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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1863

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Death of Colonel J. Richter Jones in Gum Swamp Fight

The narrative recalls Colonel J. Richter Jones leading the 58th and 27th Massachusetts in a Gum Swamp sortie near Kinston. Jones falls fatally while directing a rear assault against NC forces, after earning praise as a long-time Pennsylvania politician and ironworks owner. His body may be transported to a New Bern steamer arrival.

Brilliant Dash Upon the Rebels at Gum Swamp Action

News from Newbern details Col. J Richter Jones leading the Fifty-eighth Pennsylvania and Twenty-seventh Massachusetts through Gum Swamp to strike the rebels rear. The expedition captured the enemy's works and over two hundred prisoners, with the price of Col. Jones’s death. Destruction of works and munitions followed.

Col. Pierson Pointes Jones Col. Jones Gol. Jones General Ransom Kinston Kingston North Carolina Fayson Col. Rutledge Cook Jacobs Third New York Cavalry Pennsylvania Cecil Clay Wells Dwight Lieut Wood Co. F Twenty-seventh Massachusetts Twenty-seventh Massachusetts Sanford Co. A Co. D James R. Madison Branch J. A. Hedden Twenty-fifth North Ambulance Corps Molder Malvern Hill Gum Swamp Cove Creek McCoy Batchelor’s Creek Dover Road Enem Riggs Sigg Tey Tuscarora Winn Neuse Road Mike Webber Michael J. Richter Jones Newbern Sullivan County J. Ritcher Jones 58Th Pennsylvania N. Y. Herald N. C United States Mail Emilie Ashcroft Kinston and Goldsboro Department of North Carolina Col Fifty Foster Penn Curtis Mass Luke Lyman Twenty-fifth Josiah Pickett Forth-sixth Wm. S. Shurtleff Geo. H. Pierson Pierce Pond N. Y Rigg Fifty-eighthennsylvania Cndure Hursday Fifty-eighth Metcalf Massachusetts Twenty-seventh Clark The Michel Webber Dover O’neil Denny 25Th Massachusetts Pierson Massachute Rouse Lee Rappahannock Highlander Delat

Kentucky lawyer's 1861 peace view on union and civil war

The Hon. C. A. Wickliffe of Kentucky writes to the New York Journal of Commerce stating that if Republicans had joined with Whigs and Democrats to present seven resolutions unanimously at the 1861 Peace Convention, secession would have ended, the nation saved from civil war, and the Constitution spared harm.

Coffin Handbills and Vallandigham Outrage Critique

The Times reviews the Coffin Handbills of 1814, noting the piece is distant in date yet aims to smear Gov. Seymour to divert attention from the Vallandigham outrage, which one New York paper reluctantly defends.

N.Y Gov. Seymour Vallandigham New York

Enlistment of 20,000 Kentucky Volunteers Under General Fry

The Louisville Journal reports Gen S S Fry has set Camp Dick Robinson as the rendezvous for 20,000 Kentuckians to join for two years. Recruits are to be armed fed and equipped at once. State and national authorities back the effort with strong cooperation and a promise of possible service beyond the state to aid Union brethren.

Kentucky Louisville Journal Frankfort Washington Tennessee Line

Republican press condemns West outrages and warns of party power

The piece critiques Republican media for partial civil liberty abuse, cites attempts to use military power for party ends, and warns radicals push to suspend civil tribunals. It argues such plans threaten liberties and risk civil war by empowering partisan officials.

West Partizan

Vicksburg War News Highlights Confederate Resolve

The article emphasizes Vicksburg’s strategic importance on the Mississippi, citing statements from Confederate figures and press voices. It notes Grant’s progress, Bragg and Rosecrans movements, and rumors of Bragg massing near Columbia with troops shifting toward Johnston. It portrays the war as pivotal for the Confederacy and warns of Union river control impacts.

Vicksburg Shelbyville Dodge Bragg Johnston Rosecrans Abolition N. Y. Times Jeff. Davis Mississippi Jackson Confederacy Richmond Charleston Savannah Mobile N.Y Jeff Davis Pemberton Tullahoma Grant Grand Gulf McMinnville Manchester War Buell Stone River Murfreesboro White House Army of the Potomac Columbia

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