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On Thursday… [Marriages] (September 16th, 1863)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: On Sept. 10th, Lt. Winfield Scott Schley, U.S. Navy, of Frederick, was married at St. Ann's E. Church to Miss Annie R. Franklin, second daughter of Geo. E.(?) Franklin, Esq. of Annapolis.
Full DetailsAt Alexandria, Va. Hospital…[Deaths] (September 16th, 1863)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Sgt. Joshua F. Lightner, Co. E, 7th Regiment Maryland Volunteers, died in a hospital at Alexandria, VA on August 26th. His age was 23 (?)
Full DetailsOn the 21st August… [Deaths] (September 16th, 1863)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Abraham Grabill, of the 1st MD Battalion in Confederate service, died at Fort Delaware on the 21st of August and his remains have been sent to his home in Johnsville for interment. His age was 23 years, 2 months and 21 days.
Full DetailsThanks (September 16th, 1863)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: A thank you letter from Companies C and F, 1st Maryland Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade to Dr. R. F. Weir for his kindness to the companies on Sept. 12. It is written from "Camp Weir" and dated Sept. 12, 1863. The signatures are: William T. Kimmersley, George W. Strong, Leopold Hall, J. W. Loudenslager and John W. Jackson.
Full DetailsMore Exempts from the Draft (September 18th, 1863)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Provost Marshal General has declared that men drafted on Aug. 9, 1862 who had substitutes serving in their stead on March 3, 1863, are exempt from the present draft.
Full DetailsBushwhackers (September 18th, 1863)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: The Examiner reports that three sutlers’ wagons loaded with oats were commandeered by bushwhackers ten miles south of the city on the road to Hyattstown and taken to Virginia, according to Provost Marshal Capt. Faithful. The wagons had stopped at the tavern owned by Wm. Tabler, who was arrested on suspicion of having knowledge of the attack. One bushwhacker may have been Tabler’s son, and all of them may have been members of Nick Dorsey’s gang.
Full DetailsLetter of Acceptance (September 18th, 1863)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: In a letter of Sept. 5, 1863, Francis Thomas accepts the nomination of the Union Congressional Convention, which had recently met in Hagerstown, for U.S. House of Representatives.
Full DetailsA Dangerous Practice (September 18th, 1863)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: According to a report from the Hagerstown Herald, local boys are “fighting sham-battles” on the outskirts of town, during which they throw stones and fire pistols at each other, which places the boys, residents, and those passing through at risk of being hurt.
Full DetailsAttention Company (September 18th, 1863)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Advertisement: Urges soldiers to not trust army surgeons, but to obtain Holloway’s Pills & Ointment, which is a staple of every English soldier’s knapsack.
Full DetailsAttention Soldiers (September 18th, 1863)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Advertisement: Hoofland’s German Bitters will cure nine-tenths of all diseases contracted as a result of camp life. A soldier from Sherman’s Battery, commanded by Capt. R.B. Ayres, writes that the remedy saved his life.
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