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Constitutional Election (October 19th, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Results for Frederick County districts in the Constitutional election are listed with the majority of the people in all districts except five voting in favor of adoption of the new constitution. Buckeystown, Woodsboro, Liberty, Urbana and Johnsville showed a majority of the people voting against the new constitution. "Maryland hence forth ranks a free state."
Full DetailsThe Election (October 19th, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Election "passed off quietly" with Copperheads unusually active and taking the test oath without any remorse at the "grave crime" of perjury.
Full DetailsPrimary (October 19th, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Unconditional Union voters of Frederick County will meet to appoint delegates for the County Convention. David J. Markey, Chairman.
Full DetailsUnion County Convention (October 21st, 1864)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: The Unconditional Union County Convention of Frederick County will meet on Oct. 29 (1864) to nominate one person for senator and six persons for the House of Delegates. D.J. Markey, Chairman, County Central Committee.
Full DetailsPrimary Meetings (October 21st, 1864)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: David J. Markey, chairman of the Union Central Committee of Frederick County, asks the Union voters of the various election districts to meet in primary assemblies on Oct. 22 (1864) to select delegates for the Oct. 29 County Convention, which, in turn, will nominate candidates for the state Senate and House of Delegates.
Full DetailsThe Union Voters… (October 21st, 1864)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Union voters of the Middletown District are requested to meet at the Academy tomorrow
Full DetailsBrisk Cannonading (October 21st, 1864)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Last Wednesday a “heavy and continuous” cannonading was heard from the Shenandoah Valley. Reports are that Gen. Sheridan has defeated the Confederates again.
Full DetailsAnother Alarm (October 21st, 1864)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Last Friday residents of Jefferson arrived with their horses, reporting that Mosby’s men had crossed the Potomac. Middletown’s farmers then took their horses farther north. When Union horsemen appeared at the edge of town, they were mistaken for the Confederates and shops were hurriedly closed, but the southern raiders approached no closer than Adamstown.
Full DetailsThe Obituaries of Chief Justice Taney (October 21st, 1864)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: The funeral of Roger B. Taney, late chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, occurred in Frederick last Saturday. He was buried in the St. John’s Roman Catholic Church cemetery. Among the pallbearers were U.S. Marshall Lamon of the District of Columbia, and Mr. Tyler of Frederick.
Full DetailsAll Honor to our Brave (October 21st, 1864)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: In addition to fighting the Confederates, Union soldiers have defeated Confederate sympathizers at home by voting in favor of the “Free Constitution of Maryland,” which was approved.
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