Tensions building in Richmond over Mayoralty
1870, April 1: The bitterness of Virginians towards the U.S. occupation was intense in the early years after the end …
1870, April 1: The bitterness of Virginians towards the U.S. occupation was intense in the early years after the end …
1870, March 16: On this date, Henry K. Ellyson was elected Mayor of Richmond by the City Council. That’s when …
June 19, 1864: As Carroll M. Garnett in 1981 wrote in the Essex County Historical Society newsletter (“Tappahannock Vol. 19, …
1863, March 6: Letter from Ann Elizabeth Burwell (Latane) Ware to Jannette Roane (Latane) Campbell (sisters born at Mahockney). Mahockney …
April 14, 1862: Union forces made the first of what would be for landings at Tapphannock during the war. The …
1860, Nov. 6: The fateful Election Day. Lincoln wasn’t even on the ballot in ten of the eleven Southern states …
In the 1860 election, Essex County was divided. Severely. There were four men on the presidential ballot. John Bell, who …
1860, May 9: The Constitutional Union Party held its convention in Baltimore, and wound up nominating John Bell of Tennessee, …
1858, June 16: In Springfield, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln delivered his “House Divided” speech on his nomination for the U.S. Senate …
The unnamed slaves listed for James H. Latane of Mahockney number 44 in total. Below is one example of the …