Category Archives: Confederate States of America

Don’t pray for our enemy

Posted on August 20, 2012 by SUMPTER

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 18, 1862: “Sketch of Dabney Carr Harrison.” This is the title of one of the most touching and beautiful portraitures ever drawn of the life and death of a Christian hero. The author is … Continue reading →

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Take it to the northern armies

Posted on August 18, 2012 by SUMPTER

A reason for the South to take the offensive right away Strike the northern armies before they can train the 600,000 new recruits From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 18, 1862: The New Yankee army. The desperate efforts of the … Continue reading →

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Crystal Ball: Rebels Against the Despot

Posted on August 14, 2012 by SUMPTER

Political Science Fiction? A prescient book is reprinted and recommended for the well-stocked Confederate bookshelf: From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 14, 1862: A Prophetic book. Those indefatigable publishers. West & Johnston, have reproduced another book, which is having a … Continue reading →

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Counterfeit

Posted on August 6, 2012 by SUMPTER

Beet vendors beware Before the Civil War banks could issue their own notes redeemable in specie. The National Banking Acts of 1863 and 1864 in the North changed that. One of the legislation’s goals was to create a national, less … Continue reading →

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“grayish beard … all over his face”

Posted on August 2, 2012 by SUMPTER

Sketching some CSA leaders From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 1, 1862: Camp Notes. –A letter from near Richmond to a Southern paper says: We saw Gen. Lee on the field, the 27th June. We have hitherto spoken of the … Continue reading →

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From lager beer and dog-fights …

Posted on August 1, 2012 by SUMPTER

To oppressing the good people of Norfolk I really can’t believe everything I read in the newspaper anymore: apparently there was not as much Union sentiment in Norfolk as a previous article indicated. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch July 31, … Continue reading →

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“bodies … become offensive”

Posted on July 31, 2012 by SUMPTER

Wait for cold weather, please From the Richmond Daily Dispatch July 31, 1862: Disinterment of dead bodies. We daily observe at the railway stations boxes containing the bodies of deceased soldiers, which have been disinterred by their friends, under the … Continue reading →

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Pristine Farm Stands Out Like Sore Thumb

Posted on July 21, 2012 by SUMPTER

Well, Mr. Dudley can’t sell liquor anymore. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch July 21, 1862: A Richmond merchant arrested for alleged disloyalty. –Mr. T. Dudley, Jr., the well known liquor merchant, who formerly did business on the North side of … Continue reading →

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Jailers sure must be exempt

Posted on July 17, 2012 by SUMPTER

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch July 17, 1862: Show Your passes. –Citizens as well as soldiers must now show their passes, if they wish to avoid getting into trouble. Squads detailed for the purpose are patrolling the streets daily to … Continue reading →

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Separated State Trumps Church

Posted on July 16, 2012 by SUMPTER

Sorry – you’re a United States Presbyterian A little news from Charlotte, North Carolina. Things are going pretty well a good distance away from the Federral incursion. Similar to Wall Street in the North, cotton prices are tracking Confederate military … Continue reading →

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