The Commercial The 68th Regiment Prisoner Return Details
Mr. W H Frazier of the 68th reports from Lebanon and Louisville on Mumfordsville casualties captives and paroled privates. About 250 of the regiment with six officers were hospitalized or on guard duties while the rest fought and were captured. Officers kept for exchange. rumors claim Bragg may block Buell, or hold prisoners to limit intel. Eighteen men of Co K escaped and eluded by Louisville area. Frazier oversaw baggage at Lebanon.
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68Th Regiment
W. H. Frazier
68Th
Mumfordsville
Louisville
Frazier
Lebanon
The Draft Assignment in the State Quota
The report of the General Commissioner shows fifteen counties meeting their draft quotas. Allen county is the laggard, needing 597 volunteers while Jasper needs only one. Some poorer counties, including the so called State of Brown, lead in exemptions, contrasting with Allen a large, populous county that trails others.
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Allen County
Jasper
Brown
Allen
The Richmond Wounded Return to Indiana Hospitals
About 188 Indiana soldiers in hospitals around Richmond Kentucky arrived in Indianapolis last Sunday evening. Roughly 100 were furloughed and sent home. Nearly 170 remained in Kentucky hospitals, too ill to move. They are well cared for.
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Richmond
Indiana
Indianapolis
Kentucky
General Military Order No 3 at Camp Morton
General Military Order issued by Laz Noble adjutant general directs a state encampment of instruction for Indiana Legion officers at Camp Morton. Col H B Carrington to lead a two week drill and discipline program with officers from brigades regiments and companies. rail pass reimbursements and rolls to be filed.
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I. W. Minrrra
Indianapolis
Indiana Legion
Camp Morton
South
H. B Carrington
U.S
Laz. Noble
Adj
T. Gen
Excitement in Louisville as Cavalry Raids and Troop Movements Reported
Louisville reports tense mood as residents return and valuables move across the river. Cavalry sent to Bardstown Pike burned four bridges and reported 300 men there. Union force under Morgan with 12,000 troops moved from Cumberland Gap to Richmond. Governor Morton present. Walcut suspends Cincinnati business closings and establishes weekend drills. Louisville business hours cut Saturday 3 to 5 PM.
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Louisville
Bardstown
Bragg
Salt River
Journal
Gen. Morgan
Cumberland Gap
Richmond
Emancipation Proclamation Paragraphs From Lincoln 1862
The proclamation by President Lincoln declares the war aims to restore constitutional relations and outlines plans to abolish slavery in rebel states by January 1, 1863. It specifies freeing all enslaved people in states in rebellion and details congressional acts on fugitives, confiscation, and enforcement with military authority.
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Wasamatox
T.s Abraham Lincoln
United States of
United States
Congress of the United
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
Army
District of Columbia
Acta
Lincoln Presidency Seal Appointment Notice Extract
A fragmentary official note records the seal of the United States affixed at Washington with the date September twenty second, eighteen sixty two. President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State Wa H Szwanp sign the document acknowledging the seal and its placement.
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United States
Surrender of Munfordville Ends Federal Stand
Lieut. James A. Dawson reports Munfordville surrendered after heavy Confederate pressure. About four thousand five hundred men from Indiana and Ohio units, plus artillery, fell to Col. Dunham’s forces. Cavalry, batteries, and multiple colonels confirmed losses amid fierce fighting on Sunday and Tuesday, with Dawson briefly detained before release.
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Louisville Journal of
Munfordsville
Jas. A. Dawson
Thirty-third Kentucky Infantry
Munfordville
C. L. Dunham
Fiftieth Indiana Infantry
Seventeenth
Indiana
Hare
Louisville
Ohio
Dawson
N. B. Forest
Cox
W. L. Underwood
Buckner
Dunham
Robert Getty
Scott
Smith
General Orders No 8 8 At New Albany and more
General Orders No 8 8 lists vaccination points at New Albany Madison Lawrenceburg Richmond Indianapolis Terre Haute Lafayette South Bend Fort Wayne Wabash and Lafayette again with plan of organization muster and d and c. No advance pay or bounty to volunteers under this call while advance pay and bounty to recruits for regiments formed before July 1 1862 until further orders are allowed. Draft quotas to be announced and if volunteers for one year cannot be raised by October 6 a draft will be used to fill deficiencies. Companies formed must be reported to the office. CO LAZ NOBLE Adjt Gen.
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New Albany
Madison
Lawrenceburg
Richmond
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Lafayette
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Wabash
D&c
Laz. Noble
Adjt
Bandage and lint preparation rules from the Western Sanitary Commission
The Western Sanitary Commission outlines detailed methods for making linen bandages and lint for medical use. It specifies scalding and drying new cloth, tearing into strips, removing edges, joining with flat overlaps, and rolling to uniform width. Lint must be linen, not cotton, and packed lightly in paper boxes with threads combed and boxed. The guidance notes consistency across cities and urges timely packing to relieve urgent needs in Washington and the West.
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Western’ Sanitary Commission
Washington
Indiana State Fair Opens in Indianapolis in 1862
The tenth annual Indiana State Fair will begin Monday Sept 29 1862 in Indianapolis at the old Fair Ground near the State House. Premiums cover agriculture and industry with cash medals and diplomas. Railroads offer half fare excursion trains. all aboard welcome. Hoosier efforts in farming and industry urged as war continues, Indiana boys 80 000 strong needing sustenance.
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Indianapolis
State House
Indiana
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Allentic Monthly
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