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There were 753… (February 24th, 1865)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: 753 sick and wounded soldiers at the US General Hospital in Frederick on February 18, 1865.
Full DetailsA young man… (February 24th, 1865)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: A young soldier named Smith from Co. C, 2nd U. S. Cavalry committed suicide last Friday at a military camp near Hagerstown by shooting himself in the head.
Full DetailsCasualties (February 24th, 1865)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Casualties of Cos. B,E and G, 7th MD Regt. at Hatcher's Run.: killed, Daniel Albaugh; wounded, Morgan, Lightner, McClintock, Touner, Doub, Saomers, Biser; missing, Baltzell, Delphy, Linton. All from Frederick Co.
Full DetailsVolunteers (February 24th, 1865)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: List of 15 volunteers from Middletown District; 38 (unlisted) substitutes made up the district's draft quota of 51.
Full DetailsRecruiting (March 1st, 1865)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The recruitment of men for the army is expected to meet the quota assigned to this Congressional District, which will prevent resort to the draft. Other districts in the county have met, or nearly met, its quotas, and, with continued effort, it is likely that the entire county will meet its quota.
Full DetailsThe Ballad of Ishmael Day (March 1st, 1865)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Poem entitled "The Ballad of Ishmael Day," concerns a Confederate invasion of Maryland and a confrontation between the soldiers and Ishmael Day, who shoots a Confederate for trying to take down the American flag.
Full DetailsAccident (March 1st, 1865)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Last Monday, a soldier named Wentworth, Co. K, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, was critically injured at the camp near here when he was thrown to the ground while trying to break a colt.
Full DetailsHospital Report (March 1st, 1865)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Official report of the sick and wounded at the U.S.A. General Hospital, Frederick, MD for the week ending February 25, 1865. There were 844 (numbers in the report do not agree) in the hospital. One death was reported - Pvt. James Stout, Co. I, 6th Michigan Cavalry.
Full DetailsA Word of Caution and Encouragement (March 2nd, 1865)
>From The Western Maryland Democrat; Westminster, MD
Summary: Former Union officers are encouraged to set an example for the rest of the county and aid the military
Full Details(March 2nd, 1865)
>From The Western Maryland Democrat; Westminster, MD
Summary: Report that Carroll County Alms House is "largely burdened" with free Negroes, principally women who were emancipated by the 1864 Maryland Constitution
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