Category Archives: Military Matters

Fort Lafayette* Not Available

Posted on September 26, 2011 by SUMPTER

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch September 26, 1861: A Captive Sailor set adrift after a long Imprisonment by the enemy. The N. O. Picayune. of Saturday, learns by a sailor, Mr. Fred. Johnson, that the fishing shipschooner Achilles was captured … Continue reading →

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On To Washington!

Posted on September 22, 2011 by SUMPTER

From The New-York Times September 22, 1861: INACTIVITY OF THE SOUTHERN ARMY. A letter in the Savannah (Ga.) News, dated Aug. 27, says: “The chief topic of conversation here is the inactivity of the Army. Much criticism has been passed … Continue reading →

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Engineers Headed to Seat of War

Posted on September 21, 2011 by SUMPTER

From The New-York Times September 20, 1861: ARRIVAL OF AN ENGINEER REGIMENT FROM ELMIRA. The Engineer Regiment, commanded by Col. CHARLES B. STUART, which has been encamped at Elmira since August, arrived in this City yesterday morning via the Erie … Continue reading →

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Sumpter Returns

Posted on September 15, 2011 by SUMPTER

From The New-York Times September 16, 1861: RETURN OF THE AFRICAN SQUADRON. The United States steam gun-boat Sumter arrived in this port yesterday morning, from St. Paul de Loando, Africa. She is the avant-courier of the African squadron, the whole … Continue reading →

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Judah Sunk

Posted on September 14, 2011 by SUMPTER

150 years ago today early in the AM Union forces from the USS Colorado off Pensacola boarded the suspected privateer Judah at Confederate-held the Navy yard. The Confederates on Judah fought the Federals, but the ship was successfully set afire … Continue reading →

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Keeping Calm in the East Indies

Posted on September 13, 2011 by SUMPTER

It apparently took about a couple months for news to get from the East India Squadron to New York. From The New-York Times September 13, 1861: THE EAST INDIA SQUADRON. The following general order which has been issued by the … Continue reading →

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Torture on Governors Island?

Posted on September 12, 2011 by SUMPTER

Apparently, conditions on New York’s Governors Island are nearly intolerable for Confederate officers captured during the recent Cape Hatteras operation. From The New-York Times September 12, 1861: Americans who do not Delight in Yankee Doodle. To the Editor of the … Continue reading →

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Clemency, This Time

Posted on September 10, 2011 by SUMPTER

From The New-York Times September 10, 1861: THE GREAT REBELLION.; … SPECIAL DISPATCH FR0M WASHINGTON. … WASHINGTON, Monday, Sept. 9. … DISPATCH TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. WASHINGTON, Monday, Sept. 9. Major-General MCCLELLAN has issued the following order: HEAD-QUARTERS OF THE … Continue reading →

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“this war must go on”

Posted on September 9, 2011 by SUMPTER

It’s election season once again. In this letter, General Benjamin F. Butler, during the Union combined navy-army operation against Cape Hatteras, responds to those who want to know if he is interested in opposing the Republican Massachusetts Governor John Andrew … Continue reading →

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View from a Richmond Hospital

Posted on September 3, 2011 by SUMPTER

Although The New-York Times is a pro-Republican paper, it isn’t afraid to publish a letter critical of Lincoln and Scott, which is interesting considering all the violence and suppression aimed at pro-Southern newspapers in the North at about this time. … Continue reading →

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