Burnside in Knoxville and the Tennessee frontier
The Knoxville headquarters of General Burnside sits in East Tennessee near the Cumberland Mountains and the Tennessee River. The piece views Knoxville as pivotal, discussing railroads to Richmond and the Southwest, the impact on Bragg’s army, and prospects of Union victory with Chattanooga as a strategic center. It questions Confederate troop strength and hints at impending military judgment on Southern leaders.
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Knoxville
General Burnside
Tennessee
Cumberland Mountains
Tennessee River
Bristol
Richmond
Memphis
Nero
Virginia
South West
Barnarde
Rosecrans
Bragg
Chattanooga
Alabama
Gulf States
Bonth Frest
Jeff. Davis
Lee
Gettysburg
Beauregard
Morrin Island
Sumter &O
Morris Island Falls to Union Forces After Coastal Assault
The report proclaims Morris Island captured by a joint land and sea operation. It praises Charleston defense preparations, denounces secession, and urges international recognition of Union strength while lampooning Jefferson Davis and the Confederate cause.
Medford Wrecking Co Raises Drifted Vessel Off West Dumpling Cove
Newport correspondent reports the Medford Wrecking Company at work near West Dumpling Cove raising a sunken vessel from ten years ago. The ship sank at four fathoms with two hundred tons of granite cargo including two blocks of Havana granite valued at 6500 each. Diptheria reappears in South Kingston with three deaths in Rocky Brook last week and several cases treated locally.
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Newport
Providence Press
Medford Wrecking Company
West Dumpling Cove
South Kingston
Rocky Brook
Down
Charleston in Flames Reported by Telegraph Dispatches
Telegraphic dispatches reach Providence reporting Charleston afire due to shells from Gen. Gilmore's batteries, signaling a critical development in the ongoing bombardment. Fire and military operations dominate the brief update, with emphasis on the alarming spread of flames and strategic repercussions.
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Providence
Charleston
Knoxville welcomed by Burnside as East Tennessee is freed
East Tennessee cheers as General Burnside enters Knoxville delivering the region from Confederate rule. Loyal residents had long sought aid to throw off tyranny, endured brutal depredations, and now hail the flag’s return, dreaming of Liberty and Union forever.
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East Tennessee
Burnside
Knoxville
Confederacy
Ena
Jeff
Davis
Parson Brownlow
Large dwelling and estate improvements uplift town scenery
A prominent block on the Nooning Estate is under rapid erection for Mr B W Bronson by Pearse and Lawlees. The site on Hope Street offers a bay view with water access. Nearby, Francis Bourn plans to rebuild the old mill lot on the south shore. Sherry Junior builds a brick barn behind the Bristol Hotel and a solid wall rises on the hotel estate. Sidewalks on Church Street are being graded and curb stones laid.
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B. W. Bron‘son
Messrs
Hope Street
Francis Bourn
Bristol
Charles Sherry
Church Street
Hope
Fligh Streets
Regatta Sets Two Boat Classes With Time Adjustments
A harbor regatta is planned for Wednesday afternoon with two classes: smaller boats under twenty four feet and larger boats twenty four to thirty feet. Races start at one o clock with ten seconds per foot allowance for the small class and eight seconds for the large. Judges include Col William R Taylor and Captain Jerry Angell.
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Col
William R. Taylor
Jerry Angell
Providence
Exhibition of the Seven Mile Mirror Gains Support
The benevolent object behind the Seven Mile Mirror exhibition earns cordial backing from loyal locals. Enthusiasm runs through the tourist trade and organizers hope for an early completion of this liberal and humane project.
Robbery of Plants at North Burying Ground Noted
The article warns against stealing roses and shrubs from graves at the North Burying Ground. It notes numerous graves have had plants taken and mentions a reward offered by the Town Council for information leading to detection of the offender.
