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Runaway Slaves Write Back to Their Master (April 18th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Missing slaves of Middletown resident John Danner write from Philadelphia, stating they had absconded only from a desire for freedom
Full DetailsA Secesh Holiday (April 18th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Anniversary of Baltimore riot of April 19, 1861, should be celbrated by secessionists as their only victory in MD
Full DetailsSoldier Killed (April 18th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Cpl. J. McDermott, 4th US Artillery, on work detail in Frederick under court martial sentence, fatally shot when he tried to seize guard's musket
Full DetailsWashington County Items (April 18th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Union ticket wins election for mayor and councilmen in Hagerstown
Full DetailsRebel Commodore Hollins of Maryland Captured in Tennessee (April 18th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Marylander turned rebel, Commodore Hollins, captured at Island No. 10, TN
Full DetailsSick and Wounded Soldiers in Frederick (April 18th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Count of sick and wounded soldiers in U.S. General Hospital, Frederick
Full DetailsRiotous Proceedings (April 18th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: John Sinn annoyed Potomac Home Brigade boys by toasting Brad Johnson in Joufret's tavern, Frederick; Sgt Kelly and friends trashed the tavern in response; Sinn arrested for "seditious language"
Full DetailsThe Value of Slaves (April 18th, 1862)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD
Summary: Editorial in Citizen: "Black Republican" journals are stating value of slaves in Maryland has decreased. Editor states this is untrue, Maryland still being in the Union and has the right to hold and retrieve "that species of property". Sees average value as about $1000. Believes Republicans using issue to break down the institution by destroying its value.
Full DetailsThe President's Emancipation Scheme (April 18th, 1862)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: The Senate adopted a resolution recommended by Lincoln to compensate States for slaves emancipated under state laws
Full DetailsRecruiting Stopped (April 18th, 1862)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: A dispatch states that all recruiting will be stopped as the "force now in the field is deemed amply sufficient for the suppression of the rebellion"
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