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From: "Karen E. Cresap" <>
Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] The Alleganian Jul 13 1864
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 13:24:37 -0400
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I sent this to Pat seperately, so it wouldn't bounce again. If anyone else
is interested, I'd be happy to send it to a personal email.

Karen

----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2010 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] The Alleganian Jul 13 1864


> 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
> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Karen E. Cresap" <>
> Sender:
> Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 12:53:47
> To: <>
> Reply-To:
> 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" <>
> To: "MDALLEGA" <>
> 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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