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The Election (June 12th, 1861)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Because the Union candidate for Congress is running unopposed, any votes he does not receive are votes cast for secession.
Full DetailsVandal Hordes (June 12th, 1861)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The author finds it ludicrous that the Frederick Herald could honestly assert that the Federal troops are vandals, when the Confederates seem to have caused significantly worse damage.
Full DetailsThe Secession Candidate (June 12th, 1861)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The Secession candidates for Congress are listed by district. George Schley, Esq. turned down his candidacy in the Fifth District
Full DetailsObstruction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal by the Confederates (June 12th, 1861)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Confederate troops have destroyed parts of the C&O canal in Harpers Ferry and Point of Rocks, but were driven back near Sharpsburg.
Full DetailsSecession Flag (June 12th, 1861)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The Chief Clerk of the House displayed a “miniature Secession flag” on his desk.
Full DetailsDestruction of the Canal (June 12th, 1861)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Confederate troops have destroyed two dams on the C&O Canal and are now beginning to sluice the canal into the Potomac.
Full DetailsOutrage Upon Marylanders Near Harper's Ferry (June 12th, 1861)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: A family’s home was searched by Confederate troops at two in the morning, near Harpers Ferry. The soldiers later stole boots, shoes, and tobacco from a nearby store.
Full DetailsUnion Defenders (June 12th, 1861)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The Union Defenders, numbering 41 muskets, were mustered into the 16th Regt. Maryland Militia.
Full DetailsMore Vandalism (June 12th, 1861)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: A Confederate raiding party burned a bridge at Berlin and another at Point of Rocks before returning to Harpers Ferry.
Full DetailsLiberty Pole at Broad Run (June 12th, 1861)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: A Union pole raising event was held at Broad Run. Orators proclaimed that secession was “foreign to the Constitution, and an insult to God.”
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