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Category Archives: Northern Society
Reprising John Dickenson
John Dickinson’s The Liberty Song was published in 1768 and contained this verse: Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all, By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall; In so righteous a cause let us hope to succeed, For … Continue reading
Contraband Needs in South Carolina
Overseers and Durable Clothing Union military success along the South Carolina coast created a logistics problem for General Thomas W. Sherman and Commodore Samuel F. Du Pont – as plantation owners have fled, thousands of slaves are looking for help … Continue reading
Father of His Countries
150 years ago today there were celebrations throughout the Union (including the Border States) to honor the 130th anniversary of George Washington’s birth. Many localities featured the public reading of Washington’s Farewell Address per a proclamation by President Lincoln. Part … Continue reading
Singing and Laughing with Fred.
From The New-York Times February 13, 1862: FRED. DOUGLASS ON THE WAR.; An Interesting Meeting at the Cooper Institute A Speech by Fred. Douglas Songs by the Hutchinsons. A very large audience assembled at the Cooper Institute last evening, on … Continue reading
Jim Lane: Manservants and Reservations
From the Richmond Daily Dispatch February 13, 1862: What to do with our slaves. –Jim Lane made a speech last month at St. Louis, in which he said: “There are in the South 680,000 strong and loyal male slaves, who … Continue reading
Auf Wiedersehen?
Apparently Stonewall Jackson was not the only well-known general who contemplated retirement in the winter of 1862. Here’s a note from Union General Franz Sigel. From The New-York Times February 8, 1862: A LETTER FROM GEN. SIGEL. The following brief … Continue reading
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Tagged Detroit, Franz Sigel, German immigrants
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The Lounger Lauds Lincoln
The Son of the South provides a great service by serving up digitized copies of Harper’s Weekly for the entire duration of the American Civil War. The February 1, 1862 issue includes an article about how the Union political leaders … Continue reading
Skating
I’d honestly rather be skating (if I could), but there sure were some contrasts in the winter of 1862. Central Park and places like Hancock or Romney seem like different worlds.
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Tagged Central Park, Hancock Maryland, Romney, Winchester
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Janus Looking Ahead
At first I thought the following would be great to include in yesterday’s post because it referred to 1861. But really this must have been a poem filled with faith and hope for the future because the Union armies had … Continue reading
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Tagged amputation, war poems
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It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like …
Plenty of Time to Decorate Camp In Lieu of General Advance South Captain Guion of Company A, New York 33rd Infantry Regiment describes his quarters, the regiment’s decorating mission, the 25 mile front, and the regiment’s non-fighting role during the … Continue reading
