Duty for all everywhere in defense of liberty
A proclamation urging universal duty as the war effort intensifies. It appeals to everyone to sacrifice personal comfort and support soldiers with winter supplies, blankets, and socks, praising New England resolve and calling Bristol to join the mobilization. It warns against neutrality and selfishness while stressing patriotism in Missouri, Kentucky, and Savannah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Missouri
Kentucky
Bermuda
Savannah
Bagain
New England
Bristol
Garden Visit and School Excursion at Ferry Hill Conservatory
Last week visitors toured the J. R Gardner estate on Ferry Hill with a rich conservatory of exotic plants and a fine grapery yielding Syrian and Muscatel grapes. Rev W C Lovett and eleven Berkley Institute pupils camped in two barges near Pop Pasquash then returned home Saturday afternoon. Local stores accept woolen coats or blankets to aid troops, entrusted to Lt. N. Gifford for proper delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R Gardner
Ferry Hill
Hogg
W.C Laverett
Berkley Institute
Newport
N. Gifford
Oppressive Monday with heat and rain precedes release of suspected slave ship crew
A sweltering Monday with no breeze and temperatures 70 to 78 degrees followed heavy rains through Tuesday. The barque Manuel Ortis, detained in New York on suspicion of slave trade outfitting, was released after full examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel Ortis
Africa
New York
Captain George W Weeden Resigns Commission for Navy Post
Capt George W Weeden of the Second Rhode Island Regiment resigns his army commission and is appointed Maaster s mate in the Navy. He is the son of Mr Julio Weeden of this town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Weeden
Rhode Island Regiment
Julio 5 Weeden
Thin Town
Muaster
Navy
Absent Bark Tropic Bird Brings Oil Naval News
The Bark Tropic Bird, Captain Dimmick arrived last week after 18 months away, with 800 barrels of sperm oil and 30 barrels of blackfish oil valued at $32,000. The naval rendezvous reports 1,311 seamen enlisted to date. Andrew Mackie Jr joins Providence Post editorial corps. Lieut Hyde recruits 108 men for the Fifth Battery. Master’s mate Nathaniel Ottiwell of the Cambridge dies of typhoid aboard September 27 at age 21. The Leri Starbuck terrapin is sold to Barnum.
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Dimmick
Merchants’ Bank
Andrew Mackie, Jr
Providence Post
Hyde
Nathaniel D. Ottiwell
Cambridge
Leri Starbuck
Barnum
Town Meeting to Aid Thin Town Volunteers
A town meeting is called for Saturday next, 19th inst., to discuss measures to provide encouragement and support for residents from the town who have enlisted or may enlist in the United States service.
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United States
Fourth Rhode Island Regiment Ships to Washington
The Fourth Rhode Island Regiment led by Col. McCarty sailed from Providence on Saturday aboard the Commodore and traveled via New York to Washington arriving Tuesday afternoon. The unit numbers about one thousand men. From town are John A Gladding Stephen F Fish Henry C Gifford Wa Rusterbrooks William Brown Henry Gladding Vincent Chace Theodore Livesey John A Dunbar Abraham Meyers Ferdinand Sweet William Shippee John Q Adama George Howard William A Miller Joseph Wilmarth and others from Binth Battery. Bristol members of the Third Regiment now at Fort Hamilton include John A Wingate ventur R Congdon Geo H Tense Gilea S Congdon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Col. McCarty
Providence
Washington
New York
John A. €. Gladding
Stephen F Fish
Henry C. Gifford
Wa. Rusterbrooks
Wn. Brown
Henry Gladding
Vincent Chace
Theodore Livesey
John A
Fifth R I Regiment seeks new volunteers for fifth unit
Efforts are under way to raise a fifth regiment of volunteers in the state. Several companies are already enlisted and will soon go into camp. Major Babbitt, named by Governor Sprague, will raise a company in town. Entries are being taken at the old Yost Office on State Street. About ten or twelve have signed. Recruits receive fifteen dollars bounty, thirteen dollars per month, clothing and rations, plus one hundred dollars on honorable discharge. The company will join Burnside's Brigade.
