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The Population of Frederick County (March 15th, 1861)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Reprinted from the Frederick Examiner. Publication of the population of Frederick County by election district with columns representing the white, freed African American, slave, and total counts for each district. The article notes the decrease in number of slaves and increase in number of free African Americans. Overall, there was a 14% increase in the population since the 1850 count.
Full DetailsSentence of Liggett (March 15th, 1861)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: James W. Liggett of Washington County was convicted by the Circuit Court of Washington Co. for obtaining money under false pretenses. Liggett visited slaveowner John A. Gordon of Spotsylvania, VA, who had advertised for a runaway slave. Liggett said that he would return the runaway slave who was in PA for a fee of $700. The slave, in fact, was already captured and in the Hagerstown jail. After the slave was turned over to his master, Gordon realized that Liggett had not captured the slave so he prosecuted Liggett for obtaining his $700 under false pretenses.
Full DetailsCircuit Court (March 15th, 1861)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: From the Frederick Examiner: Cases from the February Term of the Circuit Court of Frederick County - most cases are of free African Americans indicted for larceny and all individuals but 1 were found guilty and sold into slavery for a term of years. The African American surnames include Savoy, Chambers, Makle, Webster, Hendry, Rollins, Goius, Sawyer, Stransberry, and Foreman.
Full DetailsUnion Meeting (March 20th, 1861)
>From The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: A Friends of the Union meeting will be held in Funkstown on March 23 (1861), with addresses to be given by Lewis P. Fiery, J.D. Bennet and S.M. Fiery.
Full DetailsShall the Union be Restored? (March 21st, 1861)
>From The Carroll County Democrat; Westminster, MD
Summary: The only true Union is one that upholds constitutional rights while any other form of governance is tyranny
Full DetailsAttention Smallwood Infantry (March 21st, 1861)
>From The Carroll County Democrat; Westminster, MD
Summary: Smallwood Infantry is to report on March 23 , 1861 for drill and target firing
Full DetailsHow is the Union to be Restored? (March 28th, 1861)
>From The Carroll County Democrat; Westminster, MD
Summary: The author holds that the "Government was founded upon the principal of the equality of the States, and the inequality of the races," so only the restoration of the South's constitutional rights can avert bloodshed
Full DetailsAttention Smallwood Infantry (March 28th, 1861)
>From The Carroll County Democrat; Westminster, MD
Summary: Smallwood Infantry is to report on Easter Monday with 25 blank cartridges for parade and drilling
Full DetailsUnion County Convention (March 29th, 1861)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Strong Union resolutions adopted at meeting in Frederick, proposing formation of a state Union Party; addresses by Andrew Johnson (TN) and W.C. Rives (VA).
Full DetailsUnion Triumph (March 29th, 1861)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Special election for Council seat in the 6th ward, Frederick, won by Philip Buddy, Union, over John Bender, "the rattlesnake candidate."
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