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Category Archives: Confederate States of America
Goad on the James
150 years ago today Confederate Navy Commander John Randolph Tucker of the CSA’s James River Squadron moved the CSS Patrick Henry down the river and skirmished long range with U.S. ships off Newport News. The Patrick Henry inflicted minor damage. … Continue reading
Southern Patriotism: King Cotton on the Pyre
Since the Battle of Port Royal Union troops have been stationed in the vicinity of Beaufort, South Carolina. Some planters started burning their cotton to prevent it falling into Union hands. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch November 29, 1861: The … Continue reading
Seizing Salt in Savannah
From the Richmond Daily Dispatch November 26, 1861: A salt Stampede and its Finale. The Augusta (Ga.) Sentinel, of the 23d inst., says: Upon the reception of the news that Governor Brown was appropriating salt at other points, the article … Continue reading
Warm Clothes Needed for ‘Refugee’ Rebel Soldiers
We’ve seen the Union military ask Northerners to make mittens for its troops as the weather gets colder. Here a Richmond paper is asking citizens to send warm clothing to the troops from the burned down Hampton, Virginia. From the … Continue reading
Albert Pike Visits Richmond
From the Richmond Daily Dispatch November 18, 1861: Arrival of Gen. Albert Pike–his success in the West. Gen. Albert Pike, of Arkansas, arrived in Richmond last Saturday, on business connected with his labors among the Indian nations of the West … Continue reading
U.S. Marshal Breaks Out the Penknife
A trunk with a hidden compartment, international intrigue, … the “Pathfinder of the Seas”??? No. I spent time the past three blogging days on a wild goose chase. I do not think the M.F. in this story is the famous … Continue reading
“Peculators and Speculators”
From the Richmond Daily Dispatch November 9, 1861: A Righteous man. The mania for speculating upon the necessities of the poor is prevailing to an alarming extent throughout our Confederacy. All over the country there is a set of peculators … Continue reading
Parson Shuts Down
We’ve seen evidence that the Lincoln administration has been shutting down opposition newspapers. 150 years ago today the news made it to Gotham that a similar event occurred in the Confederacy. Parson William Brownlow had announced he was suspending publication … Continue reading
Responding to Need
The war is disrupting the economies of North and South. Here’s a couple Southern examples from the Richmond Daily Dispatch October 29, 1861: Deserves Emulation. A free market has been opened in Mobile for those who are not able to … Continue reading
Scary Stuff
Published 150 years ago today in Harper’s Weekly:
