Tag Archives: Thanksgiving

“gracious gifts”

Posted on October 3, 2013 by SUMPTER

150 years ago today President Lincoln proclaimed another day of thanksgiving for 1863. From The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Six: PROCLAMATION FOR THANKSGIVING, OCTOBER 3, 1863. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AMERICA: A Proclamation. The … Continue reading →

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Fast Work

Posted on August 8, 2013 by SUMPTER

I forgot that President Lincoln had designated August 6th as a Day of Thanksgiving. Here’s an editorial that sees a direct link between the April 30th National Fast Day and the recent Union successes. July 4, 1863 was a lot … Continue reading →

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Executives in action

Posted on July 16, 2013 by SUMPTER

Consequences of Vicksburg and Gettysburg 150 years ago yesterday President Lincoln called for a day of Thanksgiving; President Davis called for more troops – all white men between the ages of eighteen and forty-five not exempt. Of course, drafting in … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving near Portsmouth

Posted on November 27, 2012 by SUMPTER

Last week The Civil War 150th Blog compared the official Union and Confederate Thanksgivings in 1862. Presidents Lincoln and Davis were thankful for military victories and proclaimed days of Thanksgiving in April and September respectively. Thanksgiving days were pretty fluid … 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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Thanksgiving in April

Posted on April 10, 2012 by SUMPTER

It seems that proclamations calling for days devoted to prayer and fasting or thanksgiving were pretty common in the Civil War era – both North and South. 150 years ago today President Lincoln issued the following: PROCLAMATION RECOMMENDING THANKSGIVING FOR … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving

Posted on November 28, 2011 by SUMPTER

150 years ago today most northern states celebrated Thanksgiving. From glancing through The New-York Times it seems that there was sadness for the absence of soldiers through death or away still serving in the one of the many “seats of … Continue reading →

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“You Must Take Sides”

Posted on November 29, 2010 by admin

In 1860 several states, including New York, declared November 29th Thanksgiving Day. One of the ways people celebrated Thanksgiving Day back then was by going to church and listening to long sermons by their preachers. On November 30th The New-York … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Perseverance

Posted on November 25, 2010 by admin

Yesterday morning I was reading a different genre (not the U.S. Civil War) and learned about Sarah Hale, who was a strong proponent of a national Thanksgiving Day. In 1860 several northern states had picked November 29th as their Thanksgiving … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving: Charleston 1860

Posted on November 22, 2010 by admin

From The New-York Times. November 22, 1860: CHARLESTON, Wednesday, Nov. 21. Thanksgiving passed off with remarkable quietness. The American Sunday School Union this morning unfurled a white banner, with a palmetto tree, five stars and an open Bible, and the … Continue reading →

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