Tag Archives: Georgetown

and the freedmen are ignorant?

Posted on February 25, 2017 by SUMPTER

In January 1867 the United States Congress passed a law over President Johnson’s veto that guaranteed the right to all men in the District of Columbia “without any distinction on account of color or race.” 150 years ago today black … Continue reading →

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Soul-Stirring in Georgetown

Posted on April 16, 2012 by SUMPTER

As Civil War Daily Gazette explains, 150 years ago today Abraham Lincoln signed into law a measure that freed all slaves in the District of Columbia. The following little story tends to show the southern attitudes that still existed in … Continue reading →

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Invading Virginia’s “Sacred Soil”

Posted on May 25, 2011 by admin

Civil War Daily Gazette has reported on the Union capture of Alexandria and the death and martyrdom of Elmer Ellsworth. The Union advance brings back memories of Virginia Governor John Letcher’s message on January 7, 1861 that Virginia would not … Continue reading →

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