Tag Archives: Conscription

‘Cause Canada’s a long way off?

Posted on October 15, 2012 by SUMPTER

Some Virginians use a little self-help to avoid Confederate conscription: From the Richmond Daily Dispatch October 14, 1862: Resistance to the enrolling officers — man killed, &c. Patrick C. H., Va., Oct. 10, 1862. We have considerable excitement here. The … Continue reading →

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Quota for “imperishable honor”

Posted on August 30, 2012 by SUMPTER

Here’s a local take on the call for Union troops during the summer of 1862. The numbers for the county and its towns are precise. The stigma of possibly needing to resort to a draft to supply the quota is … Continue reading →

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Chicago Stampede Squelched

Posted on August 28, 2012 by SUMPTER

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 26, 1862: Martial law in Chicago — an attempted stampede to Canada, and how it was stopped. [From the Chicago Times.] Immediately after the reception in this city of the order from the War … Continue reading →

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Got Doctor’s Note?

Posted on August 13, 2012 by SUMPTER

Don’t Matter From the Richmond Daily Dispatch August 12, 1862: Doctors’ certificates of no avail. The Albany Evening Journal says: We are requested by the Surgeon General to state, “that doctors’ certificates of disability will be of no earthly avail … Continue reading →

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Jailers sure must be exempt

Posted on July 17, 2012 by SUMPTER

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch July 17, 1862: Show Your passes. –Citizens as well as soldiers must now show their passes, if they wish to avoid getting into trouble. Squads detailed for the purpose are patrolling the streets daily to … Continue reading →

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Shirker

Posted on April 6, 2012 by SUMPTER

A couple paragraphs that made me ask a lot of questions: From the Richmond Daily Dispatch April 7, 1862: A leap for liberty. –On Saturday a colored individual, named John Williams, was carried before the Mayer for the rather novel … Continue reading →

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“On to Richmond”

Posted on March 19, 2012 by SUMPTER

to Evade Southern Military Duty From the Richmond Daily Dispatch March 19, 1862: Wharf Rats. –Despite the industry of the militia officers for the past two days in hanting up delinquents, there are hundreds of men in the city liable, … Continue reading →

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Preacher Goes to War

Posted on March 13, 2012 by SUMPTER

With Testaments and a Sharp’s Rifle From the Richmond Daily Dispatch March 13, 1862: Patriotic letter from an Alabama Clergy-man. –The Rev. O. R. Blue, of Tuscaloosa, writes a private letter to one of his relatives at Montgomery, Alabama, which … Continue reading →

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