Category Archives: 150 Years Ago This Week

News from 150 years ago

“the wounded jumped”

Posted on July 21, 2011 by SUMPTER

On July 21, 1861 Confederate forces at Manassas Junction, Virginia beat back and eventually routed the Union army at the First Battle of Bull Run. Here’s a Union participant’s letter to his parents ten days after the battle. From a … Continue reading →

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Like Dan Rather at Tiananmen Square

Posted on July 20, 2011 by SUMPTER

If I had put down my TWO CENTS for a copy of The New-York Times 150 years ago today, I could have read a dispatch from a reporter with General McDowell’s Union army at Fairfax Court House. I’m assuming H.J.R., … Continue reading →

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In the Land of Lincoln (and Douglas)?

Posted on July 19, 2011 by SUMPTER

From The New-York Times July 19, 1861: FROM ILLINOIS. CAIRO, Ill., Wednesday, July 17. Last night some Secessionists at Nashville, Washington County, in this State, destroyed several dwellings belonging to loyal citizens, and cut down the Stars and Stripes, and … Continue reading →

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Red Tape in the Federal Government?

Posted on July 18, 2011 by admin

Who pays the sailors? From The New-York Times July 18, 1861: THE UNITED STATES STEAMER HARRIET LANE. This steamer is now undergoing thorough repairs in her machinery and armament, and will be ready for sea in a week. The families … Continue reading →

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Jayhawking With the Convict Regiment

Posted on July 16, 2011 by admin

The last we heard from the 19th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment they had moved from drill camp in the District of Columbia to Martinsburg in current West Virginia. They arrived on July 8th. Their purpose was to bolster General … Continue reading →

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It’s An Early Raphael!

Posted on July 14, 2011 by admin

From The New-York Times, July 15, 1861: Privateering and Pickens Our correspondent at Havana announces the arrival at Cienfuegos of the Sumter, a steamer of the rebel Navy, bringing six prizes, the results of a short predatory cruise. A seventh … Continue reading →

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Caught In Tobacco City

Posted on July 13, 2011 by SUMPTER

From The New-York Times July 13, 1861: … WASHINGTON, Friday, July 12. Mr. TALIAFERRO, who was recently removed from a clerkship in one of the Departments, and who has been in that position for several years, has, since his departure … Continue reading →

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Two Different Shades of Bluegrass

Posted on July 12, 2011 by SUMPTER

During the same U.S. House session in which Clement Vallandigham criticized the Lincoln Administration, two representatives from the Border State of Kentucky expressed opposite opinions on Secession and the North’s response. From The New-York Times, July 11, 1861: HOUSE OF … Continue reading →

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Clement V: Peace Now!

Posted on July 11, 2011 by SUMPTER

On July 11, 1861 The New-York Times reported on a speech given in the U.S. House of Representatives by Ohio Representative Clement Vallandigham. The speech occurred during a debate on a bill to finance the military and/or a bill dealing … Continue reading →

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Mutineers Stopped At Long Bridge

Posted on July 9, 2011 by SUMPTER

From The New-York Times July 9, 1861: …WASHINGTON, Monday, July 8 … MUTINY AMONG THE GARIBALDIANS. It is reported that a mutiny broke out among the Garibaldi Guard to-day. One hundred of them left the camp and came to the … Continue reading →

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