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Mass Convention (July 13th, 1866)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Comments on divisions in the Union party, attacking the Purnel/ Blair/Shriver wing for calling for an Unconditional Union county convention in Frederick
Full DetailsThe Soldier's Meeting (July 13th, 1866)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: At the Mass Meeting of the Soldiers’ Legion to be held at the courthouse yard in Frederick, Col. Stokes (TN), Hon. McKee (KY) will speak and Gen. Garfield (OH) may also be there.
Full DetailsCivil Rights (July 13th, 1866)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: The first case under the Civil Rights Bill at Frederick involved a charge against a white man who shot a Negro. The white man objected, but Justice Mahoney held the man to bail for appearance at Circuit Court
Full DetailsMass Meeting of the Unconditional Union Men of Frederick County (July 13th, 1866)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD
Summary: A mass meeting is to be held in Frederick at which Gov. Swann and ex-Gov. Bradford will speak; members of the Johnson Associations in Frederick County are urged by L.S. Clingan to attend.
Full DetailsThen and Now - If they have changed, we have not - If they can stand it, we can (July 13th, 1866)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD
Summary: The Citizen accuses supporters of Bell - a slave holder - in 1860 of hypocrisy for their current support of the Abolitionist Radicals promoting Negro sufferage.
Full DetailsGrand Mass Meeting (July 13th, 1866)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD
Summary: Announcement by Gen. Edward Shriver of a Grand Mass Meeting for the Unconditional Union men of Frederick County, to select delegates to attend the State Convention to nominate a candidate for Comptroller of MD. Swann and Bradford are to speak
Full DetailsNegroes in Court (July 13th, 1866)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD
Summary: In the first such case in Frederick County, Negroes were admitted to testify against a white man, John Freshour, charged with shooting one of them. Justice Mahoney felt that under the Civil Rights Act (which he opposed) he was required to allow their testimony.
Full DetailsBroke Jail (July 13th, 1866)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD
Summary: 6 prisoners escaped the Frederick County jail through a hole in the wall, 5 of them are said to have been "free Americans of African descent."
Full DetailsBirths, Marriages, and Deaths (July 13th, 1866)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD
Summary: The Frederick County registers of births, marriages, and deaths from July 1865 to July 1866 record the totals for whites and blacks.
Full DetailsThe Soldiers' Meeting (July 18th, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: A large soldiers’ meeting was held at the Court House yard last Friday. A procession marched from the Independent Engine House to the Dill House and then to the Court House yard. Transparencies at the head of the procession were inscribed, “No Negro Suffrage, No Rebel Suffrage.” Upton Buhrman of Frederick County addressed the assembly, followed by Col. Stokes of Tennessee. The latter said that the “Rebel or Johnson party” intends to snatch victories from loyal hands that were achieved on the battlefield.
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