"The gentleman... said nothing, but simply took [Strouse] by the throat, and choaked him so badly that his tongue took an airing..." During the heated political season leading up to the 1864 election, Congressman Myer Strouse was attacked in a Schuylkill County saloon while canvassing for votes. Read the story.
In November 1864, Schuylkill County mine superintendent Gilliard Dock took up his pen and journaled about his daily routine at the coal mine just north of Pine Grove, PA. Dock was active in his journal that fall, writing about politics, the prospects for his mining operation, and the chaotic state of American politics in the fourth year of the Civil War. Read the full story.
On the eve of the 1864 election, thousands jammed Pittston, PA for a Union rally - bands, parades, a cannon, and a “perfect jam” on the streets. Cheers for Lincoln, a speaker's biting wit, and street violence with pistols and brick-bats flying. Read the full story.