Secretary of the Treasury outlines Civil War era funding plan
The Treasury Secretary lays out proposed 1862 deficits and funding. He cites $318,519,581.87 required, urges taxes on imports and new direct levies, and recommends loans totaling $240,000,000. Proposes duties on sugar coffee tea and internal taxes, discusses property-based levies, and outlines bond and treasury note issuance to sustain government operations.
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Secession tensions and mobilization ripple from Kentucky to Tennessee
From Louisville and surrounding areas on July 5, citizens tore down and burned a Secession flag, Unionist celebrations marked the Fourth, and militia movements expanded with multiple company movements from Trimble County and Lexington. Proclamations call for arms, new Treasury notes, and railroad carrier policies amid Confederate-aligned actions. a Georgia convention and Odd Fellows split signal growing southern alignment.
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Civil War News from July 5 Reports Assembly at Front
July 5 dispatch describes Union and Confederate movements near Hainesville with reports of encampments, property damage, and discipline. Observers note 42,000 Rebels versus 46,000 Federals, with Burnside and Doubleday batteries arriving. Prisoners, raids, and skirmishes mark a tense advance toward Williamsport and nearby rail hubs.
Rebels reportedly mount cannon at Matthias Point
Weashington News reports from July 5 that rebels are said to have two rifled cannon on the breastworks at Matthias Point with an estimated 1600 troops. Navy officials deny any works or troops seen there, while Lieut. Parker surveyed upstream on the Philadelphia and a 3d U S Infantry battalion with Griffins and Shermans Batteries moved to Virginia. Gen Scott urges loyal state Governors to quickly deploy sharpshooters amid new warfare. Herkimer County regiment arrived tonight.
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Cataline Burned Steamer Totals Loss at Fort Monroe
Fort Monroe on July 3 reports the steamer Cataline burned last night and declared a total loss. Crew escaped, ship owned by Freeman & Co, insured for 25000, previously under a government contract at 10000 monthly. Captain Gordon moved rifled cannon from the wreck. The scene also notes military movements and updates in nearby Newport News Yorktown and Norfolk proximity.
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Truce from British Consul at Fortress Monroe Denied
General Butler denies a dispatch claiming he called the New York Herald editor a rebel informant. A Norfolk flag of truce aimed at Baltimore via a British vessel was blocked by Commodore Stringham amid prior rebel abuses. Morning firing near Norfolk likely salutes. ships fired a noon National salute. Grand parades filled the camps. fortress work suspended, with no military moves today.
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Seizure of Louisville and Nashville Trains by General Anderson
Nashville July 4 The up and down passenger trains on the Louisville and Nashville road were seized this morning at Camp Trousdale by order of Major General Anderson and brought to Nashville. Managers had moved engines and rolling stock to Louisville, prompting Tennessee’s remonstrance. Seizure deemed necessary for protection and no further seizures will occur. Trains continue to run. Louisville citizens are indignant over the seizure on the Memphis branch at Clarksville. Trains later ordered to Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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Alexandria News Front in Virginia July 4 1861
Dispatches from Alexandria describe daybreak musket fire near outposts and a quiet night at Camp Tyler with a planned noon national salute. Clampdown on bars soldiers confined to camps aims to deter Beauregard attack while regiments parade and balloons scout nearby.
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