Glorious American Triumphs Reported From Fort Hawkins and Fort Decatur
Extracts from letters dated Jan 29 and Jan 25 recount major Union victories against British forces. Major A A Bannin to General Early cites Fort Hawkins success. Major Woodfall at Fort Jackson reports a decisive engagement with heavy enemy casualties and light American losses. Col Booth notes Jackson’s near Orleans actions and forecast march to Mobile unless postponed by unforeseen events.
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A. A. Bannin
Guy' Early
Fort Hawkins
Decatur
Nésy-Orleans
Woodfall
Fort Jackson
Jackson
D. S. Booth
Georgia Journal
Fort
Dcatur
New Orleans
N. Orleans
Jossin
Mobile
British defeat claimed in report on New Orleans expedition
Richard Richardson of Savannah relays that a British bomb ship reached St Marys from the New Orleans squadron reporting a major American victory. Officers say the British suffered heavy losses, the New Orleans expedition was abandoned, and remnants will turn toward Savannah.
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Richard Richardson
Darien
Tatuall
U. States’ Army
St. Mary’s
New Orleans
N. Orleans
Savannah
Marriage Notice At St Luke's Parish Carolina
Married at the seat of A Haguenin esq of St Luke's Parish Carolina on Tuesday the 24th by Rev Beck. Mr James Laws of this day and Miss Eliza Vi Haguenin.
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A. .Haguenin
St. Luke’s Parish
Carolina
Beck
James M
Eliza Vi Haguenin
Oconee Navigation Lottery Promises Large Prizes
Authorized by the Georgia legislature the act raises money to deepen navigate the Oconee River from Fishing Creek to Barnett’s Shoals. The scheme offers multiple prize tiers with a total value around 100000 dollars after deductions and lists Sterling Grimes as agent. Tickets are sold at Eagle Tavern in Greensborough with drawings to begin once ticket sales authorize it.
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Geo Fa
Oconee River
Fishing Creek
Barnett’s Shoals
Greensborough
Ocrnee Navigation Company
Sterling Grimes
Oconee Navigation Lottery Office
Eagle ‘Tavern
Maiden Lane
Brunswick
New Jersey
G. & R. Waite
Maj Thomas Pace Named Candidate for Second Class Officers
A notice states Maj Thomas Pace is a candidate or lieutenant colonel in the Second Class of Maj Gen Twiggs division for the upcoming Officers election on February 3.
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Thaddeus Beall
Gen. Twiggs
Thomas Pace
Twiggs
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