Tag Archives: Jefferson Davis

President Home

Posted on January 7, 2013 by SUMPTER

On December 10, 1862 Confederate President Jefferson Davis left Richmond for a tour of the western states, the western seats of war. He returned to Richmond on January 5, 1863: He was weary and he looked it, and with cause, … Continue reading →

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Team of dead-wood?

Posted on September 20, 2012 by SUMPTER

According to this report, an Albany, New York newspaper thinks the Confederacy is doing as well as it is in the rebellion because its government is non-partisan and set up on a war footing. The Lincoln administration, on the other … Continue reading →

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Confederate Thanksgiving

Posted on September 18, 2012 by SUMPTER

Without a telegraph connection it took a long time for news to travel 150 years ago. I did not see an “extra”; there was not much accurate news about the Battle of Antietam in the Dispatch for a few days … Continue reading →

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“grayish beard … all over his face”

Posted on August 2, 2012 by SUMPTER

Sketching some CSA leaders From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 1, 1862: Camp Notes. –A letter from near Richmond to a Southern paper says: We saw Gen. Lee on the field, the 27th June. We have hitherto spoken of the … Continue reading →

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Bedroom Politics

Posted on June 1, 2012 by SUMPTER

This cartoon was published in the May 31, 1862 issue of Harper’s Weekly, which you can read at Son of the South. I think the cartoonist might be lampooning Confederate politicians for thinking about fleeing Virginia as the Union armies … Continue reading →

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Fighting It Out In the Old Dominion

Posted on May 16, 2012 by SUMPTER

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch May 16, 1862: Virginia not to be surrendered. Two gratifying papers were communicated to the Virginia Legislature yesterday — a Message from Governor Letcher, and a communication from the President of the Confederacy, giving the … Continue reading →

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The Price Is Wrong

Posted on April 21, 2012 by SUMPTER

Price Controls in Richmond From the Richmond Daily Dispatch April 22, 1862: Seizure of eggs. –The Chief of the Provost Marshal’s Police seized on Saturday a couple of barrels of eggs, belonging to a man who had been selling them … Continue reading →

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Jeff’s Doing It, Too

Posted on February 28, 2012 by SUMPTER

Suspending Writ of Habeas Corpus From the Richmond Daily Dispatch February 28, 1862: By the President of the Confederate States of America. a proclamation. Whereas, the Congress of the Confederate States has by law vested in the President the power … Continue reading →

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Father of His Countries

Posted on February 22, 2012 by SUMPTER

150 years ago today there were celebrations throughout the Union (including the Border States) to honor the 130th anniversary of George Washington’s birth. Many localities featured the public reading of Washington’s Farewell Address per a proclamation by President Lincoln. Part … Continue reading →

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Fire Eats (part of) Charleston

Posted on December 12, 2011 by SUMPTER

On the night of December 11 – 12, 1861 a large portion of Charleston, South Carolina burned. The Richmond Daily Dispatch of December 14, 1861 printed Jefferson Davis’ reaction, in which the CSA president urged Congress to appropriate some money … Continue reading →

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