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Category Archives: Military Matters
Skating
I’d honestly rather be skating (if I could), but there sure were some contrasts in the winter of 1862. Central Park and places like Hancock or Romney seem like different worlds.
Posted in American Culture, Military Matters, Northern Society
Tagged Central Park, Hancock Maryland, Romney, Winchester
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St. Benedict (Arnold)
I don’t want to minimize the Civil War, but this story reminds me of modern sports fans trying to come to grips with losses by their favorite sports teams. How could it be? Here a southern newspaper deals with the … Continue reading
Killing Themselves Warmly
Early in January 1862 the 19th NY Volunteer Infantry endured a painfully cold march from Frederick to to Hancock, Maryland. In Hancock the men were dying in unventilated “public buildings”. 150 years ago today the acting commander, Lieut.-Col. Charles H. … Continue reading
Fire as Cold Comfort
January 1862 was very cold. The 19th NY Volunteer Infantry suffered on its march from Frederick to Hancock, Md. Here a Seneca County newspaper paraphrases a letter from James Ashcroft, the captain of the 19th’s Company C. Ashcroft or the … Continue reading
The Reception Was Excellent
According to the Library of Congress this drawing illustrates a reception given by Edwin Stanton, the new Secretary of War, at the War Department. General McClellan, is dutifully at Stanton’s side. According to The New-York Times of January 22, 1862 … Continue reading
Glorious News for the Federals
Civil War Daily Gazette publishes an excellent account of the Battle of Mill Springs that occurred on January 19, 1862. The story in The New-York Times of January 21, 1862 trumpeted the Union victory for northerners who were looking for … Continue reading
Posted in 150 Years Ago This Week, Military Matters
Tagged Battle of Mill Springs, Felix Zollicoffer
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Lectures for the Troops
From the Richmond Daily Dispatch January 17, 1862: Lectures. The Hon. J. L. M. Curry, and other members of congress, are preparing a series of lectures on various subjects of interest, which will soon be delivered for the benefit of … Continue reading
Talking a Good Game
George McClellan his own spin doctor? 150 years ago yesterday, the U.S. senate confirmed Edwin M. Stanton as Secretary of War to replace Simon Cameron. General McClellan appeared before the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War as part … Continue reading
New Prison in the Bay
From The New-York Times January 14, 1862: THE NEW DEPOT FOR PRISONERS OF WAR. The depot erecting by the Government on Lake Erie for the reception of prisoners of war, is thus described by a Sandusky correspondent of the Cleveland … Continue reading
Celebrity Endorsement?
From the Richmond Daily Dispatch January 13, 1862: Letter from Gen. Lee. Charleston. S. C., Dec. 16, 1861. Mr. G. B. Stacy, Richmond.–Dear Sir: I received your Mattress just as I was leaving Richmond, and have not yet had an … Continue reading
