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Postponed Sheriff's Sale of a Free Negro (November 14th, 1861)
>From The Carroll County Democrat; Westminster, MD
Summary: The sale of Charles Elder, a free African American convicted of robbery and sentenced to serve as a slave out of the state for a ten year term, has been postponed to December 25
Full DetailsSoldiers Aid Society (November 15th, 1861)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Loyal women of Middletown area have organized a Soldier's Aid Society, officers Mrs. Rhoderick, Power, Geislinger; donations to be sent to Jacob Rudy's store
Full DetailsCame Home To Vote (November 15th, 1861)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Middletown Valley boys in 1st MD Regt. And Home Brigade came home to vote.
Full DetailsFrederick County (November 15th, 1861)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Tabulation of votes for governor in Frederick County
Full Details31,432 Maj. (November 15th, 1861)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Tabulation of votes in Frederick County for governor, state legislators and other local offices; Secessionists carried only one district; statewide Bradford, Unionist, elected Governor
Full DetailsThe Election (November 15th, 1861)
>From The Hagerstown Mail; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: "...the official vote of the County" for MD State and Washington County government positions, by name with totals; vote count for Governor broken down by election districts. Also list of District Officers elected by each county election district.
Full DetailsAn Artillery Company (November 15th, 1861)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Capt. Jacob Rudy has started enlisting men to form an artillery company for the Potomac Home Guard.
Full DetailsMore Arrests (November 15th, 1861)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Capt. Pardee, 28th PA Regt., Co. A, arrested John Lupton, Jacob Burrier, James and Ellen Kern of Adamstown, for communicating with the rebels at Winchester. Burrier was released.
Full DetailsCircuit Court (November 15th, 1861)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Current cases in Frederick Co.: Joshua Johnson, free Negro, for theft from Charles Hendry; Abraham Snyder for burning Joshua Dill's wheat rick; Pvt. Samuel Webster, 1st NH Regt., for killing Calvin Lamar near Adamstown.
Full DetailsThe B & O Railroad (November 20th, 1861)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Protection of Gen. Kelly's force at Romney has allowed the B & O to repair some bridges in VA and the road is open from Cumberland to Hancock. A Baltimore newspaper is pushing the idea of a railroad from Frederick to Hancock.
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