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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1862

Page

2

Distinctions of Dowager and Duchess At Issue In Transcript Tale

The Transcript asserts a legal distinction between a Dowager and a Duchess. Congress draws attention to Executive acts, while Prentice argues executive power could guide Congress for the country. Reports mention Beauregard near Richmond with 35,000 troops and rising New Orleans mission plans.

Transcript Congress Executive Department Prentice Executive Cincinnati Beauregard Richmond

Union gunboats take Memphis amid Civil War action

Commodore Davis informs Memphis mayor of surrender of the city to U.S. forces. Federal troops occupy Memphis as gunboats guard the riverfront. Five gunboats lie off the city while five large steamers are captured. rebels burn a nearly ready gunboat and bridges to Humboldt are said destroyed according to contemporary papers.

Cairo Com. Davis Memphis United States Benton C. N. Davis 43D 46Th Indiana Col. Fitch Vicksburg Whig Baton House Humboldt

Memphis battle despatch from Cairo recalls ram engagement

A despatch written the day before the Memphis battle from Cairo describes positions opposite Randolph near Fort Pow Jones via Camp 8th and arrived at the War Department after reports of the ram engagement.

Washington Memphis War Department Carino Cairo Randolph Fort Pow Jones Camp 8Th

Union expedition skirmish near Pocotongs repels rebels

A Hilton Head letter from May 31 reports an action by the 50th Pennsylvania Regiment two companies of Massachusetts Cavalry and the 1st Connecticut Battery at Pocotongs. Rebels about 1000 driven off with 7 dead and two prisoners. Union losses were 2 killed and 5 wounded, including Captain Parker. Railroad tracks were torn up and rebels later retreated toward Beaufort as 10,000 enemy men gathered near Charleston. The negro brigade has been disbanded.

Execu Andrew Johnson Gomene Tennnessee Ward Stanley North Carolina Sumner United States Senate Congress Senate Gov. Johnson Stanley Massachusetts People’s New York Hilton Head 50Th Pennsylvania Massachusetts Cavalry Connecticut Battery Pocotongs 50Th Pennsylvania Regiment Parker Beaufort Charleston Savannah

Reports of fighting near Front Royal and river crossing

Front Royal reports excite ment as Rebel cavalry fired on a foraging party six miles out. Rebels encamped between two hills eight to nine miles distant. Infantry and cavalry scanned the area but found no signs. Three men drowned crossing the Shenandoah. two identified as Mass regiments sergeants. A boat with about 15 men drifted away but all were saved. Shields's division reports a scouting party reached New Market after crossing at Columbia Bridge. Jackson had retreated with about 5000 troops. Fremont's forces followed, seizing wagons prisoners and supplies.

Nashville Tennessee Union Mississippi South Manassas Missouri Arkansas Kentucky Maryland Virginia Richmond Middle Tennessee West Tennessee North Carolina Florida Corinth Congress Charles Ellett War Department Col. Ellett Memphis Cairo E. M. Stanton Queen Monarch Charles Ellett, JR Platte Valley Fort Wright Fort Randolph van Dorn Bragg Lovell Jeff Thompson Beauregard Little Rebel Sumter West Montgomery Lancaster Illinois Front Royala Shenandoah John Brown Co. A New Market Jackson Fremont Kansas City Santa Fe Mesilla Fort Fillmore Sibley Fort Bliss Crayton Fort Craig Tilford Rio Grande Colorado Volunteers

Fight Near Fort Craig Rebels Retreat Suffering

A clash erupts near Fort Craig as Confederate forces retreat through hostile territory. Rebel troops suffer casualties and endure harsh conditions as they withdraw, with reports noting heavy fire and disrupted escape routes.

Fort Craig

Battle losses at Fair Oak front Richmond report

War Department release shows totals for May 31 and June 1 1862 across Sumner Heintzelman and Keyes corps. Killed 890 wounded 3627 missing 1222 overall 5739 with a forthcoming nominal list.

Washington Fair Oak War Department E. M. Stanton Richmond Sumner Heintzelman Keyes

McClellan's Army Quiet Near Richmond

Despatches from Washington report no major action before noon at the front of Richmond. Only occasional cannonading from forces building bridges, but it does not slow their progress.

Washington Newbern Stanton White House War Department Richmond

Rebels open fire on Sumner’s pickets near Richmond

Headquarter dispatches report artillery exchange on the Chickahominy line with no damage. A Richmond paper claims a victory but retracts key details, while deserters describe panic over James River obstructions and the wounding of Gen Johnson. Prim and staff visit Gen McClellan as Sunday quiet settles over the camp.

Army OF the Potomac Sumner Richmond Chickahominy White Oak McClellan Prim and Staff Spain James River Gen. Johnson

Carr Race and North American Despatches in Noon Passing

The steamship North American from Liverpool and Londonderry passed noon today, boarded by the press yacht. west winds and arrivals of Nova Scotian Hammomia and Etna from New York noted. Commons to review England Federal Confederates relations, Defence Commission proclaims iron forts and iron ships essential. editorials discuss Butler, emancipation, and hostility in the Union. Additional notes report Japanese ambassadors in Liverpool and Austria Italy Russia Spain commercial items.

Daily News Butler New Orleans England Journal of Commerce Times Spence London Times Richmond Halleck Corinth Liverpool

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