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Category Archives: 150 Years Ago This Week
Suprise Party
From a Seneca County, New York newspaper August 21, 1862: From the Third Artillery PRESENTATION OF A SABRE. Newbern, N.C., Aug. 16, 1862. Editor Courier: – Allow me, through your columns, to narrate a little incident which may not be … Continue reading
The dangers of annoying speech
Gutsy Lady From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 15, 1862: Arrest of a female in Washington. During the progress of the late Union demonstration at Washington, it is stated that– A lady in the crowd was arrested for “speaking in … Continue reading
Crystal Ball: Rebels Against the Despot
Political Science Fiction? A prescient book is reprinted and recommended for the well-stocked Confederate bookshelf: From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 14, 1862: A Prophetic book. Those indefatigable publishers. West & Johnston, have reproduced another book, which is having a … Continue reading
Got Doctor’s Note?
Don’t Matter From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 12, 1862: Doctors’ certificates of no avail. The Albany Evening Journal says: We are requested by the Surgeon General to state, “that doctors’ certificates of disability will be of no earthly avail … Continue reading
Popinjay Power
In response to President Lincoln’s July, 1862 call for 300,000 more volunteers, a 58 year old patriot from Auburn, New York recruited a regiment. Here’s an editorial arguing against that patriot’s reported decision (and apparent power) to imprison a citizen … Continue reading
“question of pure brute force”
A newspaper from Albany, New York says it’s time for the North to get tougher. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 9, 1862: A Blast from Seward’s organ — Lesson for the War. The Albany Evening Journal (Seward’s organ) thinks … Continue reading
“casting about” for substitutes
An editorial in the Boston Journal via the Richmond Daily Dispatch of August 8, 1862 encourages Boston’s more successful men to volunteer instead of paying for substitutes: Leading men wanted in the Federal army. The Bottom [Boston] Journal has an … Continue reading
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Sent express to Rip Raps
From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 7, 1862: In the hands of the Lincolnites. –James Clarke, the money clerk of the Southern Express Company, started from Richmond several weeks since, to visit his parents in Baltimore. He was met on … Continue reading
Counterfeit
Beet vendors beware Before the Civil War banks could issue their own notes redeemable in specie. The National Banking Acts of 1863 and 1864 in the North changed that. One of the legislation’s goals was to create a national, less … Continue reading
“grayish beard … all over his face”
Sketching some CSA leaders From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 1, 1862: Camp Notes. –A letter from near Richmond to a Southern paper says: We saw Gen. Lee on the field, the 27th June. We have hitherto spoken of the … Continue reading
