McClellan Defies Critics as Yorktown Forts Evacuated
The piece reports Gen McClellan facing opposition for months yet pressing a cautious campaign. It notes his perceived success at Yorktown and Williamsburg, while anti McClellan factions waver. It also covers local military appointments, pension details, and public reactions including a Yorktown evacuation jubilee.
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Mayor Linders Inangurah Addresses Common Council
The speech outlines duties of council members to govern without pay, urges punctuality and fiscal restraint, and emphasizes careful expenditure, tax prudence, and support for the poor amid the county system's abolition, noting prosperity and strong civic institutions while warning against heavy taxation.
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Common Council
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H.W. Lander
Cotton Bales Captured by U S Gunboat Huron
The gunboat Huron seized the schooner Glide of Charleston off Charleston while attempting to run the blockade. Bound for Nassau, she carried about 1000 bales of cotton and five tierces of rice, with papers and logbook thrown overboard during the chase.
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Yorktown May 8 Dispatch on Rebel Retreats and Wisconsin Governor Death
Yorktown May 8 report describes a rapid rebel retreat toward Williamsburg with depots moving guns and supplies. It notes 4500 wounded sent to Richmond, Magruder mutinies, 70 deserters, capturings, and deployments as 10,000 rebels reinforced Richmond. Also covers Gov Harvey’s death and remarks by Gov Salomon, plus Medal ceremony for Fort Pickens defenders.
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Sige
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Union
Monitor
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Nevel
Siinger & Cows Gazettes
Civil War Dispatches Mention Hancock Victory and Yorktown
From New York dated May 7, reports detail Hancock turning the enemy left at Williamsburg, capturing prisoners and seizing sick and wounded. McClellan cites difficult road conditions and plans follow up actions toward Richmond as Union forces press along the Virginia theater.
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