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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1861

Page

2

The Colored People Arming Montreal Gazette Dec 19

A brief notice reports Black residents in Montreal mobilizing to arm themselves amid rising tensions on December 19. Authorities caution restraint while community groups discuss self defense measures and safety plans.

Montreal Gazette

Army of the Potomac Officers Vary in Posture and News

News notes report at least three hundred incompetent officers resigning since September 1. The Mason and Slidell affair may take three months to resolve. Kentucky Governor Magoffin shifts, signing bills and remaining allied with Breckinridge Marshall and Buckner. Burnside expedition prep near Annapolis dates between Christmas and New Year. Forage and supply strains grow as Union forces push into Virginia with scarce browse per acre. Alabama passes $150,000 ironclad gunboat and ram bill. Tallahassee Floridian cites hip leather tannery. Rival New York papers accuse secession biases but admit rare truth. Rebel force at Martinsburg wanes. Indiana 12th aids Hancock, rail line secured. Wharton arrested for bribery to a picket. Union casualties noted near last Tuesday’s repulse. mercantile barn burned, loss $12,000–$15,000. Capt. Howe’s battery moves via Boonsboro to Washington.

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Aid for Charleston Sufferers and Richmond Turmoil

Summary of Confederate and Union reports on Charleston relief funds, with Virginia and Richmond violence cited. Memphis Appeal notes $250,000 federal aid plus $200,000 Virginia appropriation, church collections, and rising chaos in Richmond. Also mentions Indian desertions to the Union, Milroy reported killed, and Georgia earmarking $100,000 for Charleston relief.

Charleston Richmond Memphis Curcaco Ill Confederate Congress Virginia Baltimore Naples Memphis Appeal Washington Great Britain France England Green River Camp Alleghany Milroy Congress Messrs Stevens Bingham Sherman Fort Smith Oothleyhols Big Arkansas Cooper Phelps New Orleans Gen. Phelps Fayetteville Madison Carroll Nashville Lincoln Georgia

New Mexico Territorial Legislature Adopts Indian Reservations and Reforms

From Santa Fe: Governor Connelly's annual message urges placing all Indian tribes on strict regulated reservations to curb trouble. He calls for broad revision of territorial laws, seeks repeal of severe slave property protections in New Mexico, and praises loyal support for the Union amid national strife. An Indian force remains near Fort Fillmore, with troops adequate for frontier defense and plans to move against invaders once supplies at Fort Craig allow.

Kansas City Santa Fe Territorial Connelly New Mexico Fort Fillmore Fort Craig

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