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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1861

Page

2

Renewal of Great Activity In Military Preparations

Mass. regiments rush to war as ten units ordered to depart within days. 10th Regiment and others muster and mount, 60,000 rounds and 200 tons of powder prepared, Cambridge Arsenal scales up to 20,000 Minie cartridges daily. Webster and Worcester regiments praised amid public demonstrations in Boston and Chelsea dispatches report wounded and missing.

Henewal Withhin Bull’s Run Massachusetts Washington Briggs Amory Fort Independence Stone Webster Regiment Watertown Western Railroad Cambridge R. Spaulding Rifles Cambridge Arsenal Devins Worcester Webster Fletcher Webster Massachusetts Volunteers Fort Warren Boston Commercial Wharf Newton Gilmore Daniel Webster Old Colony Commercial State Court Tremont Boylston Beach South Kneeland Streets Adjutant General’s Office

Wounded at the Washington Infirmary and Camp Anderson

Wounded individuals reported from the Washington Infirmary and Camp Anderson with details limited to injuries and admission status. Military or camp contexts indicate possible service connections and ongoing treatment efforts.

Washington Infirmary Camp Anderson

Federal Lines Guarded at Alexandria as Centreville Action Told

A July 22 1861 dispatch to Capt Tyler reports tight Alexandria lines four to five miles out with no Fed troops beyond. Civilians face travel restrictions including a childbirth case. Citizens fear a rebel advance within 48 hours while Manassas Railroad and London road remain unobstructed to Springfield and Camp Upton. Gen McDowell at Arlington.

Alexandria Washington Tyler Centreville Gibson Franklin Brigade Fairfax County Manassas Springfield London Road Camp Upton Fairfax Court House McDowell Arlington

New York Troops Move Toward Washington Independent Regiment to 2400

The Webster Regiment of New York accepted for service at 2400 men under Col Ramsay. Clinton Rifle and Sickle's Brigade units accepted. Several regiments including Ricker's, Ellsworth's, and the Anderson Zouaves ordered to Washington. Cavalry units depart. Quartermaster Stetson arrives in Washington. Brady brothers to present flag as Webster's Regiment sails from New York pier.

Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Wardrop Packard Fortress Monroe Long Island Commercial Wharf Newton Gilmore Commercial State Washington School Beacon Streets Pierce Lee Schouler Co. C Cambridge E. F. Richardson T. P. Richardson S. S. Chamberlain Richardson Lieut. Chamberlain Col Army of the Union Andrew Hingham Nantasket New York Webster Ramsay Clinton Rifle Sickle Lincoln Cavalry New York Mounted Rifles Union Defence Committee Ricker Anderson Zouaves

Rebel Retreat Not Advanced After Bull Run

Report from Washington and New York on July 23 states losses were under 1000 and rebels did not pursue retreating troops past Bull Run. Col Einstein of the Pennsylvania 26th recovered six artillery pieces and the field is said clear. The President and War Secretary are reorganizing a strong army, with over 60 000 fresh troops and several batteries arriving daily. ten new regiments reach Baltimore tonight.

Johnston Louisville Jeff Davis Beauregard Lee Alexander Engineers Tyler Ohio Cench Burnside Warrenton Road Sherman Cub Creek Centreville Miles Richardson New Jersey Vienna Fairfax Schenck Quartermaster Pryor Henry Abbott Topographical Engineers 71St Long Bridge Hunter Marston New Hampshire Navy Yard Potomac Bull’s Run Patterson Manassas Manassas Junction Col. Montgomery New Jersey 1St Volunteers W. A. Croffat Ellsworth Zouaves New York Rhode Island Island Minnesota Delaware Vermont Connecticut Pennsylvania Rhode Island Tower Gov Sprague Gorman Cameron Slocum Farnham Haggerty Zouaves Kimball Maine Regiment Co. Wood Brooklyn Colawrence Massachusetts 5Th Washington Congressman Ely Mr Ely Congress Lowe Col. Burnside Col. McCook 1St Col. Blenker 2D Meine Wineheeter Geo Alabama New Orleans Alexandria Igaac Ac Oements N. Y. Times Washincton Artilly Carlisle Griffin Seventy First Sixty-ninth Fourteenth Militia McDowell Gen. Schenck Gev Cel. Hunter Ordnance Department Stetson Pony Farnham John Cregier Cregier Col. Corcoran Sixtyninth Tennessee Rifles Seventy-first Seventy-ninth Gov. Sprague Massachusetts New York Volunteers Waasshtinngton Ali New England New York City Tidball Parrott Fairfax Court House Court House Gainesville Monae Jeff Davis Manassas and Strasburg Republic Tompkins Second Lieut Dempsey Union John Gil M. C America Blue Ridge Hutchinson Lincoln Martinique Freeman Gentoo Talcahuana Jeff. Davis New Bedford John H. Mackie Ship Island Mississippi Qth Raymond Lee Dedham Joseph Hayes Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Chas. A. Whittier Henry M. Tremlett Geo. A. Schmidt James J. Lowell Gray Chelsea Volunteers Banks Crowell Philander Flanders Sllsles Morrison Appleby Chaffee Jewetts Perley Bachelder Gilbert W. F. White 1St Battalion Light Dragoons Boston Light Artillery Follett New Bedford Standard Ruth Russell City Hall Georgetown Hospital Georgetown James Caswell Maine John McCreeran R. C. Keily John Hayes John O’keefe Henry Rice Matthew Dailey John Killahan Pat Riley Richard A. Kelly James Hyland Wm. Chosey Peter Gillery Joseph Gallagher Thomas Sheehan Daniel Thyan N. Y Christopher Cummings John T. Aiken N.Y Thos. J. Winton Chas. C. Mills J. B. Gilmore Chas. McElroy J. D. Wilder Florence Dingman Michigan C. Baker John Carpenter U.S. Infantry George W. Kennedy Henry R. McCallum Wisconsin J. Flannery A. Bugbee O. D. Gladding Infantry W. Jenkins Maine Volunteers G. W. Smith Asher A. Walker J. §. Reet E. B. Blarston D. G. Riley Carl Erbach U. S. Artillery Michael Maher W. Hi. Gordon J. B. St. Clair Gudhiel Woonsor Roderick Black Jacob Schaff Conn M. Malcolm Burman Dunbar H. Ames D. C. Busbee W. Rouse C. C. Dowe A. A. Meridan J. Sullivan A. McKean J. W. Burgess Barney Mulligan W. Dutcher C. A. Keyes Col. Marston Hiram Rollins N. H Capt. Todd Brattleboro Gilmore Vermont 2d Montpelier Heming Col Lawrence Mass Capt Gordon Andrew Hill F. Nelson Wall Or Hall Lorraine Priestly Oldham Craig 24 Regiment Artillery James M. Gouldrich W.B. Smith Wm. Forden J. K. Mason J.B. Preston B. Buckstone A. Allen A. A. C. Williams Todd Hobart Hitchcock Co. E Leveridge Gilbert Brewer Leary Weeks Post Reter Delmotte Inns Botts Franklin Holliday Waterhouse Inkerman Alma McClellan Mats Wasnixctos Ohio 1St Battle Field Pawnee Perry Grarrox Rosencranz Virginia Kanawha Valley Col. Einstein Baltimore

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