Category Archives: Military Matters

pardon from the pres

Posted on July 25, 2014 by SUMPTER

Here’s a bit more about the New York First Veteran Cavalry from 150 years ago today. The commander-in-chief telegraphed Colonel Platner. From The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Seven: TO COLONEL, FIRST N. Y. VETERAN CAVALRY. EXECUTIVE MANSION, … Continue reading →

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raise ya 200,000

Posted on July 19, 2014 by SUMPTER

I kinda felt like I was at a card table with the most vigorous prosecutors of the war. From The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Seven: TELEGRAM TO GENERAL U.S. GRANT. EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, July 20, 1864. 4.30 … Continue reading →

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strength and peace

Posted on July 18, 2014 by SUMPTER

150 years ago today President Lincoln

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convalescing

Posted on July 17, 2014 by SUMPTER
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invasion digest

Posted on July 15, 2014 by SUMPTER

A Democrat paper recapped Jubal Early’s July invasion. Lee had Grant stymied at Petersburg, so the Confederate force could drive north and achieve some well-defined objectives. By the time this article was published the rebels had already recrossed the Potomac. … Continue reading →

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“natal day” blues

Posted on July 14, 2014 by SUMPTER

SENECA reported that the Union army got pushed out of the Shenandoah Valley again. On July 4th his New York 1st Veteran Cavalry was crossing the Potomac – in retreat, pursued by the rebels. From a Seneca County, New York … Continue reading →

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disloyalty?

Posted on July 12, 2014 by SUMPTER

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch July 12, 1864: Local matters. … Application for a discharge from military service. –Through his counsel, Hon. James Lyons and Gen. Geo. W. Randolph, R. D’Orsey Ogden, manager of the Richmond Theatre, made an application … Continue reading →

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conscientious objector?

Posted on July 11, 2014 by SUMPTER

Life could be dangerous for an enrolling officer, even if he was armed and had guards. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch July 11, 1864: Local matters. Attempt to murder an enrolling officer. –On Thursday last an attempt was made to … Continue reading →

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pump for patients

Posted on July 10, 2014 by SUMPTER

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch July 9, 1864: Additional from the North. From Northern papers; of the 4th inst, we gather a variety of interesting intelligence, which we condense in the summary below: … With the consent of Gen Grant, … Continue reading →

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horseless cavalry

Posted on July 9, 2014 by SUMPTER

Here’s another one paragraph letter from H.B. Compson, a young Cavalry officer, describing “one of the greatest raids of the war”, in which Compson and others lost their horses as they covered a ‘retrograde movement’ and had to make their … Continue reading →

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