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Office of Assistant Quartermaster… (December 17th, 1862)
>From The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Capt. W.G. Pinckard, Jr., Assistant Quartermaster, Hagerstown, will receive bids to supply the soldiers with wood for fuel.
Full DetailsCaptured (December 17th, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Mr. Edwin S. Dorsey, son of Rev. Edwin Dorsey, formerly of Frederick City, was captured at Martinsburg by rebels and taken to Richmond. His arm was described as "broken and shattered."
Full DetailsHospital Report (December 17th, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Official report of the soldiers in the U.S.A. General Hospital (the Barracks) in Frederick City for week ending Dec. 12, 1862. Total in hospital was 505. 1 soldier returned to duty, 2 deserted, 3 discharged and 3 died. No names of the dead published.
Full DetailsOutrageous Conduct (December 17th, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Soldiers are believed to be responsible for destruction of property at Mr. Wm. F. Johnson's Paris Hardware Store on North Market St. in Frederick on Tuesday, 9th instant.
Full DetailsSad Casualty (December 17th, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Capt. Alfred F. Brengle's daughter Ann, 10, fell through a hay loft near Frederick, died of her injuries.
Full DetailsIt is stated… (December 17th, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: A prisoner captured during the raid on New Creek has identified Maj. Mason, son of ex-Senator Jas. Mason, as the Rebel officer who picked the pockets of Union prisoners.
Full DetailsMilitary Movement (December 17th, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The Examiner praises the conduct of the 29th OH Regt. and 5th CT Regt while in Frederick and speaks of the 5th CT"s heavy losses at Cedar Creek under command of Col. Chapman (captured) and Maj. W.W. Parker. They are replaced by the Parnell Legion and 3rd DE Regt.
Full DetailsCity Hotel (December 17th, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Joseph Need has repaired and reopened the City Hotel in Frederick after its use as a hospital after the Battle of Antietam.
Full DetailsLieut. Vorhees (December 18th, 1862)
>From The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Praise for Lt. Philip A. Vorhees, 29th PA Volunteers, Co. K, who is resigning as Assistant Provost Marshal of Washington County because of ill health.
Full DetailsSix Cents Reward (December 24th, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Notice: Jeremiah Albaugh offers a reward for return of Washington Randolph Brown, runaway mulatto apprentice farmer.
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