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Club Meeting (November 9th, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Lincoln and Johnson Club meeting at the, Frederick Court House, was well attended.Moberly's Brass Band led the procession from the depot. Speakers were Capt. Lovejoy (9th MD Regt.) and T.L. McLean.
Full DetailsRebel Nominations (November 9th, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Nominees of "the Rebel conclave" in Frederick are J.Thomas, Hammond, Saylor, Culler, Main, Motter and D.Thomas
Full DetailsFreemen, to the Rescue (November 9th, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Freemen of Frederick county are urged to vote for the Union ticket in the upcoming election and defeat the McClellan-Pendleton Copperheads, "the defenders and allies of treason."
Full DetailsA Base Calumny (November 9th, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The Examiner accuses the Maryland Union of spreading lies about Unionists Markey, Keefer and Schlosser in connection with the proposed compensated emancipation of slaves in MD.
Full DetailsMiddletown Polls (November 11th, 1864)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: At the recent election in Middletown, 473 votes were cast. All of the Union candidates won with strong majorities, the average majority being 302. Results from all races are provided.
Full DetailsHenry Duncan (November 11th, 1864)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Henry Duncan of the 2nd VA was killed in camp near Hagerstown on Oct. 29 (1864) in an altercation with his cousin from the same regiment.
Full DetailsAt Home (November 11th, 1864)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: William T. Power, U.S.N., son of the late Joseph Power, returned home on furlough recently. He has been promoted to Master on the gunboat Tyler.
Full DetailsA Muse (November 11th, 1864)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Two drunken soldiers assaulted innocent citizens on election night before they were arrested by the burgess and fined $10 each.
Full DetailsMaryland All Right (November 11th, 1864)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Provides county by county election results, including the votes given to Lincoln compared to the previous vote on the new state Constitution. Vote totals for Frederick and Washington Counties are broken down by election districts.
Full DetailsMiddletown Polls (November 11th, 1864)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Middletown’s recent election results are provided, in which the Union candidates won with strong majorities. Seventy-two more citizens voted than did in the last election, giving the Union candidates a wider margin than expected.
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