The Capitol Takeover That Wasn’t In 1861, a pro-Southern mob wanted to block the tallying of electoral votes for Lincoln. So did some congressmen.

Posted by Cunningb2 | Posted in , | Posted on February 25, 2021

This happened on MM White same block infront of Capital building in 1861. In the confusion that followed Wednesday’s desecration of the Capitol, it was widely reported that the last time the building was stormed was in 1814. That overlooked a desperate day in 1861, nearly as lethal to democracy. On Feb. 13, a mob gathered outside the Capitol and tried to force its way in to disrupt the counting of the electoral certificates that would confirm Abraham Lincoln’s election three months earlier. LINK

New York Times

White was a Patent Office watchman 1845-1849

Posted by Cunningb2 | Posted in , | Posted on February 25, 2021

The great Streets of Washington blog has a

Patent Department building article. MM White was employed there as a nightwatchman there from 1845-1849. The Old Patent Office Building, the city's first national museum LINK

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