Monday, December 22, 2025

A Diary of American Events – December 22, 1860

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—Senator Andrew Johnson was burned in effigy at Memphis, Tenn., to-day. —There was a secession meeting in Ashland Hall, in Norfolk, Va. Disunion speeches were delivered by Colonel V. D. Grover and General John Tyler. The speeches were enthusiastically applauded.—N. Y. Times, Dec. 23. —Senator Crittenden, of Kentucky, made a speech this evening to the [...]

The Rebellion Record – A Diary of American Events; by Frank Moore