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Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] The Alleganian Jul 13 1864
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 17:06:07 +0000
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Hey Karen,
How can I get a copy of this list or the newspaper page? Mainly I am looking for any spelling of Sinnet, Robinson, Cox, Baldwin.
Thanks.
Pat
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From: "Karen E. Cresap" <>
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Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 12:53:47
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Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] The Alleganian Jul 13 1864

Hi Priscilla,

I'm so glad this was the right page you were looking for, and at least that
mystery is solved.

I think you guessed right on the few words you couldn't make out;

I think it is the "5th inst" (meaning the same month);
"Actual Physical Disability";
"Over age" (this one's tough to make out, but it makes sense, and it
doesn't look like Old Age.

Can you imagine that they only had 3 days to report to Baltimore, all the
way from Allegany Co? That would seem hard even by today's standards. I
checked the paper of July 6th (the day after the draft was made, and didn't
see any names listed, so I imagine the 13th was their only notification.

I agree, it would be wonderful to research all 170 men listed. I would
assume there were many more than just these listed on this date, in other
newspaper editions, etc. I could help in transcribing these 170 names, but
it wouldn't seem to be a complete list to me, and I wonder if there would
already be another source out there with a list. I wish we knew where these
16 districts placed on a map. It would help to locate where these men lived
within Allegany Co.

Karen



----- Original Message -----
From: "Priscilla Engeman" <>
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Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2010 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] The Alleganian Jul 13 1864


> The heading for the column says:
> (From The Alleganian (Cumberland, Maryland)
> July 13, 1864)
>
> State Draft for Allegany County
> -----
> The following is the official list of the names drawn in Baltimore, on
> the (5th inst.?), from the State enrollment list of the several
> districts of this county, made in 1862, to fill the quota of Allegany
> County in the 2000 militia, for one hundred days' service, called out
> by the Governor. The persons drafted are ordered to report at Camp
> Bradford, near Baltimore, 'in person, or by substitute,' on or before
> Saturday the 16th day of July. The only cause of exemption recognized
> or allowed to those drafted are '(actual?) physical disability' for
> the service required, and '(over-age?)'
>
> *from ' to ' written in italics
>
> As you can see, there are a few words that are unclear to me. Can any
> of you who have access to this page make them out?
>
> An exhilarating, fascinating and exhausting project would be to
> research each of the 170 men from Allegany County who's names were
> drawn from the State enrollment list. I recognize so many names from
> my hours and hours devouring the Allegany/Garrett County census records.
>
> Ah, if only I could clone myself, I would be able to do all that I wish.
> : )
> Priscilla
>
>
>
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