August 6.–Warm, beautiful weather. A busy day, settling disputes between citizens and their quarrels. I held a sort of police court. Dr. Joe also decided cases. The parties under arrest, we hear their stories and discharge or put on bread and water as the case seems to require. All local tribunals suppressed or discontinued. We [...]
Tuesday, August 6.—Weather very fine, with light breezes from about E. N. E., making good way over the smooth sea. At about 10 a.m. passed a brigantine on the weather beam , distant some 12 or 14 miles. As I was anxious to make my run and had no fuel to spare upon chases and [...]
Tuesday.–The North requires 600,000 men to invade us. Truly we are a formidable power! The Herald says it is useless to move with a man less than that. England has made it all up with them, or rather, she will not break with them. Jerome Napoleon is in Washington and not our friend. Doctor Gibbes [...]
AUGUST 6th.—Custis arrived and entered upon the discharge of his duties.
TUESDAY 6 M. at 92. at 10. this morning with but little air stirring. The Lincoln boys were both up here after mine by 9 o’clock, they make themselves quite at home in the house. Packed up my books at the Pat office today, shall try to get out some Patents on my own ac[coun]t. [...]
August 6, 1862, Daily Times (Leavenworth, Kansas) War for the Union! and for Freedom for All. 1000 Colored Men Wanted for the 1st K. R. of the Liberating Army. All able bodied colored men, between the age of eighteen and forty-five, can now have [...]
St Louis August 6. 1861 My dear wife & daughters I have a little more leasure than I ought to have in these times of troubles; but not being here long enough to learn the ropes I can find a little more time to write you. I have been busy writing and telegraphing to get [...]
August 6th.–Prince Napoleon, anxious to visit the battle-field at Bull Run, has, to Mr. Seward’s discomfiture, applied for passes, and arrangements are being made to escort him as far as the Confederate lines. This is a recognition of the Confederates, as a belligerent power, which is by no means agreeable to the authorities. I drove [...]
August 6.–All the bills which passed both Houses of the Congress of the United States, were approved by President Lincoln, who yielded a reluctant approval of that for the confiscation of property used for rebellious purposes.– (Doc. 159.) –The brigs Naiad, Machias, and Ben Dunning, seized by the privateer steamer Sumter, near Cienfuegos, arrived at [...]
August 6, 1861 First Confiscation Act or The Confiscation Act of 1861 allows federals to seize property used in the insurrection, essentially freeing slaves forced to participate in the Confederate war effort. Second Session of the Second Wheeling Convention is called to order Lt. Bull Nelson of the U. S. Navy is ordered to build [...]