Colored Troops Protected by Proclamation of the President
The piece lauds Lincoln for granting full protection to all soldiers in U S uniforms regardless of color and condemns Confederates for mistreatment of black troops. It cites valor in Florida and Morris Island, notes harsh punishments if captured, and condemns Jeff Davis's policy toward exchange. It urges justice and retaliation against those harming soldiers or defending the Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
United States
Martin Kosta
Mediterranean
Florida
Port Studson
Morris Island
Jeff Davin
Lincoln
Jeff. Davis
East Tennessee
Washington
Amagay Linco
D. Townsend
Death of William L. Yancey and the South's Loss
Obituary remarks on William L. Yancey describing him as a leading secessionist and fire eater who for over thirty five years advocated southern doctrines against the North. It portrays him as shaping the push for a slaveholding republic and notes his lasting place in American history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Yancey
Yancey
North
South
Congress
Cataline
Rome
United States
Congregational Sabbath School Excursion to Oakland Grove
The Teachers and Scholars of the Congregational Sabbath School visited Oakland Grove Noyatt on Tuesday. Preparations supported a larger party, but attendees were pleased with the outing as the weather remained ideal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Sabbath School
Oakland Grove
Noyatt
Thoes
Clam Bake at Far Hill Draws Busy Crowd
The Ladies of Saint Michael's Church held a grand Clam Bake at Far Hill on Wednesday Inet. It was well attended with nearly all items sold. Many attendees came from Providence, Warren and nearby towns.
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Saint Michael's
Far Hill
Providence
Warren
Death and Funeral of a Bristol County Soldier
Death of Isaac Gorham orderly sergeant in the Twelfth Rhode Island Volunteers after a brief illness. He previously served in the Ninth Rhode Island and reenlisted. aged 37, survived by a wife and four children. Funeral in Warren featured a large procession with the Warren artillery and members of Company E.
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Bristol County
Isaac Gorham
R. I. Volunteers
Warren
Gorham
Amos T. Gorham
Baptist Church
Spalding
Warren Artillery
Twelfth Regiment
Boy Killed in Steam Mill Belt Accident
Distressing accident at the Pokanoket Steam Mill Thames street ends with the death of a sixteen year old boy, Edward Quirck, whose body was mangled after his forearm was drawn into the belt while attempting to adjust the machine. His parents live in Allyn's Block on State street.
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Photo O'Stock
Pokanoket
Thames Street
Edward Quirck
Allyn's Block
State Street
Town Meeting on relief provisions for drafted residents
An adjourned Town meeting will be held at the Town Hall at 10 o clock this morning to hear the committee report from the special meeting on the 24th alt. The panel will consider and report on how to provide relief for families and dependents of townspeople drafted into United States military service.
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United States
Thunder Storm Strikes Oak Tree in Town
A severe thunder storm Sunday morning between 1 and 2 o clock struck a large oak on the lot north of the Oliver and High streets corner. Bark pieces flew about 100 feet, half the trunk shattered into splinters, following two earlier showers with thunder and lightning.
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Oliver and
High Streets
Humphreys Restaurant at 235 Westminster St Providence
The paper highlights Mr L H Humphreys Ladies and Gentlemen's Restaurant at 235 Westminster Street Providence offering top accommodations and a full range of refreshments. Polite service, reliable edibles and drinkables, and moderate prices have made Humphreys' Saloon a popular city resort.
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L. H. Humphreys
Westminster Street
Notable Evening Event At De Wolf House Impresses Newport Guest
A guest from Newport attended The Hop at the De Wolf House on the evening of the 31st and stated the event eclipsed anything of its kind seen in town. He admitted Newport city claims to rival Saratoga and even surpasses local autumn spectacles, noting nothing this season matched it there.
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de Wolf House
Newport
Saratoga
Washington Lodge Masons Lodge Room Being Refined
Members of Washington Lodge of F A Masons of Warren are having their Lodge Room enhanced with frescoed walls and ceiling and adorned with the order's emblems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lodge
F. & A. Masons of
Warren
Rocky Puimt Proprieter Closes Grounds Barring Bay Ships
The Providence Post reports the Rocky Puimt proprietor has closed his house and grounds, informs the Pursionists, and instructs steamship operators on the bay not to land any more passengers at that place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Post
Rocky Puimt
Opportunity for colored men to join Heavy Artillery unit
A camp for colored men has been established at the Dexter Training Ground in Providence offering an excellent opportunity to enlist in a Heavy Artillery company.
