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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1865

Page

2

Sheridan defeats Early and captures Charlottesville reported

In Our Hands To Mayor Gen Dix despatches detail the reported defeat and capture of Gen Early by Sheridan. Sheridan's movement began last Monday and reached Staunton. Major Gen Hancock led the Middle Military Division in Sher idan’s absence with headquarters at Winchester. E M Stanton Secretary of War.

Dix Sheridan Charlottesville City Point E. M. Stanton Early Lynchburg Grant BE. M. Stanton Staunton House E Lucien Anderson Senate Gen. Thomas Virginia House Illinois Central Railroad Secretary of War District of Columbia Indian Territory Conference Pennsylvania Missouri Knapp

Rebel evacuation fears grow as Union advance near Raleigh

The Herald reports Gen. Sherman’s force advancing to Fayetteville North Carolina and Porters gunboats arriving there. Beauregard surveys defenses and vows to hold. Mobile hosts a larger Union force, Granger reviews troops at Pensacola, and deserters claim Confederates plan evacuations of Richmond and Petersburg.

New York Herald Washington Richmond Sherman Fayetteville North Carolina Porter New Orleans Mo’ile Beauregard

Nashville Flood Submerges City and Damages Rail Lines

Heavy rains caused the river to rise seven feet, flooding Nashville and surrounding areas. The lower city is submerged while several rail bridges, including the Stone River trestle near Murfreesboro and one at Franklin, were swept away. No disruption yet on the Louisville and Nashville line. Two Ninth Indiana Regiment soldiers drowned near Edgefield.

Nashville, Tenn Stone River Murfreesboro Franklin Louisville and Nashville Ninth Indiana Regiment Edgefield

Fire destroys Wilson Hayes tobacco factory in Pittston

The Wilson Hayes & Co tobacco plant on Union Street, Pittston, was completely burned out this morning. Firefighter David L. Sims was killed by a falling wall, and two others were seriously hurt. Loss estimated at about 12 000 dollars, fully insured. The new monitor Manayunk broke from moorings at 5 am, drifted down the river, was towed back three miles below Pittsburgh, and is nearly finished with plans to depart for Cairo in a day or two.

Rosecrans Grant Sherman Tennessee Bragg Chatta- Leega Knoxville Missionary Ridge Atlanta Davis Hood Bridgeport Yerkee Nashville Savannah Georgia Schofield North Carolina Wilmington Cheatham D. Lee Forrest Franklin Department of the Mississippi Department of the Atlantic Fort Fisher South Carolina Lee Carolina Branchville Kingsville Columbia Richmond Danville Lynchburg Galveston Mississippi Confederacy Nassau Bonemia Petersburg Richmond Enquirer Richmond Senate Johnston Army of the Potomac Pittsnene Marcu Wilson, Hayes & Co Union Street David L. Sims Manayunk Pittsburg Cairo Portland Nova Scotian Brown Liverpool Hattie S. Emery Fitts Cardenas White Head Passage Philadelphia Jay Cooke New York Phoenix Cape Henlopen Western Union Company Pacific Lines San Francisco Idaho Aspinwall Northern Star Priz Deer Beaufort N. C Boston Providenc.e R Marin Ada Ada Festival. Gen. Paine Panama Mercantile Chronicle

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