One hundred fifty years ago today the Fayetteville (NC) Observer published excerpts from the New York Commercial Advertiser and Richmond (VA) Dispatch to show how “it [was] criminal now again… to speak [ill] of” President Abraham Lincoln in northern states. As the Commercial Advertiser explained, a merchant had been arrested in New York City for […]
13
Jun
11
“Revival of the Sedition Law”
Posted by sailerd Published in Civil War (1861-1865), Historic Periodicalsno comment
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May
11
“A New Trouble in Georgia”
Posted by sailerd Published in Civil War (1861-1865), Historic PeriodicalsOne hundred fifty years ago today the Chicago (IL) Tribune published an excerpt from the Savannah (GA) Republican that described a new controversial order from Georgia Governor Joseph E. Brown. If the Confederate War Department wanted to move any Georgia regiments out of the state, Governor Brown required that they first seek his permission. As […]
25
Apr
11
President Lincoln & the Maryland Legislature
Posted by sailerd Published in Civil War (1861-1865), Letters & DiariesOne hundred fifty years ago today President Abraham Lincoln wrote General Winfield Scott about what he should do when the Maryland legislature met in Annapolis. While Lincoln had “considered… whether it would not be justifiable… to arrest, or disperse the members of that body,” he concluded that such action “would not be justifiable” since “they […]
11
Mar
11
President James Buchanan’s Administration
Posted by sailerd Published in Antebellum (1840-1861), Letters & Diaries, Places to VisitOne hundred fifty years ago today James Buchanan was at his home in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and wrote a letter to New York Herald editor James Gordon Bennett in which he reflected on his administration. The Herald, as Buchanan explained, had provided “able & powerful support…almost universally throughout my stormy and turbulent administration.” Yet overall Buchanan […]
29
Sep
10
White Hall School – Camp Hill, PA
Posted by sailerd Published in Civil War (1861-1865), Images, Places to VisitOn Thanksgiving day in November 1863 two children whose fathers were killed during the Civil War went to the executive mansion in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and asked for food. Apparently this experience inspired Governor Andrew Curtin to ask the Pennsylvania legislature to establish an organization to care for orphans of Union soldiers. While legislators did not […]
28
Jun
10
Oliver et al. v. Kaufman and Fugitive Slaves
Posted by rothenbb Published in Antebellum (1840-1861), Historic PeriodicalsBoiling Springs, Pennsylvania embraced the transportation and protection of fugitive slaves moving northward across the Mason-Dixon Line. Daniel Kaufman (alternately spelled Kauffman), born in Cumberland County in 1818, laid out designs for the town and helped make his presence known. His support for the Underground Railroad strengthened in Boiling Springs, as indicated by the events of October 24, […]
