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Soldier's Vote (September 14th, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: A poll taken at the military hospital in Frederick showed a majority of 616 for Lincoln over McClellan. In the "Rebel Barrack" the result was McClellan 19, Lincoln 6, Fremont 2.
Full DetailsIn the U.S.A. Hospital…[Deaths] (September 14th, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Pvt. Joseph Edward House, a Middletown resident belonging to Cole's Cavalry, died at the the U.S.A. General Hospital, Frederick.
Full DetailsOn the 8th inst., …[Marriage] (September 14th, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: O.M. Brown, 34th Mass. Regt, and Miss Nora Vivelet, of Jefferson County, VA, were married by Rev. W. Downs.
Full DetailsRun Off (September 16th, 1864)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: A negro woman and four children, slaves of Sophia Bowles, ran away last Monday. Only a few slaves remain in this region, waiting to be freed when the new Constitution is adopted.
Full DetailsDistrict Meeting (September 16th, 1864)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: The Frederick County Union Central Committee has called for a meeting of the Union voters from the Middletown District on Sept. 17 (1864) to select delegates to a County Convention to be held in Frederick on Oct. 1, which, in turn, will elect county delegates to the State Convention that will nominate candidates for state offices.
Full DetailsRobbed (September 16th, 1864)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Pvt. Wm. Anders, Co. I, 195th PA Vols., was robbed of a gold watch east of Frederick by two cavalrymen.
Full DetailsTerrible Accident (September 16th, 1864)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: The Frederick Examiner reports that Wm. H. Thomas of near Buckeystown was overseeing some work in his blacksmith shop when a spark ignited a shell that had been retrieved from Antietam Battlefield. The shell exploded and a fragment cut Thomas’s throat, which caused his death two days later.
Full DetailsCentral Committee (September 17th, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Notice: The Unconditional Union Central Committee will meet in Frederick, D.J. Markey, Chairman.
Full DetailsThe Draft (September 17th, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Citizens of Frederick County are urged to make an effort to raise the district's quota of men by finding substitutes in order to avoid the draft.
Full DetailsUnion Barbecue (September 19th, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The friends of Bell and Everett proposal to hold a Grand Union Barbecue as a follow-up to their great Union meeting.
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