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Mary Risks Maryland
And, “Hunger Is the Best Sauce” Apparently Mrs. Lincoln is going to visit Robert Todd at Harvard. Here’s a story about her trip from the White House to Astor House. From The New-York Times May 12, 1861: FROM WASHINGTON TO … Continue reading
Secede from My Congregation!
Apparently in preparation for the First Wheeling Convention a fast day was held in Wheeling, Virginia. From the May 10, 1861 issue of The New-York Times: PATRIOTIC FAST DAY IN WHEELING. WHEELING, Thursday, May 9. To-day was strictly observed as … Continue reading
Cock(e)s Crow
The New-York Times of May 9, 1861 continues its war of words by brashly putting down General Cocke and his brash words: A Cocke in Search of a Fight. … Brig. Gen. COCKE (we never saw Gen. COCKE. We never … Continue reading
The Natives Are Restless
Plans are being made to complete a transcontinental telegraph line, but for now the Pony Express still runs. Apparently the Indians in Northern California didn’t get the memo on Manifest Destiny. From The New-York Times May 6, 1861: LATER FROM … Continue reading
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Tagged Braxton Bragg, California, Manifest Destiny, Native Americans, Pony Express, telegraph
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Cockades and Cairo
From The Courier published in Seneca Falls, New York (sometime in 1861): Union Cockades We notice that a number of our citizens are wearing Union Cockades – red, white, and blue rosettes with eagle buttons – which, we suppose, signifies … Continue reading
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Tagged Cairo Illinois, Fort defiance, Union Cockades
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Your New and More Bipartisan Post Office
On May 6, 1861 The New-York Times, which was pro-Republican Party at the time, lauded the decision of the United States Post Office Department to stop patronage-based replacements within the department: JUST AND PATRIOTIC. Among other late and gratifying determinations … Continue reading
Testaments for Troops
“To the defenders of their country” From the May 5, 1861 edition of The New-York Times: New-York Bible Society.; INTERESTING WORK AMONG THE MILITARY DISTRIBUTION OF TESTAMENTS TO TWENTY-ONE REGIMENTS. The regular monthly meeting of the New-York Bible Society was … Continue reading
“Pathfinder of the Seas” – Gone South!
On May 4, 1861 The New-York Times published an article by its FEDERALIST correspondent, who opined about military matters: WASHINGTON, D.C., Wednesday, May 1, 1861. … The great advantage of the rebels is in their officers. Some of the best … Continue reading
First State’s Union Volunteers
News from Another Border State From The New-York Times May 3, 1861: DELAWARE ALL RIGHT. The following circular explains itself: EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, DOVER, Del., May 1, 1861. The undersigned, the constitutional commander of the forces of the State of Delaware, … Continue reading
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Tagged Delaware, William Burton
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“Dreams in the Straw”
While the Trains Thunder By Elements of the 19th NY Volunteer Infantry start to move South. They detrain in Elmira, NY, a large recruiting depot. Cayuga’s first three hundred reached Elmira, by cars from Auburn, late at night, Monday, April … Continue reading
