Category Archives: 150 Years Ago This Week

News from 150 years ago

Be careful what you pray for

Posted on June 12, 2012 by SUMPTER

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch June 12, 1862: How the people are to pray. Usurping the prerogative of the Almighty, as will be seen by the following order, our enemies have undertaken to prescribe the from and the substantiae of … Continue reading →

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Market Watch

Posted on June 11, 2012 by SUMPTER

Richmond Newsboys Overcharging; Scarcity at the Produce Markets From the Richmond Daily Dispatch June 11, 1862: Flotation of Newspaper boys. The practice among newsboys of overcharging strangers and residents in the city for the Dispatch having become so common, we … Continue reading →

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Died of a Wounded Knee

Posted on June 9, 2012 by SUMPTER

A Lingering Death Apparently this wounded soldier thought he had a better chance trying to get his own medical help than relying on the army. From a Seneca Falls, New York newspaper in 1862: Death and Burial of a Soldier … Continue reading →

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General Hospital (#1)

Posted on June 8, 2012 by SUMPTER

Nursing opportunities in Black and White as war progresses From the Richmond Daily Dispatch June 9, 1862: Wanted — Nurses. –Wanted immediately, at the General Hospital, twenty men, white or black, to act as Nurses. I will give twenty dollars … Continue reading →

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Amusements South and North

Posted on June 7, 2012 by SUMPTER

In early June 1862 Richmond was hard pressed by the huge Union army a few miles to the north, but despite the “general gloom” there was still some entertainment advertised. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch Saturday, June 7, 1862: The … Continue reading →

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Union Hasn’t Forgotten Charleston

Posted on June 6, 2012 by SUMPTER

It is said that 150 years ago today the USS Pembina captured the schooner Rowena in the Stono River near Charleston. The southern press was also noticing increased Union military activity in the area. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch June … Continue reading →

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Dewey Beats Truman

Posted on June 5, 2012 by SUMPTER

150 years ago today The New-York Times. devoted its front page to the Battle of Seven Pines. The paper’s battlefield correspondent made the following statement in his report: “The fall of Richmond will take place without another battle.” The editors … Continue reading →

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Scalped?

Posted on June 4, 2012 by SUMPTER

“Beauty and Booty”, “ruthless tyrant’s march”, “Hessians”. So far the South has found lots of ways to put down the North and strike a little extra fear into the hearts of Southerners as the Union army invades. 150 years ago … Continue reading →

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“nobly fought and fallen”

Posted on June 2, 2012 by SUMPTER

Apparently many Richmond civilians witnessed the Battle of Seven Pines (Fair Oaks). They returned to the Confederate capital with a “thousand extravagant stories”. Many wounded soldiers were brought to the city. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch June 2, 1862: The … Continue reading →

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Bedroom Politics

Posted on June 1, 2012 by SUMPTER

This cartoon was published in the May 31, 1862 issue of Harper’s Weekly, which you can read at Son of the South. I think the cartoonist might be lampooning Confederate politicians for thinking about fleeing Virginia as the Union armies … Continue reading →

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