Sudden Death of Mrs Schierholt in Town
Mrs Eliza Schierholt 33 wife of Henry Schierholt died suddenly Wednesday afternoon under suspected foul play. Coroner Munro held an inquest with a six member jury and adjourned. postmortem by Drury and Martin found head injuries and bruises. The German groom, 35, worked at the Sugar Refinery. the Irish wife had been intoxicated and quarreled before her death. Neighbors saw her near a wash tub of water and bruises noted. husband known to be intemperate and in confinement pending further investigation.
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Eliza
Schierholt
Henry Schierholt
Munro
Henny Wardwell
William R. Taylor
Wlliam Bradford
Albert S. Pearse
Benjamin Mf. Lincoln
Benjamin J1
Gifford
Thoreday
Drury
Martin
Town Council Meeting Notes and Militia Affairs
The regular Town Council and Court of Probate met Monday with members Sparks Church Usher and Waldron present. Jurors for the Supreme Court were named and a ten dollar reward offered for depredations on public property. Armories for militia discussed and a committee appointed. Local bills approved and paid. Reports from Vicksburg state soldiers have returned home and Union support grows with notable Oath of allegiance pledges from Governor Brown and Judge Sharkie.
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Mesera Sparks
Church
Usher
Waldron
Supreme Court
Simon D'W. Liscomb
Samuel M. Lindsey
Wm. P. Munro 2d
Otis Munro
0. Morse
Wm. B. Gray
Solomon T. Davis
Company of Light Infantry
J. Lewis
Board of Pauper
Vickeburg
Pemberton
Mississippi
Gen
Grant
Brown
Sharkie
Early Grapes From Mr Burgess Yard Vine
The article notes grapes picked Monday from a vine in Mr John N Burgess yard. The vine is described as one of the earliest in the area with many grapes ripe before September 1.
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John N. Burgess
Confederate leaders to Europe on missions, reports
It is said that Alexander H. Stephens is traveling to Europe to engage with the governments of France and England for the Confederacy. We should not be surprised if Jefferson Davis soon follows. The September term of the Supreme Court opens in this town on Tuesday next as a party heads to Newport this Saturday.
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Alexander H. Stephens
Europe
France
England
Confederacy
Jeff
Davis
Supreme Court
Comfort Bag Letter From a Rebel Soldier
A Massachusetts girl sends a comfort bag to Union defenders. a reply from a Mississippi Volunteers recruit in 1863 expresses shared sorrow, faith, and longing for reunion. The teen describes loss, injury, and hope for mercy as he faces an uncertain future.
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Christian Commission
Massachusetts
Gerris
Massachusettes
Nature Blooms Amid War’s Aftermath on Battlefields
The author recalls finding delicate flowers growing from ammunition boxes and a rose among Union drums at Bull Run. He argues nature and peace rise from war’s ruins, with verbena peeking from shattered debris, illustrating harmony and progress despite conflict.
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Bull Run
Rebels Boot Story From Fort Wagner Incident
A Lowell correspondent, recently escaped from Savannah, recounts a rebel soldier bragging after Fort Wagner that he killed a wounded Yankee to steal his boots. He claimed to his comrades how he stabbed the man and took the boots, a fiendish act he described with glee.
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Lowell Nuns
Savannah
Fort Wagner
Col. Shaw
Death of Samuel A. Lawrence Esq.
Samuel Abbot Lawrence Esq. died suddenly in Newport Rhode Island on Tuesday morning. He was the sole surviving son of the late William Lawrence. After a decade abroad he settled in Newport and remained a resident since 1858. He wed Philadelphia native Sallie Bunker, sister of the late Mrs. Dahlgren, whose widower is in command of the fleet before Charleston.
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Samuel
A. Lawrence
Samuel Abbot Lawrence
Newport
R. I
Lawrence
William Lawrence
Philadelphia
Sallie Bunker
Dahlgren
Charleston
Leather Bonnets and Flowers in Leather Market
Dame Fassion endorses the view that feather has its limits and leather bonnets are introduced. The Philadelphia Gazette notes leather bonnets will soon be sold and leather artificial flowers show foliage matching natural russet shades. Prices are similar to muslin or velvet flowers.