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Dexter
City of
Providence
Camp Meeting at Yarmouth Kicks Off August First
A notice lists a camp meeting at Yarmouth Massachusetts commencing on Tuesday August 11. The event invites attendees and outlines local involvement by community groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarmouth
Massachusetts
Town Council Minutes Note Short Meeting and Firearm Drill Plan
The Town Council and Court of Probate met in the council chamber with full board present. The session was short with little business. Mr Usher was appointed to locate a suitable ar mory and drill room for the new Light Infantry company. Bills approved include poor relief, blinds, fuel, advertising, bell ringing, town hall, and watch expenses totaling 97.56.
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Usher
Company of Light Infantry
A. T
T. J. Usher
Patrick Mara
Hyd
Phenix
National Thanksgiving Observed Across Town
National Thanksgiving was observed with many closing of manufactories and stores. Religious services united by Strees Methodist and First Baptist with Congregationalists at the High and Bradford church corner. Services at St Michael's and Christian Baptist supported sick and disabled soldiers with offerings.
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State Strees Methodist
First Baptist
Congregationalists
High
Bradford Streets
St. Michael's Church
The
Christian Baptist
Attonal Rebels Probed in Charleston Aftermath
The writer attacks rebel atrocities in Charleston and condemns lingering rebel property in the town under the confiscation act. He urges punishment of enemies and rewards for friends, labeling the rebels as vipers and demanding action against their possessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enstor
Sigpa
Charleston
South Carolina
New York
Young lad throws accident breaks leg at Market Wharf
A young lad, son of Patrick Tracey, while playing with other boys at Market Wharf a few days ago was thrown into the dock. He sustained a broken leg near the hip joint, the incident possibly accidental or deliberate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Tracey
Flay
Market Wharf
Jules Levy Dies in Paris Noted Writer for Figaro
Jules Levy, famed in journalism circles, died recently in Paris. He began writing light paragraphs in 1827 for Figaro and contributed for thirty six years, producing articles that were widely considered impersonal and did not target any one person.
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Jules Levy
Paris
Ile
Figaro
Ruin on a Good Scale Revealed in London Texts
A London writer comments on American views of ruin describing a dramatic, blood red descent into the sea as the ultimate catastrophe. The passage contrasts vivid destruction with muted twilight and questions extenuation of magnitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Texrs
State and Stripes Set to Float Over Mobile Soon
Federal calculations indicate the State and Stripes will float over Mobile by the middle of the month. The prediction notes a planned transit and timing remains tentative pending further data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Military and Firemen Parade in Bristol
Yesterday forenoon the King Philip Fire Co accompanied by Shepard's Band escorted Company E of the Twelfth Regiment Rhode Island Volunteers home from the seat of war. A clam bake and chowder dinner at Fox Hill honored Company E. Co E, under Lieut Luther Cole Jr, had about sixty five men in uniform. The parade included a display of band and flags, with guests Captain Lapham and Lieut Alexander in attendance. Weather was delightful and a toast report could not be published this week. Our thanks to Captain Lincoln for the dinner invitation.
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King Philip
Bristol
Lapham
Co. K
Alexander
Co. A
Press
Lincoln
Relief payments for Confederate troops families authorized
At the January 1863 session the prior law was repealed and a new provision adopted authorizing the state to raise and appropriate funds to provide relief to needy families or dependents of those mustered into the U S army or navy from this state. Payments not to exceed four dollars per week per family member.
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General Assembly
United States
Rebels moved to Johnsons Island for confinement
Eighteen rebel officers captured at Gettysburg and held at Fort McHenry were sent west on Friday under escort. They are bound for Johnsons Island in Sanducky Bay Lake Erie to be confined until the government receives assurances that Col. Streght's command and other Union officers in Georgia are treated properly.
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Gettysburg
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Johnsons Island
Sanducky Bay
Lake Erie
Col. Streght
Georgia
Grant Plans Water Department for Army Across Mississippi
General Grant aims to organize a Water Department within his army to enable forces to traverse any portion of the Mississippi River, even where water is scarce. The move highlights strategic resource management and mobility for naval and land operations.
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Grant
Mississippi
Nine Philadelphia reporters win prizes in Uncle Sam draft lottery
Nine reporters connected with Philadelphia newspapers were fortunate to draw prizes in Uncle Sam's draft lottery. The event highlighted the participation of local media figures in the national process, with several receiving notable outcomes.
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Philadelphia
Unionism in Tennessee Letter From a Union Man in Tennessee
A Union supporter describes civic strife as the defining issue in Tennessee, praising Governor Johnson and the Nashville State Convention for backing Union goals. He cites large Union enlistments, East Tennessee outrages by rebels, and daily Union successes shaping hope for victory.
