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Wise pushes Virginia over the edge
Morning of April 17, 1861… On the floor of the Virginia Convention, ex-Governor Wise put on quite a show. After drawing a horse pistol from his bosom and laying it on the table in front of him, he (according to a delegate present) “proceeded to harangue the body in the most violent and denunciatory manner. […]
John B. Baldwin on the threatened right(s?) of Virginians
March 31, 2011 by Robert Moore
From the Virginia Convention, Thursday, March 21, 1861… we catch Mr. Baldwin in the middle of his presentation to the members of the Convention (as documented by someone present)… She [Augusta County] was identified with every interest of the Commonwealth; and if there were extremes of opinion or prejudice in one quarter or another, Augusta […]
Virginia’s Person of the Year for 1861 would be… ???
February 26, 2011 by Robert Moore
Yes, I know, there are lots of folks out there who would immediately proclaim Robert E. Lee as Virginia’s Man Person of the Year for 1861… without giving the question further thought. Yet, I think that identifies a problem. Personally, I think the question merits further thought. What, exactly, would make someone a “person of […]
The Vindicator addresses the Spectator’s “doing harm” piece
February 15, 2011 by Robert Moore
From the Republican Vindicator, February 15, 1861, in response to the piece I mentioned, =>here: The Spectator The Spectator, seeking an excuse to compliment its editor in the last issue of that paper, says it “understood that some of the extremists in this and the adjoining counties say that the Staunton Spectator is doing more […]
Virginia newspapers “doing harm” to sentiments of disunion
February 4, 2011 by Robert Moore
As Ron Baumgarten pointed out in his post the other day over at “All Not So Quiet on the Potomac”, today marks the 150th anniversary of Virginians voting for delegates to the Virginia Convention of 1861. By the time of the vote, seven states from the deep South had seceded; Texas being the most recent, […]
A fly on the wall
March 5, 2009 by Robert Moore
When visiting the grave of a Civil War personality, what comes to mind? Of course, I know that is dependant on a number of things. For me, as strange as it may seem to some, one of my favorite graves to visit is that of John Brown Baldwin. Yes, Baldwin met with Lincoln, like any […]
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