Female Nurses Wanted for Military Hospitals in Indiana
The Indy paper reports Gov. Morton publishes ads seeking fifty volunteer nurses to serve two to three months in military hospitals. Mr Merritt commends the women who have already aided Union wounded at Murfreesboro and Nashville, urging capable ladies to apply with references to Wm Hannarman, Sanitary Commission president, for assignment details.
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Geo. Merritt
Indianapolis
Murfreesboro
Merritt
Nashville
Mr. Merritt
Indiana Senate approves pay raise for soldiers and officers
The Indiana Senate adopted an amended House concurrent resolution calling for a $4 monthly pay increase for privates and non commissioned officers, with pay equalization across grades and immediate full payment of past dues, plus faster future payments. The House also tabled Cason’s joint resolution to expel Jesse D Bright from the U S Senate. Rebels concentrate along Jackson to Grenada, with 50 000 at Grenada and rail repairs near Oxford Holly Springs. Van Dorn moves toward Memphis and beyond. Butler to resume command at New Orleans Banks to remain, Butler hesitant on new terms. Rebel papers claim ironclad damage near Georgia coast.
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Indiana
House
Jackson
Grenada
Oxford
Holly Springs
Tallahatchie
van Dorn
Coffeeville
Memphis
Charleston
Richmond
Seventh Regiment notes changes in brigade command at Belle Plain
In a Belle Plain dated letter, the Seventh Regiment reports Gen. Wadworth commanding the division and Gen. Doubleday leading the 24th Division. Col. Cheekigs resigns ill health. Major Grover reputedly wounded and possibly resigning. Col. Lied may wear a star. the Brigade Surgeon reports the battalion as the healthiest. The regiment notes it is the oldest in the brigade.
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Indianapolis Journal
Belle Plain
Wadaworth
New York
Doubleday
Co. Gavin
New
General Hospital
Indiana
Ied
Cheekigs
Grover
Daab
Experience of Hoosiers in Dixie Letter from a German Regiment prisoner
A reader from Aurora forwards a letter by a German 32d Regiment soldier captured at Murfreesboro. He recounts marching through mud and cold to Lynchburg and Richmond, scarce rations, a tense transfer through a tobacco warehouse, and the sorrow of a widow as Union troops pass. He notes Swiss-like mountains, a crust of crackers and spoiled meat, lice, and exposure before reaching Petersburg.
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Ketawa
Tennessee
Germany
Lynchburg
James River
Richmond
Petersburg
Resistance to Arrest of Deserters in Indiana Fights
A small squad attempted to arrest deserters in Waverly Morgan County but faced gunfire from locals. Cavalry pursued and captured nine deserters plus two others, bringing them to the city for confinement. Col Carrington plans to send more cavalry to apprehend the rest as reported.
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Indiana
Pvranarouis
Waverly
Morgan County
Cartington
Col
Carrington
Regree
Indiana Secession Bid Threatens Union Warns of Armistice Move
The Indianapolis Journal reports a pair of joint resolutions in the Indiana Senate urging an armistice and independent peace talks at Nashville. The piece argues the plan amounts to secession from the Union, criticizing wartime policy and urging loyal Indiana to resist any move toward separation while condemning the war for slave liberation. It warns that passage would sever Indiana from the United States and calls for renewed effort to preserve the Union.
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Indianapolis Journal
Senate
Wolfe
Washington
Brown
Wells
Nashville
Indiana
Union
Jet Davis
Texas
Atlantic
Wrateas
General Assembly
Indiana State Assembly Calls for Armistice and Union Restoration
The Indiana General Assembly urges President Lincoln to seek a six month armistice with the Confederacy, calls for a national convention of all states to resolve the crisis, and affirms loyalty to the Union while opposing abolitionism and Compensated Emancipation. Indiana insists on habeas corpus protections and demands unity along the Mississippi Valley. The proposal invites states to Nashville on June 1, 1863 for delegates to discuss terms.
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North
Cman Ag
Lincoln
Indiana
South
Washington
Mississippi
Congress
Wueras
General Assembly
Nashville
Tennessee
Esch
Asid
Indiana Delegates to Nashville Convention Proposed
A congressional resolution outlines electing thirteen Indiana delegates on the first Monday in April 1863 to represent Indiana at a Nashville convention or a similar congress if Congress designates one. It covers certification, per diem, mileage, and transmission of resolutions to federal leaders. A second item notes a 1853 bill on troop enlistment, militia organization, and penalties for desertion, draft evasion, and related military rules.
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Congress of the
United States
Indiana
Nashville
Tennessee
Congress
Confederate States
Wallincton
Senate
Wilson
Senate Naval Committee
Secretary of the Navy
Naval Academy
British steamer Princess Royal sought by Navy Department
Advices indicate the British steamer Princess Royal is among vessels of interest to the Navy Department. Reports list cargo including gunpowder, steam machinery, six screw propellers, two Armstrong guns, brandy, coffee, meats, tin plates, hardware, machinery parts, blankets, and various packages. Prices cited show eggs at two dollars per dozen and turkeys at seven dollars each in Little Rock Arkansas.
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Washington
Navy Department
Little Rock
Ark
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