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A Soldier Killed (December 5th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: A Union soldier from Frederick named Shepherd, of the 7th MD Regt., was killed by David Manahan near Clear Spring after Shepherd killed some chickens and a dog and threatened to shoot Manahan.
Full DetailsOn Friday last… (December 5th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: A drummer boy of the 8th Maryland Regt. was killed and others wounded, when one of Alexander’s Battery’s new guns “bursted at the breech” near Williamsport.
Full DetailsFrederick County Conscripts (December 5th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Long list of substitutes for men drafted in Frederick Co. A.J. Carpenter and Wm. Wagaman were exempted due to physical disabilities.
Full DetailsWar Pictures (December 10th, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Advertisement: pictures of the battles of Antietam and Sharpsburg are available at Smiths News Depot, Frederick.
Full DetailsRelief for the Sick and Wounded (December 10th, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Mrs. S. Gidelman (sp?) of Frederick City has received donations from the ladies of the Congregationalist Church of Rev. Gaddes in New York. They have been distributed. The donations included wines, jellies and clothing of all descriptions for the sick and wounded soldiers.
Full DetailsMilitary Interments (December 10th, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: William Duvall,Keeper of Mt. Olivet Cemetery, provides a list of deceased soldiers recently buried at the cemetery [list not on image]
Full DetailsHospital Report (December 10th, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Report for the US General Hospital, Frederick, for the week ending Dec. 5, 1862
Full DetailsA very destructive fire occurred at Harper's Ferry… (December 12th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: A fire in Harper’s Ferry has destroyed eight buildings, including two government buildings. The fire is suspected to have originated in the guard house. Losses are estimated around $35000.
Full DetailsThe National Intelligencer… (December 12th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Gen. Halleck told the Harper's Ferry Investigating Committee that McClellan only pursued the rebels for 6 miles in MD. The National Intelligencer points out Halleck's own very slow advance between Pittsburg Landing and Corinth.
Full DetailsThrilling Incident of the War (December 17th, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: A scholar from VA at the convent in Frederick displayed a Confederate flag in the yard of the Novitiate hospital singing “My Maryland.” The same day Burke, the girl's father, was killed and her brothers captured in a skirmish near Shepherdstown.
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