Draft of 300,000 men urged as new wartime levy
The article argues for a fresh draft of 300000 men to form a reserve corps and bolster national defense. It states the government has public backing to enact the levy, vows energy in wartime leadership, and asserts broader enlistment will reduce casualties. It also warns rebels could strike on Northern soil and calls for unity and faith in victory.
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Bsena
Niveonseen
Saraitténal
Uae
Sancess
Evor
Amore
Robver
Eoil
Memphis Sailed to New York After Charleston Captured
The British steamer Memphis, captured off Charleston by the US gunboat Magnolia and brought to New York, carries 1575 bales Sea Island cotton, 500 barrels of resin, and rumors of hundreds of thousands in cash hidden aboard. The vessel cost about 160000 dollars and is described as a splendid vessel.
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Charleston
Attore
Prizks
Memphis
Magnolia
New York
Liverpool
Orion
Kingaton, Jax
Sabine Pass
Citizens Meeting and Town Council Appointments
A citizens meeting off Bristal is announced for Monday evening to discuss national life and liberties with speakers from abroad expected to address the gathering. The town council meeting established volunteer recruitment committees and enlistment efforts with named appointees Chas Sherry Thomas Thurston Chas A Green John B Pearse Nathaniel Green Benj S Green Wm B Kimball Benj M Lincoln Saml Taylor Jr Thos J Usher John Turner.
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Bristal
Indiantown Duty “Association
Sousseil
Wohicit
Chas
Sherry
Jey Thomas Jr
xThurston
Qhas
A.green
John .B
Pearse
Nathaniel
Town Meeting Call Urges Enlistment and Attendance
A town meeting notice calls for a gathering next Thursday to discuss promoting enlistments and urges full attendance. It notes widespread state activity and earnest public response to the troop recruitment effort.
Town Hill Volks Entertainments Attract Attention
Town Hill residents are urged to attend a series of tableaux presented in town next week. The event is described as patriotic and praiseworthy with a full house expected, promising value for time and money. The popular tableaux series previously shown is anticipated to return as a rich entertainment in the coming days.
Draft of 300000 men call stirs Boston readers
The Boston Journal reports widespread support for a government order to draft 300000 militiamen from loyal states. Readers urge rapid, decisive action to crush the rebellion and punish its leaders, with full public backing to ensure swift completion of the war effort.
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Boston Journal of Taesday
Prisoner Stabs Overseer in New Bedford House of Correction
Daniel P. Lewis, Overseer of the New Bedford House of Correction, was dangerously stabbed by inmate Joseph Fish from Fall River on Monday afternoon. Fish, in the institution about a week, seized a knife during work and stabbed Lewis twice in the lower torso, one wound just below the left lung, another two inches lower, plus a cut to the left cheek before a fellow prisoner intervened and Fish was confined.
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Fish
Muntina or the Military Committee Resolutions
Staite Central Military Committee votes to draft the entire enrolled militia of Rhodesaland and urges a special General Assembly session to enroll all persons aged 18 to 45. Generals Barton Robbins Col Arnold and Col Thurston named to report a plan for enforcement.
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General Assembly
Barton
Robbins
Arnold
Thurston
Golden Gate Disaster Off Manzanillo Claims Many Lives
The California steamship Golden Gate, sailing from San Francisco to Panama on July 21, caught fire twelve miles off Manzanillo and burned to the waterline. It carried 230 passengers and treasure valued at 1,114,000 for New York and 270,000 for England. Around 200 lives were lost, with hopes that the treasure might be saved as the ship was beached.
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Golden Gate
San Francisco
Panama
Manzanilla
New York
England
Mills Full Speed After Textile Upturn
Newburyport Ocean Mills plans full speed operation as machinery comes back online. Fall River Watuppa Mill runs half time and Massasoit three quarters time. Troy Mill resumes operations this week.
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Ocean Mills
Newburyport
Tta
Fall River
Watuppa
Massasoit
Troy
Emancipation Urged By Former Minister Fay
The National Republican reports that Mr. Fay the former American minister to Switzerland has returned home and urges the government to proclaim emancipation to deter foreign intervention and win European sympathy.
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National Republican
Fay
Switzerland
Europe
Rhode Island urged to join vigorous wartime enlistment
The document urges Rhode Island to sustain its strong wartime role by enlisting promptly and meeting quota. It promotes liberal bounty to deter drafting, highlights Bristol’s opportunity, and notes New York reserve militia structure and total estimated force of around 150,000.