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R. I
Babbitt
Sprague
Old Yost
State Street
Burnside
Peoples National Loan Subscription Offer
Citizens may invest in the Peoples' National Loan at 73-10 percent interest. Byron Diman will issue certificates of deposit for the amounts deposited, highlighting the rapid uptake and broad popularity across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Diman
Navy appoints Capt Allen M Newman Acting Master
Capt Allen M Newman of this town has been appointed by the Secretary of the Navy as Acting Master in the Navy and ordered to report to the Brooklyn Navy Yard to learn gunnery. He has long been an efficient shipmaster and is expected to prove worthy of the position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen M Newman
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Newman
Hinself
Hospital Department support letter from Quarter Master
Message from Brig. Gen T J Stead Q M Gen to Mrs He B Norskis acknowledging doorstep hospital aid and forwarding a box for Capt. Goff. He thanks patriotic ladies for generosity and expresses State gratitude for support of brave soldiers.
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Orrick
Providence
He B
Norskis
Hospital
Goff
T J Stead
Q. M
Vestry Theft at Essex Street Church Stuns Boston
A few days ago thieves entered Rev Dr Adams church vestry on Essex street Boston and stole all school contributions since January for benevolent causes, totaling over 100 dollars. The Ploughman notes potato crop hopes remain bright despite disease in Europe. The State Department publicly states no fee is charged for passports, countering reports of agents charging fees.
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Dr. Adams
Essex Street
Boston
Europe
State Department
Department
Rhode Island Battery Drills At Camp Sprague
The Providence Journal reports from Poolesville that an RI battery shows high proficiency under Lieut Perry. The 4th Battery RI Volunteers, commanded by Capt Weeden, left Camp Sprague to move into Virginia and encamp at Georgetown Heights awaiting Falls Church duty.
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R. I
Wm. B. Weeden
Camp Sprague
Virginia
Georgetown Heights
Falls Church
Providence Journal
Rapid voluntary recruitment through Baltimore to Washington
The report notes swift progress in voluntary government service with over thirty thousand troops passing through Baltimore to Washington during the past week, including large accessions to Gen Banke's division. At times as many as seven thousand troops moved through in a single day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rectormnc
Baltimore
Washington
Banke
Novel Projectile Patent From Capt Brown At Warren
Correspondence from October 10 1861 describes Capt Charles F Brown of Warren presenting a new projectile with a cast iron head shaped like a liberty cap. The design features a hollow barrel with wings grooved for extra rifling and a copper grummet to fill the shell chamber. Two percussion nipples and a head cap trigger upon impact, aiming for greater range and accuracy. The piece also notes a brig built by Hiram D Chase for Messrs Cady and Aldrich of Providence to be launched later this month. A Rhode Island Episcopal Convocation session at St Mark's Church drew large clergy attendance with sermons by Rev Spalding Dr Waterman and Bishop Clark.
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Warren
R.J
Charles F. Brown
M Hiram D Chace
Mesara Cady
Aldtgh
Providence
Rhode Island Episcopal Convocation
St Mark's Episcopal Church
Spalding
Grace Church
Waterman
St Stephen's Church
Bishop Clark
Departure of the Fourth Regiment from Providence on Saturday
The Fourth Regiment left with the Sixth Battery and a detachment for the Third Battery aboard the steamer Commodore. The march through Providence proceeded in order with tents struck by 10, baggage loaded, and trains dispatched. 21 men moved to cars in 22 minutes thanks to Messrs Matthews Nixon and Smith. The baggage train and 100 horses arrived at the wharf by 2, transfers to Kill Von Kull followed. transportation by Sanford arranged. The regiment, fully equipped with clothing and rations, left in good order for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A C Matthews
Thomas Nixon
George H Smith
Cave Street
Kill von Kull
Td CP Sanford
Tio
Rhode Island Increases Army Strength For War
The Providence Post reports Rhode Island now fields twenty five hundred soldiers including two infantry regiments one thousand and about eight hundred strong plus four artillery companies of one hundred fifty men each. A new infantry regiment of one thousand and an additional artillery company are in camp ready soon. Total force reaches thirty five hundred from a population of 175000 with more units planned as three more batteries and a cavalry brigade are organized to support the Constitution and the laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Thasday Lust
Rhode Island
Moore
Fremont Denied Ordered to Washington by Secretary Seward
Secretary Seward telegraphs Brigadier General Curtis denying a report that Fremont was ordered to Washington or court-martialed. The rumor, spread by a prolific inventor, caused strong reactions in St Louis with Unionists outraged and rebels pleased. Fremont remains at Jefferson City organizing response after Lexington chaos.
