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A Union Pole with flag… (March 1st, 1861)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: A Union Pole has been raised on Round-Top Mountain which is part of the Blue Ridge in Washington County. It is visible in VA, PA, and MD.
Full DetailsMunicipal Election (March 1st, 1861)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Municipal election was held in Frederick for the 7 members of the Common Council. Union candidates were elected in all but 6th Ward where there was a tie.
Full DetailsUnion Meeting at Beaver Creek (March 6th, 1861)
>From The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: On March 2 (1861), a Union meeting was held at Beaver Creek during which a 110 foot-long pole, bearing the flag, was raised in front of P.R. Doub’s Mill. In front of Jacob S. Middlekauff’s Store, David Troup was appointed chair; Jonathan Doub and John Herr, vice presidents; and Soloman Beard, secretary. Addresses were given by Capt. Elias Davis of Boonsboro and Rev. G.W. Anderson. No resolutions were reported.
Full DetailsFor Sale! (March 6th, 1861)
>From The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Advertisement: A “Colored Girl” is offered for sale “for a term of years.”
Full DetailsThe Inaugural (March 7th, 1861)
>From The Carroll County Democrat; Westminster, MD
Summary: The editor is doubtful that Southern people will ever accept the “rule of a party brought into power by striking down Constitutional rights”
Full DetailsSecret Societies of Colored Persons Prohibited in This State (March 13th, 1861)
>From The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Last week about twenty free blacks, mostly women, were arrested in town for violating a new law that prohibits blacks from being members of secret societies. The women in question were members of a benevolent society and had no knowledge of the law.
Full DetailsThe Rohrersville Meeting (March 13th, 1861)
>From The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: J.C. Ward, who wrote the resolutions at the recent Rohrersville Union meeting, writes that he did not author the preamble as he is opposed to branding his political opponents as “traitors.”
Full DetailsLet Us Restore the Union if We Can (March 14th, 1861)
>From The Carroll County Democrat; Westminster, MD
Summary: War might be averted if Southern rights' to the territories are restored
Full DetailsPublic Sale (March 15th, 1861)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Advertisement: Public sale of subscriber's property because the owner is moving west. Many kinds of farm equipment, farm animals, etc. Sale also includes 3 Negro children who are to serve until they reach the age of 28 - a boy age 13, a boy age 10 and a girl age 8. Owner's name appears to be Jacob C. Flook. Auctioneer is Wm. B. Tabler.
Full DetailsDisunion Convention (March 15th, 1861)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: The State Secession Convention met in Baltimore but was very poorly attended. Valley Register ashamed to admit that Bradley T. Johnson from Frederick Co. made a "violent disunion speech" which was replied to by Judge Chambers, president of convention, in strong Union terms. A committee of six were appointed to confer with the Virginia convention, after which the meeting was adjourned.
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