Category Archives: Veterans

back home

Posted on June 30, 2016 by SUMPTER

From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in June 1866: PERSONAL. – Col. WM. JOHNSON arrived home from Tennessee on Tuesday last, having been absent some four or five months. The Colonel is looking well and seems to be enjoying … Continue reading →

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“Irish flag was planted on British soil”

Posted on June 2, 2016 by SUMPTER

150 years ago today an army of Fenians, Irish-Americans who wanted Great Britain to let Ireland become an independent republic, attacked Canadian forces at the Battle of Ridgeway. “The Fenian insurgents [were] led by Brigadier General John O’Neill, a former … Continue reading →

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national hero

Posted on May 29, 2016 by SUMPTER

When the American Civil War broke began in 1861 the United States army was commanded by Winfield Scott, a native Virginian who was 74 years old and in ill health. In April 1861 General Scott wanted another career officer from … Continue reading →

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graves matter

Posted on May 5, 2016 by SUMPTER

On May 5, 1866 residents of Waterloo, New York dedicated the day to honoring their Civil War dead: … all businesses were closed, and the village was decorated with flags at half-mast, draped with evergreens and mourning black. The women … Continue reading →

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Memphis riots

Posted on April 30, 2016 by SUMPTER

According to The Freedmen’s Bureau Report on the Memphis Race Riots of 1866 the immediate cause of the Memphis riots of 1866 was an altercation between white policemen and blacks on the evening of April 30, 1866. The following afternoon … Continue reading →

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guards

Posted on April 29, 2016 by SUMPTER

From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in April 1866: ORGANIZING A MILITARY COMPANY. – We understand Maj. H.B. Compson, of Tyre, is authorized to organize a military company in this town and Tyre, for Col. Steele’s regiment of National … Continue reading →

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subsidized limbs

Posted on March 7, 2016 by SUMPTER

From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in March 1866: FREE LIMBS. – Soldiers who have lost limbs in the service of the United States, are entitled to artificial substitutes, that can be procured upon the presentation of evidence of … Continue reading →

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oysters for the vet

Posted on January 27, 2016 by SUMPTER

Even Sumpter will rouse himself for a delicious meal. Also, the following reminded me of local charity dinners nowadays. From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in (probably) January 1866: DONATION TO A SOLDIER. – A donation and oyster supper … Continue reading →

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another man without a country?

Posted on December 22, 2015 by SUMPTER

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch December 22, 1865: The last Confederate prisoner. –The last Confederate prisoner of war has been released, on condition that he would leave the country. The Baton Rouge Gazette of the 5th says: A letter received … Continue reading →

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hero as tour guide

Posted on November 30, 2015 by SUMPTER

Is there not a better future for these men also? The time will come when we shall at least cease to hate them. In the summer of 1865 a correspondent visited Gettysburg two years after the great battle. His very … Continue reading →

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