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Category Archives: Northern Politics During War
George Jones Locked Up!
From The New-York Times December 21, 1861: ARREST OF SENATOR JONES.; HE IS SENT TO FOR LAFAYETTE. Detective FARLEY yesterday arrested Mr. GEORGE W. JONES, formerly a Senator of the United States, from the State of Iowa. During the Administration … Continue reading
On to Mobile!
A couple days ago we saw George B. McClellan requesting “forbearance, patience and confidence”. Some northern politicians weren’t that patient and were letting the Lincoln administration know it. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch November 5, 1861: The outside Pressure upon … Continue reading
Ivy League Notebook: “Pumping on a Secessionist”
From The New-York Times September 18, 1861: PRINCETON COLLEGE.; Three Students Dismissed for Pumping on a Secessionist. Correspondence of the New-York Times. PRINCETON, N.J., Sunday,Sept. 15, 1861. Within the last few days the venerable shades of Nassau Hall have witnessed … Continue reading
“this war must go on”
It’s election season once again. In this letter, General Benjamin F. Butler, during the Union combined navy-army operation against Cape Hatteras, responds to those who want to know if he is interested in opposing the Republican Massachusetts Governor John Andrew … Continue reading
Pro-Union Flag Day, 1861
According to the Library of Congress these are a couple prints based on paintings by William Bauly. The Union flag painting could be based on a post-Sumter painting by Frederic Edwin Church. Both works were deposited for copyright on September … Continue reading
NYPD: Sedition Squad
As early as May, 1861 pro-Union Americans in Europe sent a battery of cannon to the U.S. government. Among the several alleged anti-Union acts detailed here, a British subject living in New York City is trying to induce a ship’s … Continue reading
Shovel Manufacturer Does His Part
To Aid Secession’s Cause You can read a good account of the pro-Union attack on the Bridgeport Advertiser & Farmer at the Civil War Daily Gazette. The northern loyalists found some interesting items while ransacking the newspapers offices. From The … Continue reading
No longer awed?
Southern newspapers were finding lots to like in some northern publications. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 15, 1861: Peace meetings. A correspondent of the New York Journal of Commerce writes: The great number of peace meetings now being held … Continue reading
“Unholy War”
Them’s Fightin’ Words in Bangor, Maine From The New-York Times August 13, 1861: BANGOR DEMOCRAT OFFICE DESTROYED BANGOR, Me., Monday, Aug. 12. At 1 o’clock this afternoon the Bangor Democrat, a secession sheet, was “cleaned out” by a large number … Continue reading
Concord?
There was a riot in Concord, New Hampshire on August 8, 1861. Here are a couple of views. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 15, 1861: The riot at Concord, N. H. The telegraph yesterday announced the destruction of the … Continue reading
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