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Sent to Jail (May 5th, 1865)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: 2 Buckeystown boys, Day and Suman, were convicted of "insulting the Union flag suspended from the window of Mr. G. Duvall" and served 15 days in jail before their release on bond.
Full DetailsReported (May 5th, 1865)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Several paroled rebels have returned to Frederick: Brock, Wilson, Brauiner, Keeper, Fearhake, Geasey, and Erey.
Full DetailsMedal of Honor (May 10th, 1865)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Lt. Jacob Koogle, Co. G, 7th MD, of Middletown Valley, was among those awarded the Medal of Honor by the Secretary of War for the 5th Corps’ capture of twelve Confederate battle flags at Five Forks, Va.
Full DetailsA Woman Shot (May 10th, 1865)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Two men and two women were traveling in a hack to Middletown. Upon nearing that place, one of the women began fooling with a pistol which accidentally discharged into the stomach of the woman sitting opposite her. Dr. Boteler attended the injured woman, but she died several days later.
Full Details6 Cents Reward! (May 10th, 1865)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Notice: Samuel Cronise advertises for the return of a colored boy "bound to the farming business." The reward for his return is six cents. Persons are warned not to harbor or employ the boy as the law will be enforced against them.
Full DetailsRewards for Rebel Incendiaries (May 12th, 1865)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Col. A. K. McClure, of Chambersburg, Pa., offers a reward of $1,000 for the arrest of Confederate Capt. F. W. Smith (son of Extra-Billy Smith), for burning McClure's property; rewards offered also for arrest of McCausland and Gilmor
Full DetailsGen. Edward Shriver… (May 12th, 1865)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: "Gen. Edward Shriver, of Frederick, has been appointed a Director of the B&O Railroad Company, also one of the Trustees of the Antietam National Cemetery Company."
Full DetailsThe Returning Soldiers (May 12th, 1865)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Maryland troops are about to return to their homes, including the 2nd and 5th Corps of the Army of the Potomac
Full DetailsA Memorable Spot (May 12th, 1865)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: In the proposed Antietam National Cemetery is Lee's Rock, on which Gen. Lee stood as he directed the Battle of Antietam.
Full DetailsSouthern Chivalry (May 17th, 1865)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Since last writing, the following former Confederate soldiers have returned and reported to the provost marshal: J.E. Gardner, Wm. F. Pyle, James T. Murphy, L.F. Anson, Reuben Hahn, Augustus Obenderfer, Lewis W. Trail, John B. Tyler, Geo. W. Ott and Isaac A. Baugher.
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