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Hospital Visitors (June 25th, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Maj. Gen. Wool has issued an order that visitors to the military hospitals within his department must swear an oath of allegiance to the federal government. The paper notes it is surprising that this has not been required before. The oath applies to the hospital in Frederick.
Full DetailsOn last Monday… [The News] (June 27th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: 149 sick and wounded soldiers, from Winchester, VA, arrive at U.S.A. General Hospital, Frederick.
Full DetailsA Startling Development (June 27th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Reprinting of a letter sent from Daniel Dechert, former editor and proprietor of the Hagerstown Mail, to an aid of Confederate Gen. Harper, saying that he, Dechert, had "dropped" a map of Washington County to the general, and that he would soon forward a map of Franklin County, PA. The letter from Dechert was written April 31, 1861, and was found in June 1862 by Lieut. A. McLeod, aide-de-camp to Union Brig Gen Crawford. [from Hagerstown Herald]
Full DetailsWashington County Man Shot by Drunken Soldier (June 27th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Benjamin Garver of Ringgold District, Washington County, was shot by a drunken soldier who accosted him on the highway and demanded his horse.
Full DetailsMore Rebel Prisoners (June 27th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Rebel prisoners jailed in Hagerstown en route to Camp Curtin near Harrisburg, PA [from Hagerstown Herald]
Full DetailsCelebration of the Fourth (July 2nd, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The 4th of July will be celebrated in Frederick with a military and civil procession, with Gen. E. Shriver as Chief Marshal, followed by ceremonies at Junior Hall.
Full DetailsHospital Report (July 2nd, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Official report of the sick and wounded at the U.S.A. General Hospital, Frederick for the week ending June 28, 1862: 3 deaths [names illegible]
Full DetailsWanted (July 2nd, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Advertisement: a Negro boy wanted to work as an indented house servant for four to five years.
Full DetailsThe Emancipation Question (July 2nd, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The Examiner feels that the question of emancipation cannot be ignored or postponed; the result of secession will be the end of slavery now in the Border states. The Examiner opposes expulsion of free Negroes from MD, favors colonization, but sees emancipation as inevitable.
Full DetailsCelebration of the Fourth of July (July 2nd, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Announcement of plans for celebrating the 4th of July in Frederick, with a procession led by Gen. Edward Shriver and the American Silver Cornet Band.
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