Posted inDaily News
A Dallas Custom
That of the policemen discharging loaded pistols all over the city every time an alarm of fire is raised at night. The object is to arouse those who are not…
Posted inMaritime & Naval History US Civil War
August 23, 1861 – Admiral Milne and the Blockade
A Canadian paper says—"Admiral Milne has now assembled at Halifax the largest and finest squadron that has ever been seen in American waters. On the arrival of additional vessels on…