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Fassion
The
Philadelphia Gazette
Preserving String Beans in Salt for Winter Use
A family method preserves string beans by packing them in fine salt after preparing as for summer cooking. When needed, rinse to remove salt and soak overnight in cold water before boiling.
Noted Brown graduate Edwin Noyes absconds with railroad funds
Edwin Noyes fled Waterville Maine with forty thousand dollars in Maine Central Railroad property. A native of South Kingston Rhode Island he is a Brown University graduate and former Waterville College tutor who enjoyed community confidence.
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Edwin Noyes
Waterville
Maine Central Railroad
Kingston
Thia State
Brown University
Waterville College
Harsh October Frost Ravages West Crops
The late frost struck the West injuring corn crops and tender herbaceous plants. It proved severe like a typical October freeze but not as widespread as sensational West reports claiming half the corn crop damaged. Some cotton crops, tried by Western farmers, were damaged along with the corn.
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Ilinvia
Fond Mother and a Gentleman's Quip About Children
An old joke recalls a gentleman praising bad children for being quickly ejected from a room. A mother questions the reason, and he quips that they are always sent out of the room. The exchange highlights a humorous, old fashioned parenting quip.
Iron vs Wood in Shipbuilding Highlighted by Engineers
The British Mechanical Engineers at their annual Congress argued iron ships offer greater strength durability and carrying capacity than wood. Benefits include stronger keels sterns and frames and reduced weight when using iron for masts yards and rigging. Iron hulls raise compass and fouling concerns though magnets and better coatings mitigate these issues. Painapetonia Leper.
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British Mechanical Engineers
Great Britain
Painapetonia Leper
Guerrilla Warfare in Western Tennessee Gains Disfavor
The passage argues Western Tennessee guerrilla activity is waning as residents arm themselves to curb raids. It notes guerrilla forces depend on larger armies for protection, threaten long conflicts, and lose legitimacy as Union armies reclaim territory, with farmers eager to end the nuisance and stop aiding such irregulars.
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Tennessee
Revels
Bragg
Nashville
Georgia
Pedestrian Feat At Bristol Ends With Wager Win
On a Bristol piazza crowd wagered that a guest could not walk four miles from the De Wolf House to Cole's Hotel in Warren within fifty minutes. Crump started after a hearty dinner and completed the distance in forty eight and a half minutes earning double X. The observer notes he appeared a bit stiffer on Saturday but otherwise fine after the feat.
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de Wolf
Bristol
Cole
Warren
Crump
Austrian school books printed on corn shuck paper
The Austrian government released an official catalogue of school books printed at the Imperial Printing Office Vienna. The pages are made from corn shucks and maize leaves, giving a yellow tint. Medical experts say the color is easier on the eye than white paper.
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Imperial Printing Office
Vienna
Brigadier Sickles Deer Hunt on Horseback
Gen Daniel E Sickles, resting at Lake George, went deer hunting by horse and rifle. He shot a buck around 270 pounds and a doe about 125 pounds. The buck was presented to Delmonico of New York City.
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Daniel E. Sickles
Lake George
Delmonico
New York City
Breach of Promise Case At Liverpool Awarded $15000
A Liverpool breach of promise case awarded the plaintiff $15,000 with a love letter as principal evidence. The verdict cautions young men against making vows in writing they do not intend to keep, calling the practice dishonorable and costly.
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Liverpool
Uncertain Civil War Crisis Mentioned At Sea
The article notes unease over the Alabama entering Cherbourg for repairs and the Florida patrolling the British Channel to seize a Confederate steam ram. It questions whether this signals war between France and the Federal government and whether England can remain neutral.
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Willmer & Smith
Alabama
Cherbourg
Florida
Mercey
France
Fedral
England
NYC Women Claim Varied Losses for Husbands Killed
Several women in New York City filed claims with the Comptroller for the loss of husbands, with amounts ranging from two thousand to ten thousand dollars in the Threesie Teen varies case.
