Seeneedy April 98 Forecasts on Neutrality and War Powers
The article discusses government aims to block pirate operations at port and the Alexandra seizure as a sign of legal compliance. It notes Lairds’ workshops under police surveillance, debates on Alabama and British actions, and calls for arrest of Pirate. It recounts Union victories at Washington North Carolina and Vicksburg dynamics, then Iowa land indemnity certificates and a Copperhead meeting in Lee County Iowa with partisan clashes.
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Saison
Alexandra
Mersey
Earl Russel
Peterhoff
England
Iowa
General Land Office
Raccoon Tract
Raccoon River
Agricultural College
State of
Copperhead
White School House
Washington Township
Lee County
Bhe
Rail networks show southern war purpose, motive and lines
The article argues Southern railroads are built on the same gauge and form a near perfect southward connection independent of the North. It claims these lines enable swift troop concentration and were laid for war, not peace, with rail links remaining intact from Richmond to Vicksburg. It also reports a political skirmish in New York where Harlem Railroad access is granted with city fees to block profiteers.
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Sncuan
Union
Virginia
Richmond
Kentucky
Louisville
Columbus
Mississippi
Rappahannock
Murfreesborough
Vicksburg
East Tennessee
New York City
Broadway
Harlem Railroad Company
Union and
Fulton Ferries
Copperhead
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Copperheads
Mr. Lincoln
Lincoln
Copperhead Lies and Northern Conflict in Warren County
A letter slams Copperhead rhetoric in Warren County Illinois highlighting a Chicago Times fabrication about a Justice of the Peace election. It notes real Union wins in Young America and Ellison Township, questions Chicago’s reach, and labels Copperheads as traitors allied with secession. It ends with a quip on wartime advertising costs and partisan press.
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Copperhead
Young America
Warren County
Illinois
Copperhead Chicago Times
Justice of the Peace
Union
Copperheads
Lying Times
Ellison Township
Times
Lamson Leads Union Capture of West Branch Battery
Navy dispatch from Newport News Virginia April 22 1863 reports Lieutenant Lamson of Burlington eldest son of Jeremiah Lamson Esq and a rising officer distinguished for capturing a five gun battery at West Branch Virginia under General Getty. Admiral S P Lee confirms five field pieces and 161 prisoners taken, with crossfire support from vessels and bold action by Getty.
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U. 8
Newport News
Getty
Lamson
West Branch
N. Getty
Milnerstown
Red Perry
Nansemond
Portsmouth
Barney
S. P. Lee
Admiral Lee
Resignation of Major Dewey from 30th Iowa Infantry
At a meeting held April 8 1863 the officers of the 30th Iowa Volunteer Infantry unanimously adopted preambles and resolutions praising Major Laurain Dewey for health reasons and resigning his post. The regiment notes his patriotism kindness and integrity and expresses sympathy for his affliction. A copy of the resolutions is to be published in Keokuk Gate City Burlington Hawk and Mt. Pleasant Home Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Laurain Dewey
Major de
Keokuk Gate City
Copperheads and politics stir Iowa headlines and rumors
A Bayard era bent on critique dominates a patch of 19th century political chatter. Copperhead factions in Iowa and Illinois spark debates over legal shifts and newspaper stances. Readers dimly witness Gerrymandered loyalties, hearse jokes, and the odd pistols case as legislatures, courts, and editors clash over policy and patriotism.
Hospital Report of Iowa Soldiers at Keokuk Hospital
Weekly bulletin by J. C. Todd Iowa State Agent lists discharged soldiers from United States General Hospital Keokuk Iowa for April 3 to 23. It notes Han D L 4th infantry April 3 chronic hepatitis Hoppe Francis 16th infantry April 9 metal Sia Blair James T 37th infantry April 10 infirmities of age 60 Hamard Michael 33d infantry April 23 chronic diarrhea Evans David 36th infantry April 23 Roberts Thos L 35th infantry April 23 Gleason Ashe 29th infantry April 23 chronic hepatitis and lists deceased soldiers hospital deaths in St Louis Missouri April 22 to 23. Furnished by Thomas W J Long State Sanitary Agent Saint Louis Missouri.
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J. C. Todd
Iowa
United States General Hospital
Keokuk
Han D L
4Th Infantry
Hoppe Francis
16Th Infantry
Metal Sia Blair James T
37Th Infantry
Hamard Michael
Evans David
36Th
Roberts Thos L
Gleason Ashe
29Th Infantry
St. Louis
Thomas W. J. Long
Saint Louis
Weather and logistics amid the Virginia campaign 1863
The diary notes April 24, 1863 weather with protracted rain delaying operations. Cavalry actions have begun with limited movement and new mule transport lowers wagon load, while paper makers press a potential tariff shift to curb prices. Generals Warren Halleck Hamilton and Boyle feature in disputes over command and policy, amid broader Union strategic adjustments and industrial concerns.
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Allo
Aquia Creek
Warren
Holt
Gen. Halleck
Gen. Schuyler Hamilton
Gen. Warren
Gen. Hamilton
Halleck
Hamilton
Iowa
St. Louis
Donelson
Boyle
Louisville
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Seeedey
Washington
North Carolina
Chicago Journal
Porter
Louisiana
Black River
Simon
Jeff
Davis
Chicago
Northwest
Arkansas
Missouri
Cape Giradeau
New York
New York Express
The
World
New York Transcript
Nanors
Éie
P. God Bryan
Dubuque
Indianola
P. God
Williams
10Th Judicial District
Supreme Court
Cedar Falls
Journal
Hutchins
Supreme Court of Illinois
Ottawa
Connecticut
Hartford
Christopher N. Shelton
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