150 Years Ago This Week in the Civil War

Our post has been one of excitement for the last two or three days.  Last Wednesday General Lockwood arrived here accompanied by Col. Wallace, Lieut. Massey and Capt. Hennessee, and proceeded to try some parties accused of disloyalty....

We are now greatly in want of every article of hospital supply, and we need funds, in order to pay the salaries of our chaplains and others who are engaged in visiting the sick and instructing them in the duties....

Escaped from the Jail of this county, on Friday afternoon February 20th ultimo, six prisoners answering to the following description:

About ten 'o clock yesterday morning, a negro, dressed in the uniform of a United States officer, and wearing shoulder-straps indicating that he ranked as a major, entered a train of cars at the President street depot....

By the aid of extensive and intricate machinery, mechanical appliances, chemical effects and ingenious dioramic accompaniments, never before introduced in this country, the audience can almost imagine themselves actual spectators of the sublime.....