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New York City
Comptroller
Dickens to Visit New York on Private Business
Letters from the City of London say Charles Dickens will likely visit New York next month for private business and will not appear in public. The report sits amid a mix of Civil War items including Bragg’s harsh discipline, Burnside cavalry actions, and a news roundup of oddities, prices, and local notices.
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London
Charles Dickens
New York
Ile
Gould Medal Suleratus Promises Happy Homes
A nostalgic note extols Herrick Allen's Gould Medal Suleratus as a sure happiness creator for households. It claims the product guarantees cheerful households and praises the inventor while urging merchants to stock at 112 Liberty Street Now ork.
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Herrick Allen
Avéiteee Depot
Liberty Street Nowork
Burnside occupies Knoxville after swift Knoxville campaign
Cincinnati reports Gen. Burnside entered Knoxville on Sept. 4 after pushing from Kingston. Cavalry from Rosecrans’ force operated near Chattanooga as Burnside’s troops moved on to London and routed the enemy with light casualties in a sharp engagement. The East Tennessee region is cleared toward Chattanooga and rail trestles on the Virginia and East Tennessee Railroad are reportedly destroyed.
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Cincinnati
Burnside
Knoxville
East Tennessee
Washington
Kingston
Rosecrane
Chattanooga
London
New York
East Tennesees
Chatanoogs
Virginia and
Evacuation of Morris Island Reported by Beauregard
Richmond Enquirer notes Sept 7 evacuation of Morris Island after Confederate defense ordered by Beauregard as Union forces pressed to the moat of Wagner. Siege lines reopened with heavy cannonading from Sullivan's Island batteries toward Fort Moultrie and monitors.
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Monrox
The
Richmond Enquirer
Caapieston
Morris Island
Wagner
Beauregard
Cumming's Point
Sullivan's Island
Fort Moultrie
Warnixcron
Richmond
Coarteston
Forte Wagner
Gregg
Battery Wagner
Fort Sumter
New York
Tins
Ist
Leo
Sullivan’s Island
Longstreet
Charleston
Tinxs
Wigner
Massachusetts
F. A. Osborne
61St Nort Carolina
Carmen
A New Pirate Sails Confederate Neptunes Fleet
A Florida state crewman reports Capt Semmes now commands the Mississippi a new 24 gun craft not the Georgia as claimed with the Florida Alabama Georgia and Mississippi in Confederate Neptune fleet set to raid Federal merchant ships.
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New York
Augusta
Florida
Semmes
Iate
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Neptune
Retreat of rebel forces in Indian Territory under Gen Blunt
Gen Blunt with 4500 troops and 20 artillery crossed the Arkansas on the 22d to face 11 000 Confederate riders under Steele and Cooper. After a brief resistance the rebels fled, abandoning property. Blunt pursued to Perrynville near Reed River, capturing enemy depots and driving toward Fort Smith. The Indian Territory is reported clear of rebels.
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Fort Ginson
Ixpian
Leavenworth
Blunt
Arkansas River
Steele
Cooper
Arkansas
Perrynville
Reed River
Indian Territory
Fort Smith
Wale
Chattanooga Occupied by the Federals
Cincinnati Sept 9 Gen Crittenden's division of Gen Rosecrans's army took possession of Chattanooga today The enemy evacuated yesterday retreating south.
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Chattanooga
Cincinnati
Post Office Complaint Hints at Dead Letters Cause
Jones complained of a foul odor near the post office and asked Brown for the source. Brown could not identify the smell but suggested it might be caused by dead letters.
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Jones
Post, Office
Brown
Man in New London Sells Tea Tree Leaf Worth 1.5 Dollars
A New London Connecticut resident claims to possess a genuine black tea tree with a leaf valued at one dollar and a half. The description notes wastage and asks if readers recall its approximate size.
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New London Conn
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