Provision for Soldiers Families in Dearborn County
The Dearborn County Commissioners recently authorized a $100 bounty to volunteers and debated funding for families of those in the field. The editorial argues for a systematic county provision to support these families, beyond voluntary donations, noting the need for fair taxation and a reliable aid plan coordinated by appointed officers and township trustees.
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Dearborn County
Bhiay Jatter
Mogey
Tgs
Dauser Vom
Rxdotitd
Bounty
N. M. Givan
Political Discourse on Bounties and Army Pay Reforms
The article discusses the debate over bounties for volunteers versus liberal appropriations for the army, urging sacrifice over payment. It notes Congress in session, with the Senate-led opening and the House electing Speaker Colfax. It reports counterfeit currency arrests in Cincinnati and Indianapolis and mentions dye products and periodicals. It includes bounty figures in Ripley County and internal revenue totals in Indiana.
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Congressional
Congress
Senate
cLane
Indiana
House
Etheridge
Colfax
Cox
King
Mallory
Stebbins
Dawson
Blair
Stiles
Golfax
The Glorious Result of Noble Purpose and Opinion
A long reflective piece traces many paths to fame and fortune, praising a London doctor whose twenty five year ascent linked to fame and a famous Pills and Ointment line. It touts world wide celebrity and relief for dyspepsia and scrofula cases, citing American press endorsements and disbelief at rival claims. The ad-style prose contrasts noble striving with marketing impact.
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Thebes
Doctor Hollo Way
London
Fannie’s
Legion
Police Gazette
Battle Near Carrion Crow Bayou Reported in Dixie
An Army Correspondence from Cave 167H Inn Vermillionville Louisiana dated November 7 1863 describes a noon start battle on the 3rd lasting four hours. Union forces under Gen Burbridge held a line against Greene’s 8000 Confederates, with heavy hand to hand fighting, lost guns, and a grim tally of 18 killed 80 wounded and 550 prisoners.
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Cave
Vermillionville
Dixie
Norae One
Greene
Burbridge
60Th
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
Carrion Crow Bayou
17Th Ohio Battery
Ventras
Prisoners at Belle Island Starve and Suffer Brutal Detention
A correspondent reports 12 000 soldiers confined on Belle Island and nearby buildings under harsh conditions. About 6 300 are on Belle Island lacking shelter, blankets, or proper rations, while guards mistreat them. Mortality is high and hospital rations poor. The letter notes brutal treatment by U S guards and urges action. Also mentions a boy badly wounded by accidental gun discharge and criticizes juvenile gun play.
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Life
Richmond
Horror
Libby Prison
James River
Libby & Son
Libby
Army
Navy
Orie
Sanitary, Commission
Olprizon
Virginia T
Bella Island
Sanitary Commission
North
Belle Island
Guard
U.S. A
Belle Isla
T.C. Smith
Carpent
J. S. French
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Addi He
Ripley Ami
David
Goliah
OUR Army Correspondence
Pension. Agency
J. Pr. Chew
Adams Express
Lawrenceburgh
Lee
Sur Fame
Washington City
Lawrenceburg
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Ogan Creek
Fair Grounds
Aurora, Inc
W. House , Sons
Commission Houses
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Cincinnati
Williams & CO
Commission
Freep and
Propuce” Dearers
Water Street
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Edo Water St. Bet
Main & Walnut
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Aurora
McDonald
Memphis
Tenn
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H. c. Harmer
Nashville
Tennell
Medical
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M. D
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Pasity Pre
FAS
Howe & Stephens
Howe & Stevens
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Peter Loritlard
Chambers Street
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Virginia
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Copenhagen
Tellow
Lundyfoot
Sethe
Smokiva
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Wilmington
James Helfenstein
C. M. Jackson
Penn
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Bitters
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Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge
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