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Tompkins County, New York
in the Civil War
The following is taken from Third Annual Report of the Bureau
of Military Statistics of the State of New York, Albany: [The Bureau],
(C. Wendell), 1866.
Index to Newspaper Articles from Albany County periodicals.
Indexed by David Moore.
A PDF version for better printing is here. (4 pages)
An Excel spreadsheet with this data is here.
American Citizen |
| City: |
Ithaca |
| County: |
Tompkins |
| Frequency: |
Weekly |
| Date |
Abstract |
| 1861:04:24 |
Public meeting to be held at Village Hall, 4/24. |
| 1861:05:01 |
Great Union meeting held at "Town" Hall, [4/24?]. Whitlock's Brass Band was there. H.S. Walbridge el. Pres. |
| 1861:05:01 |
Patriots' meeting held in front of Ithaca Hotel last Mon. |
| 1861:05:01 |
Two companies formed and off for the war, cmd. by Capts. Jerome Rowe and Burton; latter to be attached to Col. Baker's California Regt. |
| 1861:05:15 |
[Roster]. Capts. Rowe's and John Whitlock's companies. |
Tompkins County Democrat |
| City: |
Ithaca |
| County: |
Tompkins |
| Frequency: |
Weekly |
| Date |
Abstract |
| 1861:04:26 |
[Ed.]. "Sustain the Government." Irrespective of party -- a change of tune. |
| 1861:04:26 |
Capt. Hiram F. Randolph had an apoplectic fit in his boot and shoe store and hit his head. Doing better. |
| 1861:04:26 |
Meeting of volunteers at Clinton House, Ithaca, on Tuesday, 4/23/61. BG Jayne appointed chair. Elected officers: Capt. Jerome Rowe, 1st Lt. James H. Tichenor, 2nd Lt. William C. Wyckoff [list of non-coms]. |
| 1861:04:26 |
Ithaca Volunteers are drilling today at the Town Hall. |
| 1861:04:26 |
Last Fri. eve., Whitlock's Band marched through principal streets. 4-500 citizens formed in line & marched to the [ ] Hotel. Speeches made by Messrs. Selkrieg of the [Ithaca] Journal, Schuyler & Jayne applauded; guns fired & fire crackers shot off |
| 1861:04:26 |
Meeting at Owego Ahwaga Hall, Thurs., 4/18/61. N.W. Davis chosen Pres. Hiram A. Beebe of the [Owego] Gazette spoke. "A large and overwhelming meeting." Addressed by many, including Willoughby Babcock, I.S. Catlin, Esq., President of the Village. |
| 1861:05:03 |
Public meeting at Town Hall, 4/24/61 [Desc. & Resol.]. |
| 1861:05:03 |
"A Fifer wanted." For Capt. Rowe's Company; needs one immediately. "Musicians get extra pay." |
| 1861:05:03 |
On Mon. eve., a demonstration at the Hotel. Whitlock's Band there. |
| 1861:05:03 |
Capt. J[erome] Rowe's Company were drilling yesterday. "They are becoming quite expert." |
| 1861:05:03 |
Sons of Malta, 100 strong, paraded. |
| 1861:05:03 |
The report that Col. Rowe called out his regiment [50th N.Y.S.M.] is false. |
| 1861:05:10 |
[Roster]. Of Capt. Rowe's Company (91 men). Capt. Jerome Rowe, 1st Lt. James H. Tichenor, 2nd Lt. William O. Wyckoff. |
| 1861:05:10 |
[List]. Subscribers to the "Committee's" Vol. Fund. Includes Ezra Cornell, $1,000.00, etc. |
| 1861:05:10 |
Town of Newfield meeting at Garfield Hall, Sat., 5/11. Harvey A. Rowe to address. |
| 1861:05:10 |
Departure of Capt. Rowe's Company, Fri., 5/3/61 [Desc.]. At 5:30, formed on Owego St., near Hotel, w/ Fire Dept. in full uniform, w/ Ithaca Guards. Col. Rowe, with aids of 50th Regt., to station. |
