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The Fallen Brave (May 21st, 1868)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: General Logan of G.A.R. suggests communities place flowers on graves of soldiers on May 30. "Every soldier's grave in Carroll county on that day should be crowned with floral emblems."
Full DetailsAttention G.A.R. (May 21st, 1868)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: Notice: Post 11 of G.A.R. to meet at Carroll Hall, Westminster on May 26 for important business.
Full DetailsThe graves of the Union dead… (May 27th, 1868)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: The graves of the Union dead in Gettysburg Cemetery will be decorated with flowers on May 30, and soldiers throughout the country are requested to contribute flowers for the purpose.
Full DetailsEducation of the Colored People (May 27th, 1868)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: A meeting of the colored people of Hagerstown at Bethel Church was held to discuss building a school on land given by Mrs. Lawrence. Attending were both colored and white citizens. Gen. C. H. Howard, Commissioner of Freedmen for Maryland, Rev. John Kimball, Superintendent for Education for MD and Capt. J. C. Brubaker, Military Commissioner at Harper's Ferry were present. Capt. Brubaker presided. Mention was made of the advantages of the colored people of Washington County of having public support for their rights. They are not subject to the indignities shown to Negroes in the South. The colored people were urged by Mr. Kimball to take immediate advantage of the opportunity to build a school.
Full DetailsCounterfeit Ku Klux (May 27th, 1868)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Notices were posted in Hagerstown warning "Radicals" who believe in Thaddeus Stevens that their "hour of doom is nigh." However, the paper says these are threats by a "counterfeit" Klan - mere imitators of the genuine Klan.
Full DetailsJudges of Election (May 27th, 1868)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: List of newly-appointed judges of election for each district in Washington Co. appointed by the County Commissioners. These men are merely "receivers" and have no judicial powers.
Full DetailsAntietam National Cemetery (May 27th, 1868)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: At a meeting of the Trustees of Antietam National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., they resolved to purchase adjacent land to expand the cemetery so that Confederate dead buried on the soil of Maryland may be reinterred there. The trustees ask the Southern states to make the necessary appropriations to aid in the effort. Dr. A. A. Biggs is re-elected General Superintendent of the cemetery and Thos. A. Boullt (sp?) will continue as secretary/treasurer.
Full DetailsThe Republican Ticket (May 28th, 1868)
>From The Democratic Advocate; Westminster, MD
Summary: Republican nominees at its Chicago convention are Grant for President and Colfax for Vice President - paper says those individuals have not inspired much enthusiasm among Radicals - ticket is balanced between a conservative (Grant) and a radical (Colfax)
Full DetailsDemocratic and Conservative County Convention (May 28th, 1868)
>From The Democratic Advocate; Westminster, MD
Summary: Report on the meeting and resolutions - names Carroll delegates to state convention
Full Details[Letter to the Editor] (May 28th, 1868)
>From The Democratic Advocate; Westminster, MD
Summary: Resident of New Windsor expresses pleasure at acquittal of Johnson
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