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Tag Archives: Fort Monroe
white lion, black cargo
400 years ago this month the first Africans arrived in the colony of Virginia in what is now the United States. According to Encyclopedia Virginia, in the summer of 1619 two English privateers, the White Lion and the Treasurer attacked … Continue reading
Posted in 400 Years Ago, American History, Slavery, Southern Society
Tagged 400 Years Ago, Fort Monroe, Jamestown, John Rolfe, Poiint Comfort, Slavery, Virginia Colony
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conjugal visit?
After former Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured by Union troops on May 10, 1865 near Irwinville, Georgia, he was imprisoned at Fort Monroe for two years from May 22, 1865. Initially Mr. Davis was confined to a casemate at … Continue reading
“We usually take five at a load”
From The New-York Times December 4, 1864: HOSPITAL SCENES.; How the Soldiers Are Buried How Their Remains May be Recovered. Correspondence of the New-York Times. UNITED STATES GENERAL HOSPITAL, FORTRESS MONROE, Va., Thursday, Nov. 17, 1864. BURYING THE DEAD. EXHUMING … Continue reading
And the Lights Go Out
A Consequence of Virginia’s Secession From The New-York Times April 27, 1861: PORTSMOUTH, Va., Wednesday, April 24, 1861. The great want of the Revolutionists is small arms. It is the cry that comes up from Richmond from every part of … Continue reading
Posted in 150 Years Ago This Week, After Fort Sumter
Tagged David S. Coddington, Fort Monroe, Mount Vernon, Norfolk Virginia
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