| 1861:05:10 |
[Corres.]. G.?M. Gay [5/4]. Ithaca Volunteers' reception at Owego at 8 P.M. last night [5/3]. Received by Owego Volunteers, under Col. Davis. Had supper at Ahwaga House; then speeches. The marched back to station at 1 A.M. |
| 1861:05:17 |
[Roster]. Of Capt. [John] Whitlock's Company. Capt. John Whitlock; 1st Lt. Hiram W. Jackson, 2nd Lt. P.B. Wager. |
| 1861:05:17 |
Capt. [John] Whitlock has received orders to proceed to Elmira, 5/8 [Desc.]. |
| 1861:05:17 |
[Letter, pt. 1]. Fr. Anon., of Capt. Whitlock's Company. Dated Elmira, N.Y., 5/13/61. "We are here you know, safe and sound, and about the same as when we left, except with a more enlarged experience." 6,000 soldiers here. |
| 1861:05:17 |
[Letter, pt. 2]. Fr. Anon., of Capt. Whitlock's Company. "There are some bad cases here … this may be owing to the war spirit …." "Grumblers are plenty" and fighting. |
| 1861:05:17 |
[Letter]. Fr. K.[oerst] S.V. Randolph [of Capt. Whitlock's Company]. Dated Owego [N.Y.], 5/10/61. Describes presentation of stars and stripes at Pugley's Depot (between Ithaca and Owego). Now at Ahwaga Hotel [Hall?]. |
| 1861:05:24 |
[Letter]. Fr. K.[oerst] S.V. Randolph. Dated Elmira, N.Y., 5/10/61. Left Owego 6 AM; arr. 9:30 AM. Ithaca Excelsior Band with them. Dinner, fr. Prop. of Bevier House, of boiled potatoes, beef, pork steak. Some complained no butter. Water only drink |
| 1861:05:24 |
[Letter]. Fr. K.[oerst] S.V. Randolph [of Capt. Whitlock's Company]. Dated Elmira, N.Y., 5/15/61. Describes camp life. William Way blows on the bones and dances the jig -- we have a good fiddler. |
| 1861:05:31 |
[Letter, pt. 2]. Fr. S[eymour] A. Godfey, of Capt. Rowe's [Whitlock's?] Company. "There is not a farmer in Tompkins who does not provide better for his hogs and cattle than the contractor does fo us." Compliments Orrin Watters of Bevier House in Elmira. |
| 1861:05:31 |
[Letter, pt. 1]. Fr. S[eymour] A. Godfey, of Capt. Rowe's [Whitlock's?] Company. [Pvt. K.S.V.] Randolph's letter is the whole truth. [NYMR states he was in Whitlock's Co. I]. |
| 1861:05:31 |
[Letter]. 1st Lt. James H. Tichenor, of Capt. Rowe's Company. Dated 5/26/61. To ladies of Ithaca, thanking them for items. |
| 1861:05:31 |
[Letter]. "W.M.D." ["Better known as Col. Johnson" -- ed.] [Cpl. William M. Davidson], of Capt. Rowe's Company. Dated New Dorp [N.Y.], 5/24/[61]. |
| 1861:05:31 |
[Letter]. Fr. K.[oerst] S.V. Randolph [of Capt. Whitlock's Co.]. Dated Staten Island, N.Y., 5/22/61. Desc. Bad food; no uniforms. No Col. Baker. But have Matheson [Desc.]x ". his highest ambition is to be where women and wine are in abundance." |
| 1861:05:31 |
[Notice]. Desc. of Ithaca Brewery. |
| 1861:06:07 |
[Letter]. Fr. Capt. Jerome Rowe, dated Ithaca, N.Y., 6/3/61. Letter in [N.Y.] Tribune criticizing Col. [Chester A.?] Arthur and [Qtm.] Dept. not accurate; exaggerates the starvation at Camp Yates. |
| 1861:06:07 |
[Letter]. Fr. K.[oerst] S.V. Randolph [Pvt., 32nd N.Y. (Inf.). Co. I]. Dated New Dorp, L.I. [Staten Island, N.Y.], 5/31-6/1//61. |
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