Robert Pohl worked for many years as a computer programmer but recovered from that and became a full time stay-at-home dad. With his son now in school, he has expanded his horizons and become a self-taught historian. He has written books about his house as well as Emancipation in the District of Columbia. You can reach Robert at Robert[at]thehillishome.com
As we have seen in the previous installments of our look at how the battle of Fort Stevens 150 years ago was seen in the newspapers of the time, news of the battle of Fort Stevens was slow in being printed in D.C., based on hearsay and often wrong. Thus, too, was the news on the […]
One hundred and fifty years ago today, July 11, 1864, is generally considered to be the beginning of the Battle of Fort Stevens, which is located about four miles due north of the White House, on what was then 7th Street and is today Georgia Avenue. Around noon of that day, the first of Confederate […]
Today’s update is, in contrast to yesterday’s, short. This is not due to a shortage of news, but rather a shortage of newspapers. It being Sunday, only one newspaper was slated to be published, and while one other put out an extra, that seems to have been lost to history.
As we continue our series looking at the news from the Civil War, we get today to July 10, 1864. 150 years ago today, the Union fought a desperate battle on the banks of the Monocacy River, just southeast of Frederick, Maryland. They were attempting to stop Jubal Early’s troops from crossing the river, which […]
We continue to look at the runup to the attack on Washington D.C. on July 11, 1864 today. As the week leading up to the Battle of Fort Stevens progressed, the news became more and more unclear. Some of this was due to the lack of solid information, but it was partly also due to […]