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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1864

Page

2

Mutiny Near Stevensburg and Washington War Debates

A Washington report notes a serious mutiny near Stevensburg with deserters claiming a regiment attempted to desert. In Senate and House sessions through Jan 27, debates covered bounties, Indian affairs, pensions, Utah loyalty, and the expulsion talk against Senator Davis. A mutinous incident and ongoing tax and reciprocity discussions frame a tense wartime day.

Washigton Senate Wilson Hale Lane Sayliers House Powell Massachusetts Davis Kentucky Morrill California Committee On Indian Affairs Cincinnati Finance Committee Naval Committee Grimes Messrs Capitol Treasury Building Rice Maine Washington New York Key West Kinney Utah Fernando Wood Georgia Wood Smithers Delaware Vermont W J. Allen Illinois Arnold Allen Chicago Stevensburg Washington Dispatch Senate Finance Gail Ramsey Ordnance Bureau John D. Cepas Government John Hitz Switzerland

Duty on Copper and Steel Goods and Cold War Era Seizure

The Secretary overruled an importer claim under the reciprocity treaty assessing copper and metal items at ad valorem rates with various percentages. Shingles from Canada face duties after inspection shows production methods. Locomotive ties in rough form taxed at 35 percent ad valorem. Navy reports the steamer Huron captured the schooner Silvanus near Doboy Sound with salt and whiskey aboard. crew and papers sent to Rear Admiral Dahlgren.

Coopepr Caraccis Canada Navy Department U. S Huron Doboy Sound Silvanus Nassau Dahlgren

Brigadier General Barnes Departs. Wild Takes Command in Norfolk

From Fortress Monror on January 26 1864 Brigadier General Barnes leaves Norfolk with Brigadier General Wild assuming command. General J H Sedlee sails to New York with the 81st 96th and 68th New York regiments and Howard's Battery all veterans reenlisted and heading home to refill ranks. Seventeen rebel prisoners arrive aboard the S R Spaulding. Special Order No 23 confirms discharge for Charles H Graham after correspondence with the enemy. Major General Peck arrives from Newbern. Fort Monroe orders restrict cross line travel for women and children and detains able bodied men until reported.

Monror Barnes Norfolk Wild J. H. Sedlee New York Howard S. R. Spaulding Charles H. Graham Buker Peck Newbern 18Th Army Corps Department OF Virginia and North Carolina Monkok Confederate States Department of North Carolina Army of Butler R. S. Davis

Directors Reelected At American Telegraph Company

New York stockholders today reelected the old Board of Directors with E. S. Sanford as President C. Livingston as Secretary Francis Morris as Treasurer and Col Marshal Lefferts as Engineer. The day also reports a burned ship off North Watchers Island and other distant items.

New York American Telegraph Company E. S. Sanford C. Livingston Francis Morris Col Marshal Lefferts San Francisco Jennings Yokohama Japan North Watchers Island Indian Ocean Alabama Baltimore Hugh D. Evans Winchester Philadelphia Hughes St. John’s Cathedral Gen Fremont Samuel Hallett Pacific Railroad

Steamer Belle of Memphis Brings Soldiers Home to Cairo

The Belle of Memphis arrived from Memphis with 292 bales of cotton and 420 reenlisted cavalrymen plus similar infantry from other regiments. Arkansas politics hint at Judge Clayton as provisional governor, smallpox in Little Rock with no deaths, and ongoing Civil War skirmishes around Pine Bluff with Colt Clayton delaying due to flank risk. Cotton sales in Memphis showed slight gains with 700 to 800 bales trading on the 23rd.

Cairo Memphis Kansas Cavalry Little Rock Judge Clayton Arkansas Marmaduke Shelby Hogan Pine Bluff Lieut Payst Col Clayton Brazil Morgan’s Bend

Contrabands reach Union HQ after escape from plantations

Fifty three contrabands arrived at Headquarters today after fleeing plantations near Orange Courthouse. Five or six of their original number were captured by the rebels. A review of Gen. Kilpatrick's division with field exercise was held, Gen. Gregg presiding with many ladies present. Pickets along the Rapidan exchange shots with no reported Confederate or Union casualties.

Gloucester George’s Newfoundland George’s Bank Boston New York Orange Courthouse Kilpatrick Gregg Rapidan

General Brown orders court martial over Missouri Central District case

General Brown requests a court martial to probe Senator Wilkinson's charges that he confined 40 Union soldiers for freeing rebels' slaves. He also orders Provost Marshals to nominate three enlisted men from each company of colored soldiers in the Central District of Missouri for inquiry into related affairs.

Jefferson City Brown Wilkinson Central District Missouri

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