Kentucky Rebels Plan Seizure Amid 1800 Troops Gathered
A Cincinnati dispatch reports Kentucky secessionists plotting a general uprising with 1800 troops in Pendleton county near Mt. Sterling and 26,000 reinforcements moving from East Tennessee. Gen Wright is praised for readiness to counter the movement as threats of civil unrest rise in Kentucky.
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Cincinnati
Chicago Times
Kentucky
Times
Pendleton County
Mt. Sterling
Tennessee
Wright
East Tennessee
Loyal citizens meet to condemn rebellion in Pleasant Grove
On Friday March 6 1863 loyal citizens and a few peace preaching Democrats gathered in a Pleasant Grove store room to counsel over the nation’s peril. Joseph Virgen presided with Wm Davis as secretary and Calvin Jackson delivering a patriotic speech. A three member committee drafted resolutions denouncing armed traitors and urging unity under one government from ocean to ocean, praising the President and Iowa soldiers, and pledging to publish proceedings in the Burlington Hawk Eye.
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Pleasant Grove
Joseph Virgen
Wm. Davis
Calvin Jackson
John Church
Gen. G. Smith
David Toomas
William Seargent
Washoe
South
North
St. Lawrence
Gulf
Atlantic
Pacific
Union
Iowa
Burlington
Union Meeting in Mount Pleasant Appeals for Union Cause
At Union Hall Mt Pleasant a large gathering heard Rev W H Corkhill and others speak on loyalty and the war. Resolutions condemned the rebellion, praised Lincoln and emancipation, and urged unity regardless of political differences to preserve the Union. The meeting closed with applause.
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UNION
Mount. Pleasant
Resolutions of the 37th Iowa Officers in St Louis 1863
A march meeting of field and line officers of the 37th Iowa Volunteers in St Louis adopts a long proclamation denouncing rebels, praising Lincoln, Emancipation, and Union victory. It lists 15 resolutions affirming loyalty, opposing secession, and pledging support to the government and future posterity. The Army of the Potomac note closes with Gen. Hooker praising his troops.
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Iowa Volunteers
St. Louis
Kincaid
Col. Kinkaid
Crane
Shelledy
Danais
Bredman
Warszae
Satan
Gulf of Mexico
Mediterranean
Tropics
United States
Towa
Jeff
Davin
Abraham Lincoln
Army OF the Potomac
Hooker
The Bloody Riot in Detroit and City Hall Tragedy
The Detroit Free Press describes a violent riot sparked by vengeance after an outrage on a young girl. As mobs attacked negro residents, fires consumed Beaubien and Lafayette areas, killing Charles Langer and injuring many. Military reinforcements arrived, and city guards restored order by midnight, with widespread destruction and evacuations.
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Detroit
Detroit Free Press
Faulkner
Deetroit
Monroe Avenue
Charles Langer
Beaubien Street
Lafayette Street
Paton Alley
City Hotel
P. Crosby
Larned Street
Hastings
Rivard
Ollock
Third Ward
Beaubian Street
Congress
Fort Streets
Gies
27Th Infantry
Ypsilanti
Canada
F. B. Phelps
Fox
Richardson
Lyon Guard
Scott Guard
Fort Wayne
Lyon
Democratic Revolution Conspiracy in Indiana
A Cincinnati Gazette summary states that Indiana’s Democratic majority sought to strip military power from constitutional authority, replacing it with a rebel-aligned board to disband the militia and seize arms. Loyal Union members left the House to prevent a quorum, arguing that legal tribunals cannot reverse rebellion. It likens the plot to prior secession, urges provisional governance if needed, and claims only lawful elements may govern Indiana.
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Indiana
Union
Indianapolis
United States
Supreme Court
Buchanan
Amas
Tennessee
Golden Knights
Cin. Gazette
Duty of the Hour Loyalist Resolutions in New York Meeting
A large New York gathering presided by Gen Scott adopted resolutions urging every citizen to unite in upholding the Union, condemn treasonable disaffection, and pledge loyalty to the Constitution. The Loyal League vows unconditional support of the government and suppression of rebellion by all proper means.
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New York
Gen. Scott
John van Buren
United States
Union
Utah Imbroglio: Gov Harding and Judges Refuse to Quit
Territory crisis deepens as Gov Harding and U S Judge Waite Drake refuse to resign amid Mormon meeting decrees. Harding vows to stay at duty’s post until recalled, warning of violence and prophecy. Territorial officers oppose polygamy and express suspicions toward Mormon leaders.
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Utah
Harding
U. S
B. Waite
Drake
United States
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