death and (Un)Discipline

Posted on August 3, 2011 by SUMPTER

From The New-York Times August 3, 1861: REPORTS FROM ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Friday, Aug. 2. The execution of private WM. MURRAY, of Company F, Second New-Hampshire Regiment, for the murder of MARY BUTLER, on Saturday last, took place this afternoon. In … Continue reading →

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