War Diaries (June 1) (nonfiction)
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Michael Shiner: June 1, 1846
Michael Shiner ...
This is not strictly a war diary entry; I include it here as an example of the lawlessness and proto-rebellion of the era.
The Battle of the Harrington Hotel on the navy yard on 8 Street on the 1 day of June 1846 on monday it Commenced with John Loyd and one of the sargeants of the Baltimore Battalion as the Blessed lord woud have it that day was Election day after Dinner all the Mechanics and men of different Classes were out of the yard if they had not Been Those Baltimore men would have killed all those Lloyds against Mr Adams comes old Mr James Meads caught one fellow and trew him clear across the Street and look around an ask if they wher anny more of them and every one of those fellows that Jumped the garison wall had a stick of wood with them those Navy Yard men got them all befor them and moved them and some Women helped to moved them with a volley of stones as they pass along the Mechanics of the 6 ward in washington wher going to give those Battalions a handsome presentation. but they Behaved so Wild that the people were glad to get rid of them this old gentelman that i References to Mr. James Meads Sr. was a finer old gentelmen as ever wher Born were kind to everybody but it wouldent do you to fool with him if you did he would make the fier fly out of you they got so Bad that the Citizens of Washington had to make complaint to the Hon Wm L Marcy Secretary of war at that time the secretary orderd them to Fort Washington untild there where a vessel Charterd They Marched from the Marine Barracks through the Navy yard on thee way to fort washington under the command of Colonel Watson the 11 day June 1846 on Thursday ther wher so Wild that they hurreid them away from Washington to Mexico and the Washington Battalion went with them