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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1864
Page
4
Reports from Portballin describe the Bohemian sinking after a collision and fire near Cape Wishabel. One thousand, fifty one dollars in cargo losses are noted and most passengers were saved, though the vessel’s crew and several workers perished or were missing amid raging tides.
Fragmentary 19th century news item notes legal admissions, a court sentence, a fatal poisoning style rifle incident, and a Gettysburg battlefield notice. It mentions Mrs King property, Samuel McGreary, Jsq, and Harvey White’s admittance to law after examination, plus railway targets and Sherman’s operations across Mississippi and Alabama, with a German Reformed Sabbath School anniversary and Milton poem gift.
Unofficial reports describe a mid August clash near Jacksonville and Sanderson along the railroad. Union troops, estimated 1,200 to 1,800 casualties including officers, retreated with most wounded to Wilton Head. General Seymour reportedly arrested, while General Gilmore and reinforcements move toward the front.
The note discusses veterans with expirations near and the likelihood of many reenlisting or returning home as their periods end. It references financial plans for war bonds, with debate over a Ninety two hundred million dollar issue and broader wartime financing. It also covers military appointments, command reshuffles, and ongoing operations in Virginia and Georgia, including Grant, Sherman, and other Union leaders.
John R. Whiner of Gettysburg lectured at the Methodist church on the Battle of Gettysburg to a large audience. The speaker described the fight in vivid detail and urged a sustained public interest, with notes on the battlefield and the Gettysburg Memorial Association.
A small party of guerrillas attacked the residence of Mr Walter Gilligham about ten miles from SpringGeld near Alexandria on Tuesday morning. Meg Gillingham and two brothers were involved, with escapes by one as the assailants fled. A Jat Moti kan cavalry scouting party under Sergeant Maybin later searched the area but found no enemy.
A call is issued for a Republican National Convention to meet on the seventh of June in Baltimore. Delegates from states and territories would assemble to nominate candidates for President and Vice President, with representation based on electoral votes. The committee invites debates among territories and the District of Columbia and plans a further meeting on call of the chairman.
The case centers on the seizure of the Chesapeake and the legality under the extradition treaty. The magistrate found no justification for the seizure, labeling it robbery and murder and a matter for U S authorities. The story references British authorities, privateers, and ongoing court actions in Washington and St John context with habeas corpus petitions.
Fragmented discussion on slavery and abolition in Congress with Brook's NY stance in favor, Voorhees opposing, Cox from Ohio crafting a syned of abolition, and calls to recognize reality that slavery is ending. The piece traces evolving political positions and the belief that abolition is being accomplished through government action.
A dispatch from Disney reports delegates to the National Convention voting to renominate the president. Tennessee leaders press for re-election while civil government aims to Reconstruction. The gunboat Onncate captured rebel officers and a large amount of money and property were seized at New Orleans.
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