Category Archives: Military Matters

EXECUTIVE Mansion

Posted on October 30, 2014 by SUMPTER

“The buck stops here,” but President Lincoln did not seem to have any role in the following account – except that a Democrat paper put his name in the headline. Still, it was probably a tasty story for the newspaper’s … Continue reading →

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self-defense

Posted on October 22, 2014 by SUMPTER

About three weeks before the U.S. presidential election the October 22, 1864 issue of Harper’s Weekly (at Son of the South) took a swipe at the peace-loving Democrats: War, cold steel … don’t forget plundering the civilian population, as the … Continue reading →

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men versus munitions model?

Posted on October 21, 2014 by SUMPTER

I’ve heard about the Guns versus butter economic model. As the number of men in Confederate armies diminished, it appears that the government tried to get more soldiers in the field while still producing enough ordnance to keep shooting at … Continue reading →

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northern exposure

Posted on October 20, 2014 by SUMPTER

150 years ago yesterday St. Albans, Vermont was “raided” by a band of Confederates led by Bennett Henderson Young. The rebels entered Vermont via Canada and took rooms in St. Albans’ hotels. On the 19th they held up three banks … Continue reading →

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Surgeon Curran

Posted on October 17, 2014 by SUMPTER

It looks like exactly two years after his heroism at Antietam, Medal of Honor recipient Richard J. Curran was promoted to full Surgeon. From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in October 1864: PROMOTED. – The many friends of Dr. … Continue reading →

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headhunter

Posted on October 16, 2014 by SUMPTER

The Third New York Artillery had been losing men to Yellow Fever, but ample replacements seemed to be available. From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in October 1864: An Efficient Recruiting Officer. Lieut. JOHN STEVENSON, of the 3d N.Y. … Continue reading →

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bombs bursting in air

Posted on October 15, 2014 by SUMPTER

Oh, to be iron-clad from head to foot. … but we drone on. The Yankees are still shelling Charleston. In this correspondence concerning the night of September 30th, some civilians were wounded, and, while the writer was amused by the … Continue reading →

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electoral bullying banned

Posted on October 14, 2014 by SUMPTER

At least in the army by New York State In a good article on the soldiers’ vote Mr. Lincoln and New York explains that New Yorkers overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment in the spring of 1864 allowing troops to vote … Continue reading →

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at winter quarters

Posted on October 11, 2014 by SUMPTER

From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in 1864: From the First Veteran Cavalry. Camp Piatt – Kanawha Salt Works – Coal and Oil – Politics in the Army. CAMP PIATT, W.Va., Oct. 12, 1864. FRIEND STOWELL: – It is … Continue reading →

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lifesaving frost

Posted on October 9, 2014 by SUMPTER

From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in October 1864: DEATH OF LIEUT. HILLIS. – Lieut. D.D. Hillis, of the 3d N.Y. Artillery, died at Newbern, N.C. a few days since, of Yellow Fever. Lieut. Hillis was very generally known … Continue reading →

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