Time to Act Against Lee's Army in New England Crisis
A Civil War era call to action urges Rhode Island and New England men to deny delay and seize Lee's army. It warns Confederate raiders harvest crops and loot grain stores in Pennsylvania and Maryland and demands immediate mobilization to defend country home and liberty.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
Philadelphia
Lee
New England
Sucquehanna
Delaware
Hudson
Rhode Island
Death of Rear Admiral Andrew H Foote
A national obituary records the death of Rear Admiral Andrew Hull Foote of the U S Navy born 1806 in New Haven Connecticut. It notes his abstinence work aboard ships moral instruction of sailors and roles at Fort Henry Fort Donelson Island No 10 and his final illness in New York before death.
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Foote
Andrew Hull Foote
United States Navy
New Haven
Connecticut
Navy
Ghany
Commodore Foote
Henry and Donelson
Island No. 10
Fort Donelson
Admiral du Pont
Admiral Foote
New York
Gulf
Accolation Preparations for Public Schools Procession
Armory Hall to host a morning accolation for public school children marching in a procession under supervision of ladies chosen by the Arrangements Committee. After arrival at Town Hall, helpers may leave edibles with Daniel Wilcox on Hope Street before 10 o'clock.
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Armory Hall
Town Hall
Daniel Wilcox
Hope Street
Advertisement notes agent for Speeches by Wendell Phillips
Directory line states Leonard B. Wright is the county agent for Speeches and Lectures by Wendell Phillips. The ad references another column for a description of the work.
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Leonard B. Wright
Wendell Phillips
Fire destroys Kent Woolen Mill in Warwick near East Greenwich
A fire engulfed the Kent Woolen Mill in Warwick near East Greenwich on Monday morning, completely destroying the facility according to local authorities. Fire crews battled the blaze but the mill was a total loss with no reported injuries.
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Kent
Warwick
Greenwich
Rhode Island Defences Prepared for Narragansett Bay
A Rhode Island correspondence with Washington prompts fortification of Narragan sett Bay entrances. Fort Adams guards Newport while West and East passes require new works near Narragansett Ferry. Marine Artillery and light batteries deploy. calls go out for a gunboat protection of the East River and regional merchant towns.
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Rhode Island
New England
Portland Harbor
Narragansett
Gov. Smith
Washington
Narragansett Bay
Fort Adams
Newport
West Passage
Corps of Engineers
Narragansett Ferry
Marine Artillery
East River
Washington Artillery
Wicxford
Tower Hill
R. I
Prov
Bristol
Warren
Fall River
Narragancott Bay
Providence
Independence Day Tribute to Fathers and Heroes of 1620 1776 1861
Philadelphia report highlights Independence Day celebrations as a unifying occasion. It praises the Pilgrim Fathers, the 1776 founders, and 1861 patriotic heroes, noting the sacrifice of soldiers and the enduring honor of a unified nation.
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Philadelphia
New Bedford Mercury
United States
Fine new house and enhancements on town streets
A large two story residence on Union street by Pearse and Lawless for Captain George H. Munroe is complete. Improvements on DeW Perry ahead of schedule show outside work nearing finish. A stone house for Judge J. R Bullock on State street nears completion on a prime site. Bradford street dwelling of the Tilley heirs is being repaired and modernized. The Bristol Hotel has undergone a full repair including painting and papering.
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Union Street
Pearse & Lawless
George H. Munroe
Bradford Street
Benjamin Tilley
Grand Concert by Shepard's Cornet Band Tonight
A grand concert by Shepard's Cornet Band starts at 8 o'clock in front of the Custom House. Afterward the band moves to the DeWolf House for a fireworks exhibition.
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Shepard’c Cornet
Custom House
DeWolf House
Arrival of Thomas P. Way brings 49 invalid soldiers home
The transport steamer Thomas P. Way reached Portsmouth Grove on Tuesday morning with forty nine invalid soldiers from Rhode Island Massachusetts Maine and New Hampshire regiments. Additional soldiers were landed at Bedloe's Island and New Haven.
Prayer for Our Country on Fourth of July
A morning prayer service will be held at 8 o'clock in the Lecture Room of the Congregational Church. Amid Civil War turmoil, the call urges Christian patriots to seek divine aid to restore peace, oppose rebels, and secure a swift victory for national liberty and happiness.
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Congregational Church
The Duty of the Hour
The Philadelphia Ledger urges immediate mass defense of the state urging every man to take up arms and confront the invaders. It argues that common safety outweighs political or legal disputes and stresses must act now to avoid disgrace and calamity from unopposed conquest.
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Philadelphia
High School Museum Donations Up to June 30
The High School Museum lists gifts from Dr. L. W. Briggs and Rev. William Stowe including preserved creatures, shells, and minerals. Other contributors add a gar fish, Cuban cotton, Aztec amulet, Russian American canoe model, and numerous sea shells and curios from multiple donors.
