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Frederick County Conscripts (October 28th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: The list of the 259 drafted men from Frederick County was received by Assistant Adjutant General Creswell. The names of exempted men who had been drafted are listed, as are all the men who procured substitutes, along with the name and place of origin of their substitute. The price of substitutes ranges from $225 to $300.
Full DetailsUnion Man Shot By The Rebels (October 28th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Mortimer Cookus, a Virginian who was taking refuge in Washington County, was killed by Rebel guerillas while attempting to escort a man named Dunn and his family across the Potomac to the Maryland side. Cookus drowned near Dam No. 4.
Full DetailsThe Draft and Exemption (October 29th, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Draft exemptions granted by Examining Surgeon Moran will be reviewed by Drs. Hartman, Cockey, Cogshill and Kemp; suspended draft will take place next week.
Full DetailsPremium for Substitutes (October 29th, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: At a meeting in Frederick, chaired by Robert Annan, a resolution was adopted asking the County Commissioners to appropriate money to pay $300 for substitutes in the upcoming draft. The Examiner opposes this.
Full DetailsSharp Practice (October 29th, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Henry M. Pettit, of Frederick, attempted to avoid the draft and escape to Richmond by posing as official steward of the Rebl hospital near the railroad depot in Frederick and asking to be exchanged as a prisoner of war, but was instead arrested and turned over to Gen. Patrick, Provost Marshal of the Army of the Potomac.
Full DetailsMerited Promotion (October 29th, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Capt. Henry A. Cole, of the "Cole Rangers," has been promoted to Major of the Cavalry Battalion of the Potomac Home Brigade. Lt. George Vernon has replaced Cole as Capt. Of Co.A of the Cavalry Battalion.
Full DetailsBaltimore & Ohio Railroad (October 31st, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Before leaving Martinsburg, Gen. Lee's forces tore up the B & O tracks from Harper's Ferry to Hancock.
Full DetailsThe Troubles of Ex-Gov. E. Louis Lowe (October 31st, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Letter to the Richmond Dispatch from MD ex-Gov. Enoch Louis Lowe defending Marylanders as being secessionists at heart, despite the poor reception of the invading Rebel army. Other articles in image: Poem "Little Minnie's Wish" from New Orleans Delta. "The Way of the Transgressor is Hard", recounting Wilkes-Barre southern sympathizer ridden on rail to his mother's house, where she said he was a traitor and take him south to Jeff Davis; she had two other sons in Union service and regards him as a disgrace to family.
Full DetailsMilitary Appointment (October 31st, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Gov. Bradford appoints George F. Vernon of Frederick as captain to Co. A, cavalry battalion attached to Potomac Home Brigade. Former captain, Henry A. Cole, promoted to Major in POTOMAC HOME BRIGADE.
Full DetailsThe Draft (October 31st, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: According to the Examiner, Nov. 5 is set for draft to commence in Frederick Co.; those called up will have 10 days to report to rendezvous, and 20 days for procuring a substitute. In Baltimore American report, Secretary of War Stanton quoted as saying that no men drafted in Maryland will be sent to serve out of state.
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