Category Archives: After Fort Sumter

“Beans kill more than bullets.”

Posted on May 17, 2011 by admin

Scurvy in the Army In addition to urging the government to procure its own bandages and vaccinate its soldiers against small pox, the editors at The New-York Times on May 17, 1861 urged the U.S. Army to improve the diet … Continue reading →

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Oh, To Be a Zouave!

Posted on May 16, 2011 by admin

I found out yesterday that I was wrong to say that no Zouaves from Seneca Falls volunteered as a Zouave unit. 150 years ago this month they made their appearance at the great organizing and training encampment for New York … Continue reading →

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Recalling Hartford

Posted on May 14, 2011 by admin

Richmond Newspaper Opposed to Secession – in 1814 From The New-York Times May 15, 1861: Virginia on Secession in 1814. In 1814, the New-England people became dissatisfied with the conduct of public affairs, and in the celebrated Hartford Convention they … Continue reading →

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Pierre’s Where???

Posted on May 13, 2011 by admin

Grain of Salt Department From The New-York Times May 14, 1861: Where is Beauregard? To the Editor of the New-York Times: By referring to your file of the TIMES you will notice that after the battle of Fort Sumter the … Continue reading →

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Not Gonna Be Jeff Davis’ Chattels

Posted on May 12, 2011 by admin

From The New-York Times May 13, 1861: FROM KENTUCKY.; PLAIN AND SQUARE TALK FOR THE UNION AND THE GOVERNMENT KENTUCKY UNIONISTS GROWING BOLDER AND BOLDER LOYALTY TO THE UNION BEGINNING TO PREDOMINATE, NOT ONLY OVER SECESSION, BUT ALSO OVER “NEUTRALITY” … Continue reading →

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Mary Risks Maryland

Posted on May 11, 2011 by admin

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 →

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Secede from My Congregation!

Posted on May 10, 2011 by admin

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 →

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Cock(e)s Crow

Posted on May 9, 2011 by admin

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 →

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Cockades and Cairo

Posted on May 6, 2011 by admin

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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Your New and More Bipartisan Post Office

Posted on May 5, 2011 by admin

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 →

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