January 7, 2021
According to Bald Cypress Books founder Chris Slavens, “Military Interference With the Election in Delaware, November 4, 1862” might be the most explosive book ever published in Delaware, yet it is almost completely unknown today. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Local publisher Bald Cypress Books announced the release of a new edition of “Military Interference With the Election in Delaware, November 4, 1862,” an important but rare title last published by the Delaware General Assembly in 1863.
The nearly 500-page book contains the sworn testimonies of 128 citizens about politically motivated harassment, assaults, illegal arrests and imprisonments, and election tampering up and down the state, coordinated by a faction of Delaware politicians and enforced by federal troops.
Sussex Countian
A Laurel book publisher is making a book last printed by the Delaware General Assembly in 1863 available once more. Military Interference With the Election in Delaware, November 4, 1862 is a 500-page account of alleged harassment, assaults, election tampering, illegal arrests and imprisonments.
Bald Cypress Books founder Chris Slavens said the book offers a glimpse of Delaware as a bitterly divided border state during the Civil War.
“This might be the most explosive book ever published in Delaware, yet it is almost completely unknown today,” he said.
The Delaware General Assembly originally printed 3,000 copies, which are very hard to find today, according to Slavens. He transcribed the text from a scanned copy.