Civil War Dispatches From Aug 22 Report
Telegraph reports losses and captures in Butler line fighting. One killed, sixteen wounded, fourteen missing. Three commissioned officers and 59 enemy soldiers captured. Other dispatches note move and retreat actions near Mills and Gibbon divisions, artillery exchanges, and summary of Fort Morgan and Kentucky elections tensions.
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Advance of our troops begins in Shenandoah Valley report
A Baltimore dispatch dated August 29 says the long awaited Union advance has started. Cavalry skirmishes near Charleston yield two U S Cavalry officers killed and about 80 prisoners captured as forces move toward Martinsburg.
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Charleston
U. S. Cavalry
Martinsburg
Recruitment Drives Across States for Army and Navy
The World reports large recruitment gains as 30,000 plus join in New York and Pennsylvania reaches about 30 recruits, New England contributes 20,000, with Western states also performing well. Daily enlistments run about 1,300 nationally, rising to 2,000–2,500 by early September. 159,000 men are expected to be secured before September 3, reducing calls for a draft or resort to conscription.
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Raid and skirmish sweep through Florida and Georgia
From Florida and New York Aug 29 a 750 man expedition including Massachusetts cavalry advanced from Magno Florida to Stark where a we were unable to resist and a train was destroyed and merchandise seized. The column then moved to Gainesville where 600 Confederate troops surprised our forces and 100 men were captured with artillery and property recaptured. Rebel reports from Richmond note actions at Aberdeen and Ashville with skirmishes near Waterford and Chalmers capturing wagons and prisoners.
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New York
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5Th
Massachusetts Cavalry
3D Pennsylvania
Magno Florida
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Forty din sak eage'ike and Potomes into Maryland
A fragmented report recalls Confederate movements between Georgia and Maryland with Union positions around Redms Station and Reavis Station. It notes Hancock and Sherman actions, repeated repulses, and losses including batteries, while rail lines and cavalry actions shape a tense, shifting frontline near the Weldon and Potomac regions.
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Sherman
Georgia
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Sleeper
Massachusetts
Hancock Wanen
Reavis
5Th Corps
Hasiy
Hieeconee
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Pepe Goring
Charleston
Richmond
Leonardstown
Uae
Tee Tribune
Eioon
Frontal Action and Battery Duel in Reported Skirmish
A detailed account describes