News by telegraph, 1862 March 26

Collection Name:

Broadside Collection - Newspapers

Title:

News by telegraph, 1862 March 26

Creator:

unidentified

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

S 2011.175

Object ID:

S 2011.175

Date:

1862/03/26

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 broadside ; 13" x 9.5"

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Pro-Union broadside titled "News by Telegraph," which provides numerous news articles reported between March 25 and March 26, 1862. The first article presents details of the fighting at Winchester, VA, on March 23, 1862. It reports that the rebels received reinforcements under Gen. Garnell and shortly thereafter attacked Union forces. Another article headlined "Notes on the Rebellion" discusses the Secretary of War's decision to forgo the arrest of the editors of certain Boston and New York papers and General Simmer's order prohibiting acts of marauding in Virginia. The final news report is on the investigation into several post office robberies affecting the merchants in Manchester, NH. Numerous letters containing money and drafts had been stolen and the authorities were able to trace the crimes to a fourteen-year-old boy named Frank B. Knowlton.

Subjects:

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 , Newspapers , Crime

Locations:

Manchester, NH
Winchester, VA

People:

Knowlton, Frank B., 1846-1879

Organizations:

United States. Army

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

19