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April 19, 1861 – To the Breach!
Freemen of the North! Peace-loving and law biding citizens of our country! Ye who stand upon the glorious platform of "the Union, the Constitution and the Enforcement of the Laws,"…
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Thus Far
It is now nearly five months since treason first showed itself in South Carolina. What has it gained? The Gulf States have made common cause with South Carolina. They have…
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April 18, 1861 – The Old Fire
Who can doubt that the old fire of the old Revolution still burns in the hearts of the people? From Maine to Minnesota, the sons of ’76 are rising as…
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The War News
We refer our readers particularly to the telegraphic dispatches in our paper of today. We give them in full and to the exclusion of much other matter. As to their…
Pawnee Log, April 23, 1861
Lightboat still burning. At 10 a. m. passed Mount Vernon; went through the usual ceremonies. At 10:30 the Keystone State informed us that there were batteries planted at Alexandria. Went…
Pawnee Log, April 22, 1861
From 4 to 6 p. m.: Standing up the Potomac River. At 9 anchored. A lightboat on fire up the river.
Pawnee Log, April 21, 1861
Commences and till 4 a. m.; making preparations for setting fire to the ship houses, ships, and storehouses, and destroying the dry dock. Landed all the turpentine, powder, and waste…
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What Will Michigan Do?
Civil war is at our doors. Michigan is called upon for a regiment of Infantry or Rifles - will she comply? If so, she must contemplate certain obstacles, and made…
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April 17, 1861 – A Prediction Verified
It will be remembered that our distinguished Secretary of War, in his speech from the balcony of the Exchange Hotel on Friday night last, predicted that the flag of the…
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April 16, 1861 – A Richmond Vessel Hoists the Confederate Flag
In East Baltimore, on Sunday, great excitement was occasioned in consequence of the hoisting on the mizzen-top mast of the bark Fannie Crenshaw, lying at Chase’s wharf, lower end of Thames and Caroline streets, of the Confederate States flag at an early hour of the morning. The American says :
The fact of the flag being raised was not particularly observed for several hours after, and, on its being perceived, the Star Spangled Banner of the Union was immediately thrown to the breeze by the Captains of the barks Agnes, Mondamin, Washington, Chase, and Seaman, lying in the vicinity, from the gaff of their respective vessels.