Category Archives: Confederate States of America

information please

Posted on March 24, 2015 by SUMPTER

papers closed and mail disrupted The success of the Union armies is putting a big crimp in the newspaper business. Even though everything was reported quiet at Petersburg (although “consolidation” was imminent), the Southern mail wasn’t able to leave Richmond … Continue reading →

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“pride & patriotism”

Posted on March 23, 2015 by SUMPTER

The South needed patriotic and heroic farmers to cultivate the land despite Yankee plunder and destruction. Refugees crowded into Richmond ought to move back to the country. Even as more and more cities were evacuated to the Union armies, the … Continue reading →

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time passages

Posted on March 21, 2015 by SUMPTER

“a time for war …” It has been almost four long years since Fort Sumter was surrendered to the Confederates. If you look back at April 1861 without considering the monotonous and/or agonizing day-by-day operations, it doesn’t seem that long … Continue reading →

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blame “universal” suffrage

Posted on March 20, 2015 by SUMPTER

Monday morning 150 years ago a Richmond paper seemed to blame the war on universal suffrage (free white men did not need property to have the right to vote). Abolitionists were tame before universal suffrage. The newspaper feared a second … Continue reading →

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foreign matter

Posted on March 19, 2015 by SUMPTER

150 years ago today on March 19, 1865 The New-York Times disagreed with foreigners who believed that the defeat of the main Southern armies would only mean the beginning of a protracted guerrilla war. The Times confidently predicted the breaking … Continue reading →

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bravely

Posted on March 18, 2015 by SUMPTER

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch March 18, 1865: Saturday Morning…march 18, 1865. The news. As regards military matters, there is no news. All is quiet at Petersburg and in front of Richmond. The enlistment of negroes in Richmond goes bravely … Continue reading →

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regarding slaves and savages

Posted on March 17, 2015 by SUMPTER

150 years ago today President Lincoln expressed his views on what it meant for slaves to fight for the Confederacy and took action against “savage warfare.” From The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Seven: ADDRESS TO AN INDIANA … Continue reading →

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“kindling the fires”

Posted on March 16, 2015 by SUMPTER

After so much blood and treasure has been invested, it’s worth a few bucks to keep fanning the flames of Southern independence. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch March 16, 1865: Patriotic publication Association. –The first public meeting of an association … Continue reading →

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“Progress of the war.”

Posted on March 13, 2015 by SUMPTER

The Confederacy was in crisis, but Congress had apparently been content to finish up its legislative session and head home. President Davis asked them to stay, and 150 years ago today he laid out the important matters that Congress needed … Continue reading →

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“trifling is madness”

Posted on March 6, 2015 by SUMPTER

Another Monday morning in Richmond, another editorial from the Dispatch as it leads off its publishing week. The paper criticized the British Foreign secretary for looking forward to the North’s victory in America and the subsequent total eradication of slavery … Continue reading →

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