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A Mournful Occasion (October 23rd, 1861)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: 4 soldiers are killed and 4 are wounded in a battle at Harper's Ferry. They were all from Col. Roger's Third Wisconsin Regiment. The wounded were sent to Frederick City. Those killed were Franklin Lorenzo Tuttle and Henry Clemens of Co. A and Stewart E. Mozier and Henry Raymond of Co. C. The dead, plus another soldier who died at Harper's Ferry from typhoid, were buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Frederick with decent and solemn ceremony and fine walnut coffins nicely lined. D. W. Brooks, undertaker, provided silver plates on the lids of their coffins with their names engraved. Rev. Charles Seymour of the Protestant Episcopal Church conducted the ceremony. The wounded, even the one who was in serious condition, are doing well.
Full DetailsCorrection to Be Made (October 23rd, 1861)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The editor of the Citizen newspaper was forced by an Union officer to correct a mistake it had printed about the Union victory at Harpers Ferry... "so that the readers of the Citizen stand a chance for once, of seeing something like the truth in that Tory sheet."
Full DetailsFirst Maryland Regiment (October 23rd, 1861)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The 1st MD Regt. under Col. John R. Kenly, part of Gen. Cooper's brigade, passed through Frederick City; the soldiers were in fine health and spirits and have won an enviable reputation among the loyal citizens of the upper Potomac.
Full DetailsPeace Nominations (October 24th, 1861)
>From The Carroll County Democrat; Westminster, MD
Summary: List of nominees of the Constitutional Peace party
Full DetailsGrand Mass Meeting (October 24th, 1861)
>From The Carroll County Democrat; Westminster, MD
Summary: The mass meeting advertised by the American Sentinel was a failure because few attended; questions the Sentinel's support of the Republican Party
Full DetailsThe Meeting at Manchester (October 24th, 1861)
>From The Carroll County Democrat; Westminster, MD
Summary: Report on Democratic and Peace party meeting held at Manchester
Full DetailsThe Time is Short (October 24th, 1861)
>From The Carroll County Democrat; Westminster, MD
Summary: Less than 2 weeks remain before the election - voters must choose between the Democratic party that had preserved the Union and the Republicans who had broken it
Full DetailsMass Meeting at Kroh's Mill (October 24th, 1861)
>From The Carroll County Democrat; Westminster, MD
Summary: Announcement of a mass meeting of the Democratic party to be held at Kroh's Mill in Manchester district
Full DetailsMass Meeting in Myers' District (October 24th, 1861)
>From The Carroll County Democrat; Westminster, MD
Summary: Announcement of a mass meeting of the Democratic party to be held at Shuler's store in Myers' district
Full DetailsTo the freeman of Frederick County (October 25th, 1861)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Review of political events leading to the divisions in Democratic party over secession; list of Union committee members in Frederick, headed by W. Bradley Tyler
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