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Tennessee
Parson Brownlow
Congress
Memphis
East Tennessee
America
East
Nashville
Capitol Hill
Friends of the Union
Fort Wagner Deserters Reveal Fort Strength and Garrison
A Morris Island deserter account describes Wagner with fifteen hundred troops brought from Savannah, fortified by a sand ridge, and reinforced after the bombardment. They claim Colonel Shaw among prisoners, and note bomb-proof safety for gunners, with Charleston and Richmond sending troops amid Yankee pressure.
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Fort Wagner
Morris Island
Wagner
Savannah
Cummings’ Point
Charleston
Palmer
Mississippi
Shaw
54Th Magdachusetts
Richmond
Stonewall
Jackson
Morgan fires on girl near Stuebenville Ohio
Report from Zanesville describes Morgan’s pursuit by vigilante bands in Southern Ohio. A girl about fifteen is fatally shot through the breast as Morgan’s forces fire from a house window. друга
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Stuebenville
Ohio
Morgan
Seven Shooters
Squirrel Mantera
Zanesville
John Morgan
Zancaville
Covnxz & Gazerts
Various Civil War Era News Briefs and Anecdotes From Washington
A compilation of brief items covers Lincoln’s unpaid salary, slave trade economics in Maryland, coal production, and conscription debates. Mentioned are the Chicago Workingmen’s Association, Mrs Lincoln’s dresses, a Newark priest’s protection pledge, New York riots, Dartmouth College, diphtheria in Thorndike, and County draft scenes. Reports note Vicksburg surrender chatter, Treasury clerks drafted, and donations for colored troops alongside local oddities and price data.
Army of the Potomac reports Lee retreat and Meade encampment
From New York Aug 5 a Washington Chronicle excerpt notes Lee's army likely retreating toward Richmond with Rapidan line to be held. It claims Lee is discouraged by recent defeats, while Meade’s Army of the Potomac rests near the Rapidan with furloughs granted and conscripts arriving.
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Army of the
Abephanshurg
Culpepper Court House
Court House
Boford
Brandy Station
Stephensburg
Lee
Wasuixeron
Army of the Potomac
Pate Water
Santana
Rappahannocks
Rapidan
Culpepper
Fortress Moxrox Aug. 4 headline note
The Norfolk Virginian reports on Fortress Moxrox dated August 4 with developments and local items.
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Fortress Moxrox
Norfolk
Arrival of City of Manchester in New York on Aug 4
The City of Manchester arrived in New York at 11 o clock citing Europe and Manchester. The report notes discussions in the House of Lords on federal consuls requiring bonds and alleged violation of international law. The Times in London criticizes Lee and urges peace if northern recruits come by cannon.
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Europe
City of
Manchester
New York
House of Lords
Poliserston
Internationalaw
Loxpon
the Times
Lee
East Providence Votes Relief for Drafted Men
At a Monday town meeting in East Providence four dollars per week was voted to the family or dependents of drafted men awaiting muster. A two member committee was appointed to seek the Governor for a General Assembly meeting to relieve drafted men by refunding up to 300 dollars and to prevent another draft.
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East Providence
Marine Losses In July Reported To Peace Commission
The July ledger lists 22 American sailing craft as totally lost or missing, including 7 ships 4 barkes 2 brigs and 9 schooners. Among 10 burned vessels 9 fell to Confederate privateers. Total estimated vessel value is 475000 dollars.
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R. I. State Normal School
Armory
Springfield
Prudence Island
Sandy Point
Earlor
Albert Bowen
South Main Street
War Bulletin
War Department
Adjutant General's Office
Circuit Court of the United States
Louisville
Thos O. Shacklett
Blond Ballard
Jefferson County
Kentucky
Treasury
Montgomery County
Maryland
Chicago Workingmen’s Association
Newark
New Jersey
New York Tribune
Connecticut
Benjamin Johnson
Scio
Alleghany County
Denmark
New York Post
Thorndike
William Flint
Nathan Lord, DD
Dartmouth College
Wm B. Floyd
Banka
Ocean
Mississippi River
Abraham Lincoln
Robert
Dover
White Mountains
Pennsylvania
John A. Nicoly
Treasury Department
Chicago Tribune
Gen. Butler
Western Department
Schofield
Pemberton
Vicksburg
Johnson
Banke
Office of the Internal Revenue
Hartford Prisa
Hartford and Fishkill Railroad
Hoadley's Station
Conn
Windham
Cincinnati
Boston
Portsmouth
Cavalry
North Carolina
Oul. Spear
Chowan River
Winton
N. Q
Weldon
Roanoke River
Col. Spear
Saya
Block Island
James Island
Fort Johnson
Secessionville
Pat
Emerald Islé
Hank
Missouri
Sam
Wes
Bill
Newsport
Naval Academy
Colorado Territory
Missouri River
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