75 Years Ago North Menaced By Confederate Army Before Gettysburg
Dispatches describe Confederate Army under Lee pressing into Pennsylvania with Longstreet and Hill formations near Chambersburg and Gettysburg. Ewell may reach Harrisburg to sever rail links, isolate the east, and threaten Washington. Stuart’s absence worries Union forces while Trimble notes Pennsylvania terrain favors maneuver and a decisive battle near Gettysburg.
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North
Gettysburg
DE. Douglas S. Freeman Holars
Northern Virginia
Chambersburg
Peona
Lee
Chancellorsville
Pennsylvania
Teas
Virginia
Shatter's Woods
Furst Corps
Acmy
James Longstreet
A. P. Hill
Third Corps
Chamberspure
Stonewall” Jackson
Longstreet
Hill
R. S. Ewell
Ewell
Harrisburg
Sus- Quehanna
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Washington
Pennnsylvania
Shenandoah Valley
Williamsport
Hagerstown
Jeb Stuart
Stuart
Army of the Potomac
Hooker
I. R Trimble
Trimble
Meade Marker Unveiled Near City Eight Years Ago
Eight years ago today a granite marker near Prospect Hall commemorated General Meade taking command of the Army of the Potomac after Hooker. A bronze tablet notes Lincoln’s orders and Meade’s Gettysburg pursuit in 1863, marked by the Pennsylvania Historical Commission in 1930.
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Prospect Hall
Joseph H. Himes
Frederick
Joseph Hooker
George Gordon Meade
Dern’s den
Gettysburg
Lincoln
The
Potomac
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Historical Commission
Meade Replaces Hooker as Army Commander at Frederick
Bulletin from June 28 1863 reports Maj Gen George G Meade takes command of the Army of the Potomac replacing Gen Joseph Hooker. Meade appears steady and safe with about 100000 troops facing Lee’s forces near Harrisburg while rumors say Jeb Stuart’s cavalry may have moved around Washington.
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Jeb” Stuart
Norther
Virginia
Potomac
Lee
Stuart
Army of the Potomac
Hooker
Washington
Frederick
George G. Meade
Joe Hooker
Meade
Susquehanna
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Jeb Stuart
Behind The Scenes In Washington Wage Talk
Washington discussions on the wage hour act focus on estimated worker counts benefiting from a minimum. Early opponents softened as industry surveys show wide effects with possible 40 cent minimums in some sectors. Examples cite Florida women earning under 20 cents an hour and men under $13 a week in recent factory surveys.
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Florida
Public housing agencies clash over names in Congress
The U S Housing Authority publicity office and the Federal Housing Administration argue over correct titles. Na than Straus heads the U S H A while Stewart McDonald leads FHA. Congressman James I Farley of Indiana praises the Straus unit in the Congressional Record, titling his blurb The National Housing Administration.
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U. S. Housing Authority
Nathan Straus
Federal Housing Administration
Stewart McDonald
Federal Housing Administrator
FHA
James I. Farley
Indiana
Straus Outfit
Farley
National Housing Administration
Maryland Senatorial Hopeful Worked Mines at Age Nine
The piece notes low wages in several states including Tennessee Delaware and Connecticut with many workers earning under 10 a week or less than 30 cents an hour. It highlights Maryland candidate David J. Lewis who once worked in coal mines at nine and later helped shape key New Deal era policies.
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Tennessee
South
Delaware
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Maryland
David J. Lewis
Millard Tydings
Lewis
Center County
MEA Services, Inc
Meade Takes Command Of Army Before Gettysburg Battle
Vivid reminiscences recall Isaac Pennypacker's 8 year old address on General Meade taking command of the Army of the Potomac three days before the Battle of Gettysburg. He describes Meade’s swift moves, key corps positions at Middleburg to Taneytown, and Union resolve under Washington and Lincoln’s oversight during the 1863 crisis.
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Isaac R. Pennypacker
Ardmore
George Gordon Meade
Joseph H. Himes
Mc Pennypacker
Gettysburg
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Maryland
Columbus
America
Frederick
Lincoln
United States Volunteers
Fifth Army Corps
Army of the Potomac
Washington
Braddock
Franklin
Stonewall Jackson
Fredenck
Xesaults
Meade
War Department
Fifth Corps
Bal- Tenger’s Creek
Hooker
Reeves Meade
Reynolds Meade
Bor
Emmitsburg
Monoracy Junction
Johnsville
Liberty
Union
Frizzelburg
Woodsboro
Monterey Springs
Fairfield
Gregg
New Windsor
Kilpatrick
Fort Testown
Bruceville
Mr. Pennypacker
Lee
Middleburg
Taneytown
Pat Harpers Ferry
Monocacy Bridge
Baltimore and Ohio
Buford
Early
Virginia
Gettysburg DREW 25 Years Ago Event Recall June 1913
In June 1913 Gettysburg marked the fiftieth anniversary of the Civil War siege and Meade taking command. Frederick visitors toured battlefields as veterans gathered, with Northern and Confederate camps set near the town. Frederick resident George W. Smith recalled Meade's arrival at his Prospect Hill farm and wartime memories.
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Roy J. Hyndman
Prospect Hill
George William Smith
George Gordon Meade
Army of the Potomac
Gettysburg
Fort Myer
United States
Federal Commission
Frederick
Frederick Auto Company
Jennie Schley Miller
Agnes Schley
Laura Stage
Clara Beeson
Bee
Helen Vaughn
Columbus
Ohio
J. J. Snyder
Elias B. Ramsburg
Marian’ Douglass
William M. Douglas
Jacob Rehrback
Kate Ramsburgh
Smith
General Meade
Army of
Hooker
Meade
Mr. Smith
Frederick Wie
Maitland
Falth Poe
Fred. Jerick
Annapolis
Court House Staffs To Picnic Thursday
Court House day at High Knob gathers a score of county officers for a non-partisan outing. Offices represented. amusements planned. no stump speeches. picnickers will chip in on box lunches. Misread text notes catering at Hotel Frederick.
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Court House
High Knob
Medicial
Frederick
Root tip governs gravity response in cut roots
The extreme root tip directs gravitropic growth. Removing the tip and laying the root flat causes it to cease downward bending and instead grow horizontally. This demonstrates the tip’s essential role in sensing gravity and guiding directional growth.
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