Trade with Virginians
Summary
Orders from Maj. Gen. Schenck, commander of the Eighth Army Corps, specify that there will be no trade of goods, merchandise or wares with Virginians except where there is satisfactory evidence presented that the persons receiving the goods are loyal to the Union. No more goods than are necessary for a single family's consumption may be traded. Revenue officers are placed at Harper's Ferry, Williamsport, Hancock and other points along the Potomac to enforce the orders. The article points out that if Maryland had seceded, it would find itself in the same dire straits as Virginia.
Article Source
Newspaper: The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light
Publication Date: January 21st, 1863
Page/Column: 2B
Town: Hagerstown, MD
County: Washington
Subjects
- Home Front / Effects of War
