Kindness to a Prisoner Repaid (July 29th, 1863)

>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: A Union colonel who released a Confederate prisoner found this benevolent act reciprocated by a Confederate general after the former captor was himself captured

The Rebel Programme in the Late Invasion (July 29th, 1863)

>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary:

The Confederate defeat at Gettysburg must be particularly painful given Lee’s assurances that it would be a quick and easy victory and they would soon take the capitol and Baltimore.

The Field of Antietam (July 29th, 1863)

>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary:

According to a war correspondent, the field of Antietam has returned to normal a year after the battle.

The Draft (July 29th, 1863)

>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: For eligible men unwilling to be drafted into military service and unable to purchase a substitute on their own, draft insurance afforded them coverage by pooling together a smaller amount of funds from a group of like-minded men and then using this larger sum to purchase the requisite number of substitutes for the number of drafted men present in the group

The Conscription (July 29th, 1863)

>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: The local people of Frederick are advised to be ready for a draft of able-bodied men for military service

The Draft (July 29th, 1863)

>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: A local company offers insures against being forced to serve in the military via the draft

Primary Meetings (July 29th, 1863)

>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: The Unconditional Unionists of Frederick County will meet on August 8th for the party’s primary meeting

Unconditional Union Convention (July 29th, 1863)

>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: The Unconditional Unionists Convention on Saturday, August 1, 1863 will elect five new members

Damage By Rebel Shells (July 29th, 1863)

>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: Fitzhugh Lee's troops destroy a PA -burgh

Sent to Baltimore (July 29th, 1863)

>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary:

Samuel Trego was arrested and sent to Baltimore for soliciting contributions for a fund for the Confederate wounded at Gettysburg.