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Tag Archives: Jefferson Davis
Keepin’ Jeff in the Whale’s Belly
From the Richmond Daily Dispatch November 19, 1861: Black Republican Decency. –We clip the following from the Evansville (Ia.) [In.?] Journal of the 6th, and give it as a specimen: A Rick Town. [?]–Lew, Wallace, after the reception of his … Continue reading
Scary Stuff
Published 150 years ago today in Harper’s Weekly:
Granny to Run War Department?
LeRoy Pope Walker has stepped down as secretary of War in the CSA cabinet. A Richmond newspaper speculates on his possible replacement. Robert E.(Granny) Lee has been mentioned, although the Daily Dispatch thinks President Davis should try for more geographical … Continue reading
Rebel Flags at Half-Mast?
From From The New-York Times September 6, 1861: THE DEATH OF JEFF. DAVIS REAFFIRMED. LOUISVILLE, Thursday, Sept. 5. A gentleman just from Richmond, who passed through this city this morning, says that on Saturday evening the serious illness of JEFF. … Continue reading
Posted in 150 Years Ago This Week, Confederate States of America
Tagged Jefferson Davis, war rumors
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Adrift at the White House
Has the “Old Public Functionary” been replaced by the “Great Patronage Dispenser”? Lincoln’s getting his bureaucracy in order. A month after Lincoln’s Inaugural The New-York Times of April 3, 1861 is not happy with the new administration (The New York … Continue reading
Posted in 150 Years Ago This Week, Lincoln Administration
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, patronage
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Fire-eaters’ New Target
Jefferson Davis, Stephen Mallory, et.al. Apparently some unidentified Fire-eaters are taking aim again – this time at the new government of the CSA. From The New-York Times January 11, 1861 (The New-York Times Archive): SECESSION NOT CONTENTED. — The Provisional … Continue reading
