Category Archives: Northern Society

Rhino on the Loose

Posted on September 8, 2011 by SUMPTER

A Little Civil War Break I’m assuming this story takes place around LaCrosse, Wisconsin. The Richmond Daily Dispatch published it 150 years ago yesterday. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch September 7, 1861: A rhinoceros at large. –He Attacks a Man. … Continue reading →

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Pro-Union Flag Day, 1861

Posted on September 7, 2011 by SUMPTER

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 →

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NYPD: Sedition Squad

Posted on September 5, 2011 by SUMPTER

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 →

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Backwards

Posted on September 2, 2011 by SUMPTER

Here’s a little unadulterated Union patriotism from 2 months ago (in 150 year ago time) as Labor day weekend gets underway:

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Peace Petitions from the Cataract County

Posted on August 30, 2011 by SUMPTER

Peace or Maybe Treason Depending on Your Perspective From The New-York Times August 31, 1861: THE TRAITORS IN NIAGARA COUNTY. he Baltimore Exchange is happy in being permitted to copy the following letter, which has been addressed to Hon. J.C. … Continue reading →

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Military – Hosierial Complex

Posted on August 29, 2011 by SUMPTER

I’m not sure what trouble the intoxicated man was referring to when he assaulted John P. Hale, but there is evidence that he could, at least in part, have been to referring to unemployment caused by the secession crisis and … Continue reading →

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Assault on an Abolitionist

Posted on August 27, 2011 by SUMPTER

More Violence in New Hampshire From The New-York Times August 28, 1861: ASSAULT UPON HON. JOHN P. HALE. — On Saturday afternoon, upon the arrival of Hon. JOHN P. HALE at the depot in Dover, N.H. (the place of his … Continue reading →

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Shovel Manufacturer Does His Part

Posted on August 25, 2011 by SUMPTER

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 →

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No longer awed?

Posted on August 16, 2011 by SUMPTER

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 →

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“Unholy War”

Posted on August 15, 2011 by SUMPTER

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 →

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