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Eric | April 21, 2011
Sunday, April 21, 1861 The rumor that Federal militia troops would again march through Baltimore, was once more the talk of the town. 3,400 Federal militiamen had just arrived in Cockeysville (17 miles north of Baltimore) via rail from Philadelphia. They were given ammunition and were now waiting for a couple of Regular US Army [...]
Eric | April 20, 2011
Saturday, April 20, 1861 Robert E. Lee was revered by General Winfield Scott as “the best soldier I ever saw in the field.” Trusting Scott’s judgment, Lincoln (through Postmaster General Montgomery Blair) offered him command of the Union army. This offer, however, happened the day after Virginia seceded. Though Lee looked “upon secession as anarchy” [...]
Eric | April 19, 2011
Friday, April 19, 1861 The Sixth Massachusetts was the first regiment raised that was fully armed and equipped for battle. They had rifled muskets, knapsacks, even a full brass band. The Sixth had been joined by some unarmed Pennsylvania militiamen in Philadelphia. As the 36-car train pulled into the President Street Station, a small crowd [...]
Eric | April 18, 2011
Thursday, April 18, 1861 New York City was filled with celebration and fervor for the War. With the events at Fort Sumter and the call for troops, the North had been more galvanized than ever before. It was to this unbounded enthusiasm that the Sixth Massachusetts, having arrived by train in the early morning, marched [...]
Eric | April 17, 2011
Wednesday, April 17, 1861 “We are all upon the brink of revolution,” reckoned former Supreme Court Justice John Archibald Campbell, as he spoke before the Virginia secession convention. He had recently been in Washington, acting as go-between for Secretary of State Seward and the Confederate commissioners. Now, like much of Virginia, he found himself a [...]
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