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Captain Ingram's Partisan Rangers
Captain Ingram's Partisan Rangers was the name given by the ''Sacramento Union'' to a band of about fifty Confederate States of America, Confederate Bushwackers organized from local Copperheads (politics), Copperheads and members of the Knights of the Golden Circle in 1864 by Rufus Henry Ingram in Santa Clara County, California. They committed the Bullion Bend Robbery and planned other raids before being broken up by the Union authorities. Newspapers of the time reported that Ingram had been a member of Quantrill's guerrilla band, but modern research has failed to confirm that. He came to California via Mexico with the intent of forming a Confederate guerrilla band on the Pacific Coast. After the gang was broken up in several bloody gunfights, Ingram fled California and vanished forever. Members * Rufus Henry Ingram, Captain * Thomas Bell Poole, Lieutenant * George Baker * John Creal Bouldware * John Clenndenning * Wallace Clenndenning * George Cross * James Frear * Thom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacramento Union
''The Sacramento Union'' was a daily newspaper founded in 1851 in Sacramento, California. It was the oldest daily newspaper west of the Mississippi River before it closed its doors after 143 years in January 1994, no longer able to compete with ''The Sacramento Bee'', which was founded in 1857, just six years after the ''Union''. Founding The birth of this storied newspaper institution began in 1851 when the city of Sacramento, California, Sacramento was in its infancy. Under the direction of its first editor, Dr. John F. Morse, who had attracted proprietors through letters to the ''New Orleans Delta'' and well-known literary attainments, The ''Union'' was initially printed as ''The Daily Union'' on Wednesday, March 19, 1851. Upon the front page of this 23-inch by 34-inch paper, Morse addressed the readers of The ''Union'', committing to “publish the first news in the best style and at the lowest prices” and “to have an efficient correspondent in every important town and mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |