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Quotas Filled (March 17th, 1865)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: "The following sub-districts in this County have filled their quotas under the last call of the President :- Hauvers, Liberty, Mt. Pleasant, Woodsboro, Johnsville, Jackson and Middletown. Frederick lacks 70 men yet."
Full DetailsExchanged (March 17th, 1865)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Lt. Charles H. Long, 1st Md. Regt. P. H. B., of Frederick, Md.. recently arrived in Wilmington, NC, among a group of returned Union prisoners.
Full DetailsCol. Henry K. Douglass … (March 17th, 1865)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Col. Henry K. Douglass, a Rebel officer, was killed in a skirmish in Virginia. He was a son of Rev. Robert Douglass, of Washington Co., Md., across from Shepherdstown, Va.
Full DetailsGrand Mass Meeting! (March 17th, 1865)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Advertisement of Wm. L. Wolfe, Frederick, offering men's and boys' clothing and military goods.
Full DetailsThe Draft (March 22nd, 1865)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: A committee from the Frederick District, composed of J.T. Sinn and R. Bradley Tyler, pledge that it can meet the District’s draft quota, but requests that citizens provide from $1,500 to $2,000 to aid it and prevent the necessity of a draft.
Full DetailsReturned Home (March 22nd, 1865)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Lt. Charles H. Long, Co. I, 1st Potomac Home Brigade, returned to Frederick recently nine months after having been captured by Mosby’s guerillas. He said that he and his fellow prisoners were treated poorly by the Confederates. He met a number of prominent citizens formerly of Frederick who had joined the rebels, including ex-Gov. Lowe and Gen. Brad. Johnson. Capt. Geo. R. Shellman, of the provost guard in Goldsboro, NC, interrogated him and placed him in close confinement for five days.
Full DetailsFrom the Front (March 22nd, 1865)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Chas. S. Suter, Co. I, 7th MD, is at home on leave of absence. It is anticipated that active military operations may begin again soon.
Full DetailsA Letter (March 22nd, 1865)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: In a letter dated March 1, 1865, Gen. Meade thanked Amelia Furr, a refugee from the Valley of Virginia who is now in Hagerstown, and who supports herself by selling Union songs, one of which she had sent to the general.
Full DetailsRobbery (March 22nd, 1865)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: The home of Mrs. George House, a negro, was robbed recently by three men dressed as U.S. soldiers. Such “petty larcenies” are becoming more common.
Full DetailsMurder (March 22nd, 1865)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: A murder occurred last Friday in Indian Springs at a public house kept by Thomas Corbett. Two soldiers asked David Smith to have a drink with them, but the barkeep refused to serve Smith. Smith went upstairs and returned with a gun, shooting one of the soldiers whom he had mistaken for the barkeep. The inquest was held by Tacitus V. Haller.
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