Tag Archives: William Alfred Buckingham

Dyed-in-the-Wool

A sampling of reaction to the surrender of Fort Sumter and President Lincoln’s call for 75,000 troops to put down the insurrection as reported in the April 17, 1861 edition of The New-York Times: A. General Wool Is Steadfast NEW-YORK. … Continue reading

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More State Action South and North

Secession Convention on the Bayou From The New-York Times January 25, 1861: IMPORTANT FROM LOUISIANA.; PROCEEDINGS OF THE STATE CONVENTION. BATON ROUGE, Wednesday, Jan. 23. The Louisiana State Convention met to-day. A flag with fifteen stars upon it floats over … Continue reading

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