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Frrmont
Seward
Curtis
St Louw
Fremont
Washington
New York Herald
St. Louis
Jefferson City
Lexington
Merrimac Encased in Iron by Rebels at Norfolk
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports from Norfolk that the frigate Merrimac, built at Charleston Navy Yard, has been completely encased in railroad iron with the deck covered in rails, turning her into a ironclad vessel. Rebels boast she will soon appear at Old Point and sink federal ships in the blockade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Norfolk
Charleston Navy Yard
Old Point
Socks for Soldiers Instruction Sheet in Plain Style
The rules direct ladies knitting socks for soldiers. Use large needles and accaras yarn. Cast seventy eight stitches and knit ten inches before setting the heel. The heel should be three and a half inches long using double yarn for strength. The foot measures eleven or twelve inches.
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Cayton
Plundering officers blamed in militia swindle tale
The Boston Post cites a New York correspondent accusing a captain in a volunteer regiment of systematic plunder. He allegedly sold gin to soldiers, pedlared goods inside camp, and sold pistols to privates at inflated prices, profits split with colleagues, while undermining discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rascaully
New York
Boston Post
Vogue
Revolutionary pledges at Foreign Missions meeting Cleveland
At the annual meeting of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in Cleaveland Ohio John Kingsbury of Providence introduced resolutions unanimously adopted. The board prays for the nation in its rebellion and for victory over slavery the prime cause and hopes peace prosperity and righteousness for the land. The nation is to be purified in affliction and rendered fit for the Master’s service and future devotion to Christian Missions is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Cleaveland
Ohio
John Kingsbury, Esq
Providence
God of Nations
Keystone State Arrives At Aspinwall To Ready For Quick Departure
The United States steamer Keystone State reaches Aspinwall on the 20th and prepares to sail again. Its crew is reported healthy with 160 men aboard. The ship recaptured two vessels from the Sumter, which has sixty men, damaged machinery, a broken smoke pipe, and is disguised as a sailing vessel. The Powhatan pursues the Sumter along the Brazilian coast after the capture.
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Nothern Light
Aspinwall
United States
Keystone State
Sumter
St.Thomas
Trindad
Powhatan
Brazillian
Oil Discovery Prompts Flourishing Victoria Town
The Victoria oil deposit, described as extensive, spurs a growing town with workers earning six to seven cents per gallon produced and refined costs around seven cents. Transportation inefficiencies to Wyoming raise prices, while eventual road completion promises lower costs. Inhabitants are mainly American. laborers earn about 1.25 dollars daily and skilled diggers 3 to 3.5 dollars.
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Canada
Victoria
Wyoming
Hamlton
Private Soldier Pierce Praised Amid Controversy at Great Bethel
The Boston Journal notes that Baio Gen Engnezer W Pierce, once harshly criticized for his conduct at Great Bethel, now serves as a private in the Webster regiment 12th Massachusetts. This marks a shift toward public support as evidence grows he acted loyally under his superior. He has faced severe abuse for following orders, but the current display courts public favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baio
Engnezer W. Pierce
Boston Journal
Great Bethel
Webster
12Th Massachusetts
Deserter Reaches Cairo Reports Johnson Commanding at Columbus
A Pillow deserter arrives in Cairo claiming Gen. A. S. Johnson leads 40,000 at Columbus with river defenses four miles upstream. Rebels are said well armed and trained with cavalry. Jeff Thompson reportedly has 4000 near Belmount as of the 20th but desertions reduce his force. John B. Floyd wounded at Carnifex Ferry with a minie ball through his right arm, clothing and horse equipment bullet ridden and he survives with much pain.
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Cairo
Pillow
A. S. Johnson
Columbus
Jeff. Thompson
Belmount
John B. Floyd
Lynchburg
Floyd
War Dispatches and Rebel Movements in October News
Telegraph reports from Washington and St Louis detail no new decision on the Mississippi question while outlining Western Department procedures in Washington. Cargo aboard the Bermuda includes gunpowder rifles and cannon. Spain and Britain plan expeditionary force support against Mexico. Escaped prisoner Colonel De Vallier reaches Baltimore after a perilous journey. Southern reports place 11,000 armed rebels in Missouri and Arkansas with Ben McCulloch’s fleet at Camp Walker. Additional dispatches describe slave insurrection rumors in Jasper County and military movements around Hermann and Gasconade River fronts.
