Tag Archives: Army of Northern Virginia

“his spirit still lives”

Posted on May 11, 2013 by SUMPTER

From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in May 1863: Death of Stonewall Jackson. The reported death of this bold and impulsive Confederate General is confirmed, as will be seen by he following order issued by Gen. LEE. He died … Continue reading →

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Calling all men, women, and speculators!

Posted on October 9, 2012 by SUMPTER

The Army of Northern Virginia is in dire need of clothing, shoes, and blankets. By this time the North discouraged goods sent to soldiers as at best ineffectual and a logistics problem. Here a Richmond paper urges the entire Southern … Continue reading →

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Nice Try

Posted on August 27, 2012 by SUMPTER

I don’t know how true this is, but it is a pretty creative way to try to hinder the Confederate advance in northern Virginia. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 27, 1862: A Daring spy Hung. A man named Mason, … Continue reading →

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Deadline: October 1st

Posted on August 24, 2012 by SUMPTER

Lee’s army should be demolished by then. The following is said to be an editorial published in the New York Herald apparently sometime around the First of August. It shows the importance of the Virginia theater in the northern public’s … Continue reading →

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