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New Quarter-Master (June 22nd, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Capt. Michael Bromett of Frederick has been appointed Quarteraster of the Frederick Post, replacing Capt. Platt.
Full DetailsResult of the Draft (June 22nd, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Result of the draft in the 4th Congressional District: 72 men "obtained for service," 15, substitutes, 620 paid commutations, 338 exempt for physical disability, etc.
Full DetailsUnconditional Union Nominees (June 22nd, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The Unconditional Union nominees are Abraham Lincoln for President and Andrew Johnson for Vice President; the electoral ticket includes Albert, Goldsborough, Farrow, Reese, Matthews, Nesbit and Sands.
Full DetailsSad Affair (June 22nd, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Account of the death of Adam Green of Jackson District, shot by John Hartoon, a gov't detective, who mistook him for his brother, wanted for draft evasion.
Full Details$50 Bounty (June 22nd, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Notice: 60 recruits needed for 100 days of service; accepted volunteers will be paid $50 each by Frederick County Commissioners.
Full DetailsColored Substitutes (June 22nd, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Provost Master General Fry has notified local Provost Marshals that colored men can be accepted as substitutes for drafted white men.
Full DetailsThe Hundred-Day Men (June 22nd, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: A listing of the quotas of hundred-day men to be called up in each voting district of Frederick Co. to meet the number of 59 needed to meet the county's quota.
Full DetailsLeft Out in the West (June 22nd, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The editor of the Rebel-supporting Maryland Union was not on the list of delegates selected to attend the Copperhead convention in Baltimore, his punishment, the Examiner speculates, for his earlier support of the Union cause in 1861.
Full DetailsPublic Speaking (June 22nd, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Advertisement for "Brown's Bronchial Troches" addressed to public speakers, military officers and others."
Full DetailsThe Draft (June 24th, 1864)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: A draft in the Fourth Congressional District, made necessary by vacancies caused by the exemption of men previously drafted, began in Frederick yesterday.
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