Category Archives: Northern Society

“large personal profits”

Posted on April 28, 2015 by SUMPTER

April 1865 – surrender, assassination, joy, resignation, despair, mourning. And news of alleged corruption in the military bureaucracy. Four from Seneca County, New York newspapers in April 1865: REMOVAL OF MAJOR HADDOCK. – It is reported that Maj. Haddock has … Continue reading →

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round midnight

Posted on April 27, 2015 by SUMPTER

It was reported that just before midnight on April 26, 1865 President Lincoln’s funeral cortege arrived in Syracuse, New York. 35,000 people were waiting in the rain to pay their respects with bells, fires, and cannon as the train chugged … Continue reading →

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savior’s progress

Posted on April 24, 2015 by SUMPTER

Above the entrance to the ferry way appears the inscription: “WASHINGTON, the Father; LINCOLN, the Savior of his country.” 150 years ago today the remains of President Lincoln and his son Willie were conveyed from Philadelphia to New York City. … Continue reading →

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Philadelphia procession

Posted on April 23, 2015 by SUMPTER
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let’s be guided by his spirit

Posted on April 22, 2015 by SUMPTER

at least the spirit of President Lincoln’s second inaugural I’m pretty sure The Seneca Falls Reveille (in Seneca County, New York) was a strongly pro-Democrat newspaper during the Civil War. 150 years ago today it published an editorial on the … Continue reading →

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obsequies

Posted on April 21, 2015 by SUMPTER

From a Seneca County, New York newspaper on April 21, 1865: OBSEQUIES OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN. The funeral ceremonies over the remains of the late President LINCOLN took place at the Executive Mansion in Washington on Wednesday, in the presence of … Continue reading →

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“too noble a mind”

Posted on April 20, 2015 by SUMPTER

His was too noble a mind to indulge in a spirit of retaliation or revenge. I think the following might have been published on April 21, 1865. It seems that the editors thought it was still possible that Secretary Seward … Continue reading →

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not indispensable

Posted on April 17, 2015 by SUMPTER

Our great leader is dead, but our “government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” From The New-York Times April 17, 1865: The Effect of President Lincoln’s Death on National Affairs. The … Continue reading →

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no rest for the winner

Posted on April 11, 2015 by SUMPTER

After the April 9th surrender of General Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, President Lincoln sure wasn’t looking for any triumphal celebrations or even resting on his laurels. He told a crowd on April 10th he would deliver a speech the … Continue reading →

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“promenade in blue”

Posted on April 4, 2015 by SUMPTER

The federal occupation of Richmond allowed President Lincoln to see it 150 years ago today. The fall of Richmond also increased volunteer recruits in New York City because it was believed that becoming a Union soldier suddenly was much less … Continue reading →

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