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General Patterson… (July 19th, 1861)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Gen. Patterson has issued orders to Mr. Brown, the superintendent of the C&O Canal, to have it repaired. Col. Kenly with the 1st MD Regiment will protect the workers
Full DetailsAttention! Home Guards! (July 19th, 1861)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Notice: Company B of the Middletown Home Guards to meet for drill and business meeting at the Academy.
Full DetailsUnion Primary Meetings (July 24th, 1861)
>From The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Notice: Isaac Nesbitt, chairman of the Union Central Committee of Washington County, requests that supporters meet at their polling places on Aug. 3 (1861) to select ten delegates to a County Convention set for Aug. 6, which, in turn, will choose delegates to an Aug. 15 State Gubernatorial Convention.
Full DetailsThe Fall Election (July 24th, 1861)
>From The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: The Union Central Committee of Washington County requests that supporters meet at their polling places on Aug. 3 (1861) to select ten delegates to a County Convention set for Aug. 6, which, in turn, will choose delegates to an Aug. 15 State Gubernatorial Convention. The election is the most important ever held in the state. If those who favor the rebellion are placed in power, Maryland will immediately be placed in a position of hostility to the Federal government.
Full DetailsWashington County Circuit Court (July 24th, 1861)
>From The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Provides the names of those who compose the Petit Jury summoned by the sheriff to the July term of the Circuit Court. The Court held its last session in the clerk’s office because the Hall was occupied as a hospital.
Full DetailsTaming Mules (July 24th, 1861)
>From The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Hundreds of untamed mules have been brought to the government wagon yard near town where teamsters are working to break the animals. Among them are a number of Mexicans skilled in the use of the lasso.
Full DetailsTroops in This County (July 24th, 1861)
>From The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: The 1st MD is at Downsville and the 4th CT is stationed at Hagerstown and Williamsport. They are the only troops remaining in Washington County. With the army at Harpers Ferry, it is expected that military supplies will no longer be sent to the region, and that the remaining troops will be sent elsewhere.
Full DetailsRunaways (July 24th, 1861)
>From The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Notice: Sheriff Ed. M. Mobley gives notice that three runaway slaves have been committed to jail in Washington County and will be discharged if their owners do not claim them. Two “mulatto” males from Berkeley County, VA, are William L. Thompson and James Jackson. The third is a “mulatto” female named Lizzie Gibson who says she is owned by Oliver Gephart of Cumberland, MD.
Full DetailsState Central Committee of the Union Party of Maryland (July 24th, 1861)
>From The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Lists of the members of the State Central Committee of the Union Party of Maryland for all counties, including "Washington County. - Lewis P. Fiery, John G. Stone. Frederick County. - Edward Shriver, Anthony Kimmell. Carroll County. - S. R. Gere, J. M. Parke." James B. Ricaud, President of the Union State Convention.
Full DetailsLight on a Dark Subject (July 24th, 1861)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The editorial contains a letter from former Gov. Lowe, who states that he cannot accept a position within the Confederacy until Maryland secedes.
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