1861 - Reporting History

March 29, 1861 – The Luetzen Jaegers

New Orleans boasts of a company of Germans—many of whom have seen service in Europe—styled the "Luetzen Jaegers." The Captain and First Lieutenant of the corps served with distinction in…

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March 28, 1861 – News from Washington

Col. Lamon, President Lincoln's special envoy to Fort Sumter, returned to Washington yesterday afternoon. The particulars of the result of his mission have not been made public, but it Is…

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March 27, 1861 – Reconstruction! How it is to be Accomplished

From all the evidence now before us, we are satisfied that the Black Republicans are looking forward to a reconstruction of the Union, and that the failure of Lincoln to…

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March 26, 1861 – Interesting from Charleston

Gen. Beauregard's Demands Respecting Fort Sumter—Demands Respecting Fort Sumter—Distress in the City. The Charleston (S. C.) correspondent of the New York Tribune writes on the 19th instant: The long expected…

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March 25, 1861 – A New Railroad

A new railroad is in contemplation for connecting the Deep Run andSpringfield Coal Pits, located in the upper part of Henrico county, with the York River Railroad. A bill has…

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March 24, 1861 – Last of the Southern Cadets

Cadets Moreno and Semmes, the former from Florida, and the latter from Alabama, have both resigned their appointments, and will leave West Point immediately for Montgomery. The latter young gentleman…

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March 23, 1861 – Military Organization of the Confederate States

Three military bills have passed the Southern Congress. The first authorizes the raising of one hundred thousand volunteers, when deemed necessary by the President. The second provides for the provisional…

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March 22, 1861 – The Border Slave States

The border Slave States are still oscillating between the old government and the new. Their present attitude is perhaps, the very best they could occupy so far as the Confederate…

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March 21, 1861 – Charleston Items

The most active military preparations are still going on at Charleston, notwithstanding the statement which has been made repeatedly, and which bears some appearance of truthfulness, that Fort Sumter will…

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March 20, 1861 – The Commander-in-Chief at Charleston, S. C.

We recently published a very brief sketch of the new military commander of the troops and forts near Charleston, South Carolina; but, in the absence of facts, we were unable…