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Sedgwick statue dedicated
According to Harper’s Weekly, 150 years ago today a statue of Union General John Sedgwick was dedicated at West Point. At least as of 2008 the monument was still standing. ________________________ John Sedgwick was killed at Spotsylvania on May 9, … Continue reading
tsunami?
On October 13, 1868 voters in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana elected Republicans in state races by substantial margins. The Democrats were reportedly in such deep distress that they considered replacing Horatio Seymour as their nominee for the U.S. Presidency, possibly … Continue reading
circular logic
Apparently in 1492 most educated Europeans knew that the earth was spherical. The Atlantic Ocean was beginning to be explored; the technology of the mariner’s compass made it easier to figure out which way you were going, and “a certain … Continue reading
not in their backyard
In its September 22, 1868 issue the The New-York Times published a report of political violence in southeastern Georgia that occurred on September 19th. A couple of Republican politicians traveled to Camilla for a rally. As they neared the town … Continue reading
Posted in 150 Years Ago, Aftermath, Postbellum Politics, Postbellum Society, Reconstruction, The election of 1868
Tagged Camilla Georgia, Camilla massacre, Francis Preston Blair Jr., George Gordon Meade, Georgia, Horatio Seymour, John B. Gordon, John McAllister Schofield, The election of 1868, Wade Hampton III
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late summer of ’68
Some headlines from early September 1868. Statewide elections in Vermont resulted in large Republican majorities. The Georgia legislature expelled twenty-five black representatives (New York Times September 4, 1868). After a conference at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, Union General William … Continue reading
Posted in 150 Years Ago This Month, Aftermath, Postbellum Politics, Postbellum Society, Reconstruction, Southern Society, The election of 1868
Tagged Georgia, Gerrit Smith, Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, Reconstruction, Robert E. Lee, The election of 1868, Vermont, William Rosecrans
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dragon visit
In 1861 President Abraham Lincoln appointed Anson Burlingame as minister to the Qing Dynasty, which ruled China from 1644 to 1912. “Burlingame worked for a cooperative policy rather than the imperialistic policies of force which had been used during the … Continue reading
Posted in 150 Years Ago, 150 Years Ago This Month, Foreign Relations, Postbellum Society
Tagged Anson Burlingame, Auburn (N.Y.) Prison, Auburn (New York), Burlingame Treaty, Charles Sumner, China, Chinese Embassy 1868, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, George Sewall Boutwell, Irvin McDowell, Lazette Miller Worden, Margaret Coffin Wright, Nathaniel P. Banks, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Qing dynasty, Susan B. Anthony, William H. Seward
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R.I.I.P.
I wished that I were the owner of every southern slave, that I might cast off the shackles from their limbs, and witness the rapture which would excite them in the first dance of their freedom. – Thaddeus Stevens, 1837 … Continue reading
Boston at New York
From my growing up I had heard about Zouave units associated with the American Civil War but didn’t know much more about it. According to Wikipedia it wasn’t until 1859 that Zouaves were brought to the American public attention when … Continue reading
stills in the hills
I’m still gazing at the New York picture papers from 100 years ago, especially trying to keep alert for anything that might relate to the American Civil War. Recently I noticed a thumbnail that looked like an old cabin. Could … Continue reading
Dem Dems
How do you get to Tammany Hall? Um, that’s a great question. … Well, actually 150 years ago you could have gotten there by attending the Democratic National Convention, which kicked off in Tammany’s brand new headquarters in New York … Continue reading
Posted in 150 Years Ago This Month, Aftermath, Postbellum Politics, Reconstruction
Tagged Andrew Johnson, August Belmont, Democratic national Convention 1868, Francis Preston Blair Jr., Horatio Seymour, New York City, Susan B. Anthony, Tammany Hall, The election of 1868, Wade Hampton III
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