According to press reports, the registering officer for the draft in Brecknock Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, a Quaker named Joseph Dickerson, resigned his position after some severe intimidation. Two nights before, his home was badly damaged in an attack, and the next day he was left a note telling him his "grave was dug." Such reports became commonplace as the conscription law began to take effect. (By John Osborne)