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Rhode Island
Peter
Bristol
OGM
Ohio Committee Promised General for Cincinnati Border Order
A committee appointed to confer with the President has been promised a general from Buell's Department to be stationed in Cincinnati. He will command an ample force to protect the Kentucky border and preserve order in Kentucky.
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Ohio
Buell
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Gen Buell Proclaims Slaves Rendered Up Upon Allegiance
From Iantaville Alabama a July 25 report states General Buell declares that a slave will be delivered to the claimant once the oath of allegiance is taken. The item notes Corrée poidehit of Cincinnati Com biacat awaiting further details.
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EA Corrée Poidehit
Cincinnati Combiacat
Iantaville
Ala
Onder
Gen
Buell
Fio
New Hampshire Battalion Names in Lieut Colonel and Major Posts
Boston Journal correspondent reports Captain John Thompson of the New Hampshire battalion becomes Lieut Colonel, with Captain Burt of Providence assigned to Major in the same unit.
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Boston Journal
John Thompson
New Hampshire ‘Battalion
Burt
Providence
New Hampshire
Government charters multiple steamers for coastal lines
The government has chartered vessels including the City of Boston on the Norwich and New York line the Plymouth Rock on the Groton line the Empire State on the Fall River line and two steamers operating between Boston and Portland.
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Gar
City of
Boston
Norwich
New York
Plymouth Rock
Groton
Empire State
Fall River
Portland
New Jersey Soldier Reports Regimental Sickness Figures
A letter from a New Jersey soldier under McClellan states that only four men in his regiment died of sickness during their entire term of service, offering a stark contrast to wartime casualties.
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New Jersey
McClellan
Counterfeit Tens Circulated in Bristol Bank
The New York Herald reports counterfeit ten dollar notes circulated in Bristol on Saturday, involving the Commercial Bank of Bristol. The incident prompts heightened scrutiny of local banknotes and currency handling.
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New York Herald
Commercial Bank of
Bristol
Colored regiment urged by Gov Sprague
Gov Sprague has called for a regiment to consist entirely of colored citizens. He believes a full regiment will be obtained despite doubts about its readiness or numbers.
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Sprague
Thorn
Rebels in Southern Kentucky Plan Monday Uprising
The Cincinnati Gazette reports a telegram noting rebels in Southern Kentucky weighing a general uprising on Monday to influence the election. The piece also mentions increased steamer passenger numbers bound for Europe due to the draft, and notes that neither the Friends nor firemen of New Bedford are exempt for lack of required certificates. Eighty-two soldiers were discharged from Portsmouth Grove Hospital on Tuesday and returned to their regiments.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Kentucky
Friends
Firemen
New Bedford
Portsmouth Grove Hospital
A Million in Pay Yet Only 363,000 On Duty
A Washington dispatch reports 600,000 plus enlisted on pay rolls while only 363,000 are on active duty. About 250,000 are sick wounded or absent on furlough. It is estimated over 100,000 are on furlough for which solicited politicians are blamed for opposing vigorous wartime effort. Some furloughs are said to be bought through surgeons.
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Washington
New York
Arnaid
Court Upholds Use of US Notes for Bond Payment
In Philadelphia District Court last week a bond from 1861 demanded May 1 1862 payment in current gold and silver. Debtors offered United States notes instead of specie, were refused, and suit to force gold payment dismissed. The court held government notes sufficient to meet the bond obligation.
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United States
District Court of
Philadelphia
United States of America
Save Your Bounties
The Providence Journal notes the days of bounties are ending and urges men to enlist quickly to secure the large bounty before drafts begin. It warns that many prefer enlistment for the bounty over draft risk and that books will close soon.
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Providence Journal
New Orleans Dispatch Describes Pressing Military Crisis
A New Orleans correspondent reports urgent action for Gen. Butler's department as transports return with the wounded and a retreat seems impossible. Beauregard’s disbanded soldiers flood in daily while rebels seek to drive them from the city amid a climate of slave unrest.
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New Orleans
Butler
Beauregard
Deserters report distress in rebel camp at Richmond
Two German deserters who left the rebel army at Richmond two weeks ago describe a dire situation. They say their camp has only fresh beef and flour with no salt sugar or coffee, and prominent officers were overheard saying the conditions are worse than at any prior time in the war.
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Richmoud
Mount Holyoke Female Seminary Fifty Years of Growth
The article surveys travel from Boston to Springfield and Worcester Junction then highlights Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley. It notes founder Mary Lyon who began the school in 1837, its 25th anniversary, Lyon’s death, and the marble monument for her. It records 3,400 pupils since opening, 900 graduates, 16 deaths, and nearly 50,000 dollars raised for religious purposes.
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Narragansett
Eli Ig & Mn
Springfeld
Worcester Junction
Springfield
Boston
D. m
City of
New York
Albany
Seaboard
Milk Street
Pearl Street
United States Armory
New England
Connecticut
Connecticut Valley
Old
Virginia
Mount Midlyoke Female Seminary
South Hadley
Mire Mary'Lyon
Massachusetts
Lyon
Walla
Memorial tribute to a nurse at Roanoke Island disaster
The account honors a nurse serving with the Confederate South's expedition at Roanoke Island. Described as an angel of mercy she tended the wounded along the North Carolina coast, guiding them to healing and faith. Her death followed exhausting toil and continued devotion to care despite peril.
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Humber
Zisiig
Nory
Elise i
Sioscinsii
Fess
Roanoke Island
Sr'a
North
Carolina
Roanoke
Rial
Patriotio
Bray
Florence
Nightingale
Crimea
New Tomes, free Sole a re tT Seka c
The text reports on a speech in Richmond urging Jeff Davis to assume dictatorial power, Cherokee reactions to civilization, and a broad note on wages, government bounty, and national issues. It also mentions draft health concerns in Ohio, suspicious soldiers, nickel mint output, and a Tubal Cain cargo with firearms.
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Orbea Delta
Yancey
Richmond
Jeff
Davis
Beninnen
Liverpool
Ohio
Draft and regulations issued for 300000 militia call
Washington Aug 4 The War Department issued orders for immediate drafts of 300000 militia to serve nine months and full 300000 volunteers by August 15 if states fail. It outlines quotas, special drafts, and regulations to promote officers and remove unworthy ones. New York Aug 5 Tribune notes Burnside’s army sailed from Fortress Monroe and James River crossings totaling 15000 troops. Orange Court House force included 200 NY and 300 Vermont with several killed and wounded.
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Wasninaron
War Department
Wasninoron
United States
Secretary of War
RE. M. Stanton
New York
Tribune
Fortress Monroe
Burnside
James River
Orange Court House
Crawford
5Th
Ira Harris
Vermont
Sperrysville Advice Sparks Union Sentiment
A badly garbled Aug Aug entry notes strong union sentiment among citizens and wives of several wealthy planters in Sperrysville. It mentions the Brownings Greens and Fletcheras visiting Gursick and soldiers in hospitals aiding wounded men. About 400 residents within Sigel's lines swore allegiance. seventy were arrested and held by the Provost Marshal.
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Wasawaron
Aug
Sperrysville
Beachy
Brownings
Greens
Fletcheras
Gursick
Ind
Sigel
Flannel Wear Guidelines for Seasonal Comfort
A historic note explains wearing flannel during day in summer and winter to aid perspiration and insulate against rapid temperature changes. It advises removing at night to air dry, avoid piling by the bed, and states flannel is worn mainly over the chest and abdomen as a non conductor of heat.
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Jersey
Produce arrivals and goods from New Orleans and New York Herald
Five arrivals Saturday morning from New Orleans brought 3 421 birds sugar 153 barrels and 24 barrels varnish turpentine 1 645 barrels rosin 236 bales cotton 6 000 staves 231 barrels molasses and 9 cases merchandise reported by the New York Herald.
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Agnivay
New Orleans
New York Herald
Rhode Island Meeting Attracts War Crisis Speech Night
A Rhode Island assembly heard Mayor Knight and Lt Governor Arnold urge unity in the Civil War effort. Clergy and civic leaders pressed citizens to back President Lincoln, support military action, and defend the Constitution, with calls for vigilance and sacrifice as the gathering closed after hours of remarks.
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Providence Journal
Kris
Baring
Irieglc
United’ States
Ion Beate
Gsaae
Fox
Matto
Pittantesitia
Hows
Arma
Toxs
Arnold
America
Free
Clark
Rhode Island
Dr. Sears
Variona
McGlellan
Mr. Stone
John .L. Swift
Boston
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Vari Zandt
Newport
Honsi Thommite
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Marahal
Pope
Tubal Cain
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