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 […]
City Desk provided a recap of last week’s community meeting on the CSV Virginia Avenue Tunnel Project. and JDLand shared a video from DDOT and FHWA showing the expected progression for the tunnel’s construction. ANC 6B Commissioner Kirsten Oldenburg also provided her comments for the portion of time she sat through the meeting. Housing Complex […]
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 […]
In less than a week, one of the more important D.C.-related Civil War sesquicentennial anniversaries (the 150th) is coming up: The Battle of Fort Stevens, fought on July 11th and 12th in 1864. The story of the battle has been described in many books and articles over the years, but I was intrigued with how the citizens […]