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Provost Marshal (October 1st, 1862)
>From The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Capt. E.M. Mobley, 7th MD regt., Co. A, is now Provost Marshal of Williamsport.
Full DetailsWashington County in the hands of the Rebels (October 1st, 1862)
>From The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: In a letter from Hagerstown, a Baltimore American correspondent describes conditions during the Rebel occupation, naming many local Rebel sympathizers as well as Union merchants forced to take Rebel scrip. The writer praises the ladies and children for their defiance of the invaders. Gen. Toombs visited Middlekauff's brewery.
Full DetailsFrom Gen. McClellan's Army (October 1st, 1862)
>From The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: A long article about the status of both armies after the Battle of Antietam, the Confederate loss of 5 generals killed or wounded, widespread damage to local property, hospital facilities at Sharpsburg, commendation of the Sanitary Commission
Full DetailsWhat Our Soldiers Thought of It (October 1st, 1862)
>From The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Union soldiers are very grateful for kindness and hospitality of Hagerstown citizens and in Frederick the Brengle, Schley and Trail families. Rebels recruited only 90 men in Frederick area and met a chilly reception in Hagerstown, even among Southern sympathizers.
Full DetailsEmbalming the Dead (October 1st, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Advertisement: Embalmer Dr. Richard Burr in Frederick City advertises his services to "the friends of the soldier." No dead can be sent to their families without being embalmed. Burr has an assortment of metallic burial cases at his office on East Patrick St.
Full DetailsThe Union Army Victorious in each day's fight (October 1st, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Reprint of the New York Tribune's detailed account of the Battle of Antietam
Full DetailsDeath of a Gallant Officer (October 1st, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Lt. Col. Wilder Dwight was mortally wounded during the Battle of Antietam and died at the home of Jacob Thomas near Booonsboro. He was with the 2nd Regt. Of MaA Vols..
Full DetailsWhen the Great Rebellion's Over (October 3rd, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Poem about a woman and child awaiting in vain a soldier's return when the Rebellion is over.
Full DetailsA Sad Picture (October 3rd, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Commentary sympathetic with those who have lost loved ones to the war.
Full DetailsA Common Term Beautifully Defined (October 3rd, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Essay about what it means to fight for one's country, exhorting young men to do their duty.
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