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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 1,078 0 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 442 0 Browse Search
Brig.-Gen. Bradley T. Johnson, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 2.1, Maryland (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 440 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore) 430 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 330 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 324 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 306 0 Browse Search
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 284 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 254 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 150 0 Browse Search
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ch as cities as the Children's Aid Society, report that numbers of destitute and orphan little ones beset their office or their schools and seek shelter and employment. All sings forebode a severe and gloomy autumn and winter for the poor. Maryland. The Planters' (Md.) Advocate, alluding is the action of the Maryland Legislature, tuning towards the defeat of the Lincoln dynasty in that State, says: They invite the co-operation of all who agree with them to unite in the formation people, separating those who, upon what pretence soever, favor the war policy, from those who look upon that policy as the sum of all misfortunes. It will thus, upon this head, seek and obtain a declaration at the ballot-box, from the people of Maryland, whether they are in favor of fending their assistance to prosecute the war against Virginia and the South--whether they are willing and anxious to be taxed and drafted for that purpose, or whether the Legislature did not properly represent thei
side of Fairfax. It is probably the bulk of the Southern force is further up the Potomac. The Navy Department has advices that Commodore Porter has been placed in irons for expressing his sympathy in favor of the South. Mr. Secretary Wells, of the Navy, expresses himself in favor of closing all the Southern ports by proclamation. The correspondent of the World says that no authentic accounts of Southern movements in this vicinity can be obtained until the scouts bring more decisive reports. There need be no fear of any direct attack on Washington. The Southern batteries down the river are assuming formidable proportions. If the Southerners succeed in closing the Potomac, it will be hard to prevent them from crossing into Maryland. The correspondent of the Times says that the Hon. Mr. Faulkner will be taken to Fort Hamilton. New York is full of secession rumors, and of the rapid and near approach of the Confederates. Military men here do not seem alarmed.
for troops--Gen. McClellan, esc. Washington Aug. 19. --The following communication has been issued by the Secretary of war: "To the Governors of Pennsylvania, New York Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, Ahola Island, Masons and Michigan:" "By order of the President you are urgently requested to forward to Washington regiments at Government expense, allowing clothing, &c., to follow them. Simon Cameron, Secretary of War." Generals Dix and Banks, by new military arrangements, are now subordinate to General. McClellan, whose department comprises Maryland, Delaware, Virginia (all of the mountains) and the District of Columbia. Fortress Monroe is not included in General McClellan's command. No travellers are allowed egress or ingress, without or within the Federal lines, to of from the Confederate States, without special passports. This restriction will not be rigidly enforced until a sufficient time has elapse for it to be generally known.