Letter From the Seventy Fifth Regiment From Camp Mutroy Va
Soldier correspondence from Camp Mutroy Huttonville Virginia dated March 27 1862 notes the 75th Regiment remaining on “sacred soil” awaiting orders. Measles woes, dreary weather and mud hinder camp life while spring promises relief and renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutroy
75Th Rue
Huttosville
Messencer
75Th Regiment
Old Dominion
Huttonville
Camp Millroy
Co. D
Virginia
Tygart’s Valley
Valley River
Staunton
Athens County Volunteers Hope for Pay Favors Families
A letter from a volunteer in Athens County appeals for immediate pay, noting five months of service with no wages. The author highlights married soldiers and hardships facing their families, praising local patriotism and urging continued support and visits to the camp.
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Athens County
Athens
War letters from Buckhannon and Camp Chase reveal skirmish echoes
From Buckhannon Virginia March 26 1862 A McKim recounts a bold clash with a rebel in town over Southern script and a navy revolver hoisted by a Union man The incident ends with the rebel escaping and a rebuke from Captain Harris The letter praises Buckhannon for Union sentiment and notes Fremont’s command and spring service expectations Also Camp Chase Ohio April 2 1862 letters describe prisoner guards parole escapes poison apples alleged treason and slave labor dynamics with rebels and government contrasts with northern conditions
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Epior Messencer
Wsi
Phillippi
Battallion
I. D. Hildare
Athens County
Hildare
Harris
Phillipps
Secesh
Ulisses Palace
U.S
Buckhannon
Weston
Virginia
Ohio
Hock-Hocking
Fremont
Company LE
E. A. McKim, Co, KE
Istra
Cavalry
Company E
Broomstick Guards
Camp Chase
T. F. Wirtes
Columbus
Louisville
South
Letter From Columbus Attacks Camp Chase Dens
A correspondent denounces seven rebel sympathizers and Camp Chase profanities in Columbus. He cites Franklin county and Judge Myers on secession woes, claiming loyal members back harsh verdicts while condemning public indifference to Confederate sentiment.
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Eorror Messenger
Capitol
Tennessee
Columbus
Uncle Sam
Camp Chase
Fort Donelson
Franklin County
Myers
Franklin
Ministers to Convene in Harmar For District Session May 6
The Marietta District Ministerial Association will hold its session at the M. E. Church in Harmar on May 6, 1862 starting at 2 PM. Members are urged to bring essays and subjects for discussion including topics on call to the ministry, the Deluge, the sin of Moses, bodily resurrection, ministerial courtesy, and other theological matters.
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Marietta
M. E
Harmar, O
Bb. B. MckUvesh
Rh. D. Callaghan
Ryland
Hosea
Stivers
Miller
M. Bright
LB. N. Spahr
Wmn. Porter
W.T. Harvey
C. H. Warren
Jonee
Wm. Glenn
J. W. Lewis
Judas
I. F. King
A.C. Kelly
Colossians i
W. Gardner
Thurston
Dr. Starr
Christ
G. Murray
E. W. Kirkham
London Times Sees All Outcry Over American Blockade
The London Times notes the Parliamentary debate on the American blockade admitting its vast scale and thorough effort by the Federal Government. It says the real grievance is the blockade being too complete and Mr. Gregory urges England to declare the blockade not done at all.
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The
London Times
Gregory
England
Joyce brothers seek Andrew Joyce last heard 1854
Mary and William Joyce of Buffalo New York request information on their brother Andrew Joyce who was last heard from on November 15 1854 in Marietta Washington County Ohio. Western papers are asked to notice this appeal.
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Mary
William Joyce
Andrew Joyce
Marietta
Washington County
Ohio
Western
Buffalo
New York
Ironclad Gunboat Nears Launch Amid War Funds Drive
In Charleston prices for basic goods rise as cotton thread sells at 25 cents per spool and friction matches at one cent each. Tea reaches 64 50 per pound while bacon becomes nearly unavailable. Authorities push to raise money by any means, even selecting slaves for offerings, as efforts to complete an iron clad gunboat proceed and the vessel is expected ready within a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Parson Brownlow Appeals to Cincinnati Preachers
Parson Brownlow meets the Methodist Preachers of Cincinnati in the Editorial rooms of the Western Christian Advocate and delivers a defense of Union loyalty. He recaps his Civil War experiences, accuses secession leaders, details his imprisonment and danger, and praises the Union cause before planning a return to Knoxville to revive a Union paper. He laments Confederate behavior and urges perseverance.
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Parson Brownlow
Cincinnati
Western Christian Advocate
Kinasky
Preacher’s Association
South Carolina
I. F. Wright
L. Swormsted
Anderson
Holston
Calhoun
Old Hickory
Floyd
U. S
Senate
Hell
Southern Confederacy
Knoxville
Burnside
Lincoln
Roanoke Island
Knokville
Jesus Christ
Judas
Mason and Jixon
Dr. McFarren
Nashville
Huston
Sehou
Baldwin
East Tennessee
Brownlow
Davis
Benjamin
Sol
Judas Benjamin
Creare
Jeff, Davis
A Letter on Democracy and the Union in 1860s Politics
A Washington correspondence argues that true Democrats defend the flag and the Constitution. It contends Breckinridge leaders manipulated free states to embrace secession, questions letters and loyalties, recalls Fort Sumter turmoil, and urges loyal unity in Philadelphia to defeat the Breckinridge faction.
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Philadelphia Press
Washinaton
Jefferson Davis
Free States
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Breckinriders
Breckinridge
Democratic Party
Asios Panty
Breckinridgers
Democracy
Philadelphia
To let forever or longer in provincial advertisement
An archival notice opens with the line To let forever, or longer, if required, signaling a long term rental or lease offer in a provincial newspaper. The fragment hints at a legal or property listing used to attract tenants or lessees for an extended period.
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Che
T. F. Wildes
W. P. Bennet
H. K. Blackstone
Bennet’s
Blackstone's Clothing Store
Athens, O
Walker
Roadms
Simeon Nash
C. H. Grosvenor
Nash & Grosvenor, Attorneys AT Law
Ik. A. Guthrie
Norton
Joseph M. Dana
S. S. Knowles
FFICE
Sylvus
Messenger
A. G
H.T. Brown
Ann Land Agents
Athens, Ohio
Jas. F. Howe
Washington Street
Bank
Fuller & Walker, Atkens
OFITO
GAIN
T. W. Sparrow
F. K. Foster
Athens Lodge
John King
John Perkins
Court Street
Oslo
iGialett
Ballard & Sons
Queensware
Hoots Shoes
E.d&c
South East
Commer Court Street
Collegeware
Athiens
Rolle
Fpvmie
N. J. van Vorhes
F. H. Stedman
Lortry
Donelson
Yankees
Manassas
Richmond
Continental Monthly
Zio
Seventy Fifth Regiment
Grant
Silasber
Joux Bouaner
Arnold
Chase
Pea Ridge
Bunker Hill Monument
For the Messenger
Ministerial Association
Wannar, O
Ais
Cincinnati Methodist
J. W. Forney
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