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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 162 162 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 119 119 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 25 25 Browse Search
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman . 23 23 Browse Search
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 21 21 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments. 20 20 Browse Search
The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley) 20 20 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 18 18 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 18 18 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Irene E. Jerome., In a fair country 17 17 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: March 28, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Virginia mails. (search)
The Virginia mails. --A dispatch from Washington to a Republican paper North speaking of the opposition of the people of Virginia to the appointment of Abolition mail agents, says: The people along the routes threaten tar and feathers to the unlucky agents if they attempt to do their duty, and one has already resigned and the other is expected to throw up his commission. Several Virginia Republicans have presented themselves for the vacancies, and will serve at all hazards. If the people interrupt them the mails are likely to be cut off. The Department has determined to postpone the appointment of Postmasters and Mail Agents throughout the State until after the State election, in May next. A clean sweep will then be made. dispatch from Washington"
The Daily Dispatch: March 28, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Virginia mails. (search)
izing the voluntary enslavement of free negroes was passed. The House bill for the sale of the James River and Kanawha Canal was debated. In the House, a number of bills were passed. A bill was reported appropriating $25,000 to build the Northwestern Lunatic Asylum. A resolution was adopted giving further time to the securities of P. P. Winston, late Sheriff of Richmond, to pay their indebtedness. Mr. Martin offered a joint resolution, proposing to take the sense of the people at the May election as to whether they would remain in the Union, with proper constitutional guarantees, or go out any how. Laid on the table. A bill was passed appropriating $1,000 to remove the remains of Gen.Harry Lee, now in Georgia, to Virginia. Mr. McCue reported a bill for leasing out the State Penitentiary. The bill concerning the Potomac river pilot laws was passed, and the bill incorporating the Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Company, at Chester, was also passed. The Appropriation bill was or
The Daily Dispatch: March 28, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 9 (search)
there is at present no adequate cause to impel Virginia to dissolve her connection with the Federal Union; but, on the contrary, she should labor for such an adjustment of the existing difficulties as will secure the peace, and protect the rights and equality of all the States. 2. Resolved, That it shall be the duty of the Commissioners, and officers who shall be appointed according to law to superintend and conduct elections for the General Assembly, at the next election, in the month of May, to open a separate poll, to take the sense of the qualified voters upon the question of remaining in the Federal Union. In order to ascertain the sense of the said voters thereupon, the said officers shall cause to be kept a separate poll, with two columns, the one to be headed, "For remaining in the Union, with proper constitutional guarantees," and the other, "For Secession;" and the names of those who vote for the former shall be written under the former heading, and those who vote for t