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Washnagton
Tribune
Mississippi
Western Department
Washington
Bermuda
Adama
Foreign Office
Hammond
Worcester
Dublin
Times
Karnak
New York
Havans
Garasette
Echeneria
Spain
Leondé
Mexico
de Vallier
Ellsworth
Wise
Virginia
Baltimore
James River
Newport News
Springfield
McCulloch
Texas
Cheapeake
Mount Vernon
Ben
Mayor Wright
Crawford
Col Crawford
Price
Jeferson City
St Louis
Fremont
McKinstry
West
Wool
St Louin
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Missouri
Jasper County
Frigate Peneacola Bound for Alexandria Today
Special dispatches from Washington report the frigate Peneacola sails to Alexandria today but will not be ready to sea for several weeks The report notes Gen Harney is expected to arrive today The War Department denies the surrender of federal troops in Missouri citing a dispatch from the state authorities
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Washington
Peneacola
Alexandria
Harney
Missouri
War Department
Movement or Cotton: Edinburg Brings Cotton to New York
The Edinburg from Liverpool delivered 1300 bales of cotton and received many offers but could not accept more due to space limits. Liverpool steamers alongside had engaged full cargoes of cotton for the next three departures. Providence Rhode Island shipped 1058 bales in the last thirty days.
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New York Evening Post
Edinburg
Liverpool
Providence
R I
Army on Potomac moves toward Boston with vast numbers
The Richmond Dispatch quotes Union and Confederate views about Christmas. It notes a large Potomac army marching with cavalry and trains, while the Boston and Washington papers debate chances of rebel symbols on Faneuil Hall. Greenwich notes Rev. Jeremiah Slocum now a captain with Gen Rosencranz.
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Richmond Dispatch
Potomac
Jeremiah Slocum
Lnte
Greenwich
Ander
Rosencranz
Battle at Hatteras Ends With Rebel Rebuff and Casualties
The battle near Hatteras Inlet reports 200 to 300 rebels killed or wounded after a clash with Union forces. The Indiana regiment suffered prisoners and losses as Col Hawkins and Col Brown’s commands repelled attacks from Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia regiments. The Monticello and Susquehanna shelled rebel positions while Confederate vessels aided ground forces. A prisoner described Col Barton killed and claimed killing a Confederate captain in escape. Ashore, Lieutenant Barkhead urged light-draught support to strengthen the inlet defense.
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Mynzor
Susquehanash
Hatteras Inlet
Fanny
Ceres
Putnam
Surequehannah
Chicomacombo
Provisiona
Stars and Stripes
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
Indiana Regiment
Ami
Susquehanonh
Monticello
Col. Hawkins
Hatteras Light
20Th
Col Brown
Indiana
Col
Barton
Georgia Regiment
Susquehanna
Barkhead
Missouri rebels bury ammunition in state large deposits
Reports claim large quantities of ammunition hidden across Missouri with Lexington identified as the largest secret cache. The text notes ongoing government money efforts and various economic and maritime references from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Lexington
Young lad and shopkeeper arrested for post office letter theft
Thomas Drinen, about sixteen, and Richard Hayden, keeper of a ram shop, were arrested in New Bedford for obtaining letters under false pretences and stealing their contents. Drinen used duties for his employer to claim other boxes. They attempted to cash drafts for 7500 dollars from Edward L. Baker of Boston, then burned them. Postmaster notified Samuel P. Bart, aiding police. Drinen pled guilty. both held $200 bail for circuit court.
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Annestep
Thomas Drinen
Richard Haydey
New Bedford
Hayden
Drinen
Samuel P. Bart
Edward L. Baker
Boston
Mr. Bart
New Bedford Mercury
U. S
Cushman Drinen
Souston Journal
Crittenden to Visit Mountains for Union Message
The Louisville Journal reports Hon. John J. Crittenden arrived last evening to meet Gen. Anderson and plans to trek to the mountains next week. He aims to rally the hardy hillsmen to serve the government and repel invaders in our state, hoping for strong enthusiasm and encouraging effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crittenden
Louisville Journal of
John J. Crittenden
Gen. Anderson
Statesman
McClellan tightens orders against army outrages in Virginia
Gen McClellan orders arrest and trial of any troops implicated in outrages on civilians or property in Virginia. He warns that such crimes carry the death penalty under military law with no remission.
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McClellan
Virginia
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Geo. H. Tense
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Congdon
National Oan
Ruppy Igurann
New York World
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West Point
Raymond JH Perry
Mungon's Hill
Monson
Jarretson
Dol
Mathews
Gov Gamble
Hermann
Mathew
Gasamade
Grand River
Henry County
Army of the Potomac
Bostom
Hartford
Hatteras
Brazil
Rio Janeiro
Toledo Herald
England
Delaware
Wilmington
Newcastle
Iroquois
Barbadoes
Buchanan
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