Weathered hope fuels Union triumphs across many fronts
A Civil War era dispatch lauds a week of promising Union successes from Mill Spring to Hampton Roads, praising the Ericsson Battery Monitor’s role against Merrimac and noting strategic abandonments by the enemy. The piece credits Providence and Secretary Stanton, foreseeing checks but seeing a favorable overall outcome for 1862.
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Mill Spring
Roanoke
Fotts-Henry
Doneleon
Nashville
Winton
Columbus
Lameburg
Fernandina
Brunswick
Fort Clinch
Pansacila
Dnimpston Roads
Fort Craig
Boston Mountains
Potomac
Centreville
Winchester
Munnsese
Merrimac
Ericsson Battery Monitor
Hampton Ruade
Stanton
Providence
Monitor Triumphs Over Merrimack in Hampton Roads Clash
The Monitor changed the war’s naval balance by forcing the Merrimack to withdraw after sinking the Cumberland. The iron clad’s victory vindicated Ericsson’s design and bolstered Union morale while noting the Cumberland’s loss. Additional notes cover Union sentiment in the South and recent Federal gains along the southern coast.
Emancipation Plan Raises Hope Amid War Debate
The Emancipation Message proposes government aid to any state that takes steps to abolish slavery. It argues such compensation to loyal slaveholders could advance Union aims, ease foreign misunderstanding, and spur border state shifts toward freedom. The plan envisions a united North and shrinking slavery, with biblical praise for deliverance and a call to obedience to divine timing.
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Congress
Europe
South
Lincoln
Blavery
Gulf
Jay
God
Obay
Iron Clad Ships and Floating Batteries Cost Analysis
The Monitor cost 275 000 dollars and its success proved vastly efficient. The navy should rapidly build iron clad ships and floating batteries as soon as possible since they are cheaper than first class frigates, durable, and easy to repair.
Jamaican sloop Cumberland and frigate Congress destroyed
The Cumberland, a sloop of war rebuilt from a frigate at Charlestown with twenty four guns, was destroyed by the rebel steamer Merrimec. The frigate Congress, built at Portemouth with fifty guns, was commanded by Commander William Smith. The Cumberland, under Commander John W. Livingston, was repaired in Boston last summer and sailed to Hampton Roads on August 7.
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Cumberland
Merrimec
Charlestown
Congress
Portemouth
William Smith
Ohio
John W. Livingston
Boston
Hampton Roads
Rebel Congress cites small cotton loss and depots far from enemy
Reports from the rebel Congress say cotton liable to destruction is limited to about five percent of the crop with most remaining on plantations and distant depots. Massachusetts and Rhode Island appoint Causton Brown and Charles Hurt to settle differences between Seekonk and East Providence. An ex-national salute was fired in Providence by order of Gov Sprague to mark evacuation of Marasca.
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Congress
Causton Brown
Esq
Boston
Charles Hurt
Providence
Supreme Courts of
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Seekonk
East Providence
Sprague
Marascas
Wasaixaron
McClelisa
Fairfax Court House
Averill
Manassa
Junction
Urdenty
Mannesas
Navy Yard
Acquia Creek
Subscriptions Collected for Captain Ericason’s Venture
A subscription paper circulates among New York merchants as a testimonial to Captain Ericason for his services as an adventurer, with handsome sums already subscribed.
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New York
Ericason
Senate Passes Bill On Slaves Return Menace
The U S Senate advances a measure prohibiting officers or soldiers from returning fugitive slaves without required amendments, signaling friction over enforcement and legal boundaries.
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U.S
Court proceedings and rebel ship Magnolia details
Bristol County court actions include verdicts for multiple plaintiffs and ongoing cases. A divorce granted to Charles Church case held for advisement, and Magnolia captain and crew capture described with 1250 bales of cotton and 28 prisoners. Washington Star predicts Confederate retreat from Virginia.
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Supreme Court
Bristol County
le Manca
John P. Jayne
Benjamin Barton
Brayton
William R.taylor Ve
Maria E. Diman
Shmuel
Richmond Va
Maria E. ‘Diman
Martin
Ellers Myers
Charles Smith
John Q. Adams
Benny Myrick
Charles T. Childs
Joxeph
Binke
Samuel C. Richmond
Jacob Babbitt
William Hart
Joseph
Hiram Lunt
William L. Baker
Franklin Grey
Charles Church
Harriet N. Church
John Haile
Clara S. Haile
Symin
Telegraph to Fortress Monroe Restored to Function
The telegram from Fortress Monroe reports the Monitor's brilliant exploit in battle with the rebels. The line now functions, presenting a brighter view of the previously disputed news and bolstering morale.
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Fortress Monroe
Lincoln’s Message Receives Broad Democratic Backing
The president's recent address draws general praise from the press and public with few exceptions, and is approved by most Democratic papers.
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Lincoln
Emancipation Vote Record in House Aye by Six Southern Men
Six Southern men voted aye and nine were absent in the House on Tuesday as President Lincoln's emancipation resolutions faced voting. Border state members missed their seats during the session.
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House of Representatives
State Bonds Issue Sold at 1 Percent Premium
The entire $500,000 State Bonds authorized by the General Assembly at the August session have been sold at a premium of 1 percent.
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General Assembly
Citizens lamplight complaint over dim street illumination
A letter to officials laments dirty slovenly street lanterns and early extinguishment of gas light. The writer compares with Warren's brighter streets, urging action to prevent a stigma of a backward town and asks why lights go out before seven o'clock.
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Eptror
Warren
New England
Massachusetts Medical College Commencement Report
A Lexington style notice recounts that Augustus Peck Clarke earned the M D degree at the Massachusetts Medical College. The Louisville Journal notes military and political turmoil near Bowling Green Kentucky with reports of mass graves and pestilence. Ship Island hosts 140 horses from the Undaunted in fine condition. Governor Sprague orders 2500 Swiss muskets for National Guards. An engineer surveys Narragansett Bay canal fortifications at Newport.
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Massachusetts
Weinesday Jast
Augustus Peck Clarke
Gallen
Ship Island
Boston
Newport Railroad Progress Near Brayton's Mill
The contractor began operations this forenoon near the Mill creek rear Brayton's with plans for a drawbridge across the creek. The company aims to drive a viaduct through the city lifting rail to sixteen feet above street grade which would place the depot at Bowenville about a mile from City Hall. The Fail River News notes Nashville Banner reprinting rebel content like our own.
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Newport Railroad
Brayton's
Bowenville
City Hall
Parson Brownlow gravely ill at home with guards
Reports from Lynchburg Virginia state Parson Brownlow is very ill at home with a constant detachment of soldiers guarding the house. The scene references Keignrilley Tech and mentions Virzmis being called upon for 46 000 traditional troops.
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Lynchburg Virginia
Parton Brownlow
Keignrilley Tech
Parson Brownlow
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Barre
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