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Shooting Affray (May 20th, 1863)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: One soldier of Purnell's Legion has died as a result of an exchange of fire between the casualty and a comrade
Full DetailsTreasonable Language (May 20th, 1863)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: F. Butler was arrested for publicly hurrahing for Jefferson Davis in Frederick
Full DetailsThe Tiger Regiment (May 20th, 1863)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The 1st Maryland Infantry has acquired the sobriquet of the “Tiger Infantry”
Full DetailsA Nuisance (May 20th, 1863)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Editorial calling for local police to attend to “the bold effrontery and indecent utterances of the negro wenches, who infest our streets after dusk.” With the approach of nice weather, respectable females like to walk alone, unattended. The mayor is urged to make "an example of the first of these prowling offenders against ears-polite" and this will help eliminate a public nuisance.
Full DetailsBrutal Outrage (May 20th, 1863)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Four African American men were arrested for beating a wounded soldier from the General Hospital without provocation. The attacked occurred near the Eagle Iron Works in Frederick and the soldier's life "is despaired of." The men were: Lewis Potts, Charles Potts, Jacob Gross and Adam Law. Lewis Potts thought the soldier was a member of Purnell's Legion who had assaulted him earlier. The hospital inmates were "justly indignant." The attackers were brought before Maj. Greenburg, the Frederick Provost Marshal and turned over to civil authorities where they were put in jail by J. M. Harding, Esq., a justice of the peace.
Full DetailsArrested Again (May 20th, 1863)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: John Oates, a Frederick man who keeps a groggery at the east end of 2nd Street, was arrested for the third time for selling liquor to soldiers and placed in the Guard House by Maj. Vredenburgh. Barrels of whiskey, gin and wine were removed from Oates' establishment. Selling of liquor to soldiers leads to disorder and discipline problems.
Full DetailsThe Tiger Regiment (May 20th, 1863)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The 1st MD Regiment adopts the name “First Maryland Tiger Regiment” to distinguish it from the Home Guard
Full DetailsTreasonable Language (May 20th, 1863)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: A man named F. Butler of the Second Mississippi Battalion was arrested in Frederick by Capt. Merrill of the Purnell Legion for “hurrahing in the streets for Jeff Davis.” He was confined to the Guard House, but no more is known about his disposition.
Full DetailsRemoval of Troops (May 20th, 1863)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Six companies of the 14th NJ Regiment were removed from the Monocacy Junction and relocated elsewhere on the B&O Railroad. They are replaced at Monocacy Junction by troops from the Third Delaware Regiment and Purnell Legion, a move which may “[relieve] a portion of the troops … from the temptations and evil associations of the town [Frederick].”
Full DetailsCamp Bradford (May 20th, 1863)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Since the 15th ulto. Frederick County residents have reported to Camp Bradford in Baltimore and furnished substitutes. "On Monday, the 11th inst., the drafted men in camp were paid up to the 1st day of May." Wm. H. Crist and Jacob Fueler of Frederick County reported and furnished substitutes.
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