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L. W. Briggs
William Stowe
John B. Munro Esq
Narragancett Bay
William Falea Esq
J Minturn-Esq
Thomas R. Minturn
America
L. B. Bradford
Robert A. Peck
Cuba
E. C. Waldron
J. B. Midgett
J. B
M. L. Kales
E. S
Bristol Steam Mill Reopens Under New Providence Ownership
The Bristol Steam Mill, recently bought by G M Rich mond and Sons of Providence, houses 203 looms and 8500 spindles. It formerly produced about 30 000 yards of one yard wide goods and now repairs boilers with the engine in good order. Workers are restoring the plant and will alter machinery to make narrow goods for printing with hopes to start soon.
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Mesers. G. M. Richmond & Sons
Providence
Sher
Lumbard Brothers Serenade Federal Troops at Vicksburg
During a calm night at Vicksburg the Lumbard Brothers sang patriotic songs before the Federal soldiers. After the Red White and Blue a rebel voice taunted Frank Lumbard to come over and be treated as a gentleman. Frank refused to cross the lines.
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Lumbard Brothers
Vicksburg
Frank
Lumbard
Rhode Island Proclamation Calls Militia Into Organized Companies
Governor James Y. Smith orders all enrolled militia members not yet in a company to form units and elect officers by July 15 1863. Noncompliance risks reassignment to existing or new companies as Rhode Island maintains militia readiness. Secretary of State Joan R. Bannett authenticates the proclamation.
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State OF
Rhode Island
Providence
James Y. Smith
Providence Plantations
United States
Joan R. Bannett
Burial of Admiral Foote in New Haven
The funeral of Admiral Andrew Hull Foote in New Haven on June 30 drew the state’s principal military units, governors and lawmakers, civic leaders, and national officers. The remains lay in state at the State House, were carried to Central Church, and interred at the city cemetery after a final burial service.
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Admiral Foote
New Haven
Conn
Andrew Hull Foote
New Haver
Flartford
State House
Centra Church
Leonard Bacon
Dutton
Cleveland
Russell
Benjamin Noyes
Temple Atregt
Gregory
Smith
Stringham
Davis
Stewart
Storpson
Harwood
Major General George G. Meade’s Early Life and Rise to Command
Major General George G. Meade was born in 1816 in Spain where his father held a U S appointment. He entered West Point in 1832 and graduated 1836 earning a second lieutenant’s commission before resigning to join the Topographical Engineers. Meade saw action at Monterey earning a brevet in 1851 and rose through ranks to brigadier general in 1861 and major general of volunteers in 1862 after commanding in McCall's division and Reynolds’s corps with a fatal wound at White Oak Swamp.
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George G. Meade
Army of Potomac
Spain
U.S
Military Academy
Weat Point
District of Columbia
3D Artillery
Topographical Engineers
Monterey
Volunteers
McCall
Pennsylvania
Army of the Potomac
Army Corps
Gen. Reynolds
White Oak Swamp
General Sherman Improving Rapidly and Nearing Departure
Gen Sherman continues to improve and may walk on crutches in a few days and leave for the north on the Columbia on her next trip. Mrs Sherman arrived by the Columbia Friday, her presence lifting his spirits and easing his home comfort. His health is notably better since entering the field, with improved appetite and complexion indicating improved digestion.
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Sherman
N.Y
Henan
Medals for Soldiers Following War Department Order
The War Department issues General Orders No 296 dated June 29 declaring an appropriate medal of honor for troops who reoffered service after term expiration. It covers volunteers from other states serving in Pennsylvania and Maryland. By order of the Secretary of War. E J Townsend Assistant Adjutant General.
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War Department
Adjutant General
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Secretary of War
E. J. Townsend
Hooker
Army of Potomac
Sgea
Col. Hardee
Washington
Dooker
Meade
Army of the Potomac
George G. Meade
Potomac
Jasery Hooker
Gen. Meade
United States
Gro. G. Minor
S. T. Barstow
Gen
Hook
Lawrence Mills Roar With Prosperity in June
Lawrence Massachusetts enjoys a booming textile season with all cotton and woolen mills in operation except Little Duck. Five major firms paid out nearly 120000 dollars in five weeks ending June 13, with Pacific Mills payroll near 50000 dollars for the same period.
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Lawrence
Massachusetts
Pacific Mills
Train Delayed by Cattle Herd Near Asylum Farm
A Wednesday afternoon incident halted cars traveling from this place to Providence near the Asylum farm. The delay was caused not by rebel activity but by several bovine specimens grazing on and along the railroad track. The engine whistle prompted a hasty evacuation of passengers, but the train stopped in time and the cattle moved off the track.
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Providence
Asylum Farm
Jeff Davis
Wasteful cure touts camphor axe remedy
The note describes a bizarre dyspepsia remedy using a new axe with a camphor filled handle. It instructs to cut wood at fifty cents a cord until the heat dissolves the camphor, then take the doge daily. The advice blends improvised chemistry with unsafe practice.
General Orders on Citizen Duty and Sacrifice
Major General Burnside’s General Orders No 90 dated June 3 1863 urge every man at home or in the field to enlist and sacrifice for the nation. Citizens must curb free speech in wartime to maintain military power and unity, expelling treasonous criticism from lines with a heavier hand than common violators.
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Burnside
A. E. Burnside
Department of the Ohio
Cincinnati
United States
Chicago plans two mile Lake Michigan water tunnel
The Board of Public Works proposes a five foot diameter tunnel two miles into Lake Michigan to supply pure water. Four sunk cylinders at half mile spacings will channel the tunnel from shafts to the shore, with a possible lighthouse on the outer shaft and a single water gate. Estimated cost 307 552 dollars, aiming to replace new pumping plants.
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Great Lake
Board of Public Works
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Editorial Certif icate Improbable Subscriptions
Readers imagine certificates for stopping papers reveal quirky motives behind suspending or transferring subscriptions. The piece cites A B B C D and others refusing or halting papers over editorials, obituaries, unpaid bills, or personal disputes with poets.
The Rebel Ram Atlanta Examine Shore Engagement Belief
Officers of the vessel argue that if their ship had not grounded they would have succeeded. They claim contact with the monitors was possible and that speed could have allowed them to pass and escape despite being outmatched.
Militia Brigadiers Ordered to Inspect Units and Roster Compliance
Brigadier Generals of all brigades of the State militia are ordered to immediately inspect their companies. They must report to headquarters with a complete list of men on the enrolled militia who do not appear on any company rolls.
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Prov. Press
Ashaway Militia Ordered to Narragansett Ferry Guard Duty
The Ashaway Militia Company under Captain George Carmichael was ordered to Narragansett Ferry on Tuesday to perform guard duty and relieve the Wickford Company.
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Ashaway
George Carmichael
Narragansett Ferry
Wickford Company
Nevada Mining Firms Boast Capitals of 250000 to 5 Million
The Nevada Territory hosts over seven hundred gold and silver mining companies with capitals from 250 thousand dollars up to five million dollars, reflecting a robust mining sector and investment potential.
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Nevada Territory
Soldiers Embrace Battle Like Skater Enjoys Ice Glide
Soldiers describe initial nervous trepidation fading quickly as they embrace battle with renewed focus and exhilaration, comparing it to a skater gliding over thin and bending ice. The account emphasizes that fear dissipates and the thrill of action takes precedence.
Diverse 1863 miscellany items span war news and society
A broad 1863 column mixes Civil War updates with social notes and quotations. It mentions draft avoidance in Detroit, pardons for counterfeiters, New Jersey regiments, and naval steamer routes, plus remarks on religion, science, and courtesy in daily life.
Meade Appointment Sparks Wide War-Wearied Support
The appointment of Gen. Meade brings universal satisfaction and pledge of hearty cooperation as leaders express resolve to push for strong war efforts.
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Gen. Meade
Univeran
Burnside Meets Cincinnati Officials on City Defences
From Gen Burnside's Department in Cincinnati a City Council and citizen committee conferred with Major General Burnside on city defences. The committee adjourned to reconvene. A statewide meeting at the State House heard Gov Lod warn of rebel plans to enter Ohio within a month. A citizens committee was formed to devise action and recruit home defenders.
Union forces report gains near Vicksburg and Yazoo
From Vicksburg and Cairo dated June 25 30 dispatches describe rapid firing in the heat as Union troops seize another fort near Vicksburg and advance toward the enemy works. General Logan’s division reportedly captured a key fort while Grant tightens lines and maintains pressure.
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Vicksbuurge Ciicnassw Bayou
Cairo
Port Sludaon
Caro
Lyon
Yazoo
Vicksburg
Cypress Bend
Memphis
New Kentucky
Logan
Honey Oring
Gen. Logan
Meade Appointment Widely Welcomed by Army of the Potomac
A letter from the Army of the Potomac states Gen Meade's appointment is well received everywhere and he is organizing plans for the future with aid from former commanders. The troops are prepared to repel an attack or shift to the offensive if needed.
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Army of the Potomacs
Washington
Army of the Potomac
Meade
Movements Reported as Meade Breaks Rebel Lines
Columbia Pennsylvania via Lancaster June 30 notes reports that the enemy is falling back along the line and York City is evacuated. Meade is said to have retaken Hanover Junction and cut rebel lines at Hanover Turn, with troops preventing crossing along the Susquehanna. Rebel forces opposite McCall’s Ferry are noted, and deserters cite officers discussing Philadelphia operations.
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Herato
Columbia
Lancaster
York
Early
McCall’s Ferry
Philadelvis
Meade
Hanover Junction
Susquehanna
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London
Toronto Leaper
England
Lewiston Journal
Maine
Halifax
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Singerstown
Jenkin
New Bedford
New York Upstate
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Manchester
Port Hudson
New York State
Eli Plummer
Augusta
Ile
Thad. Stevene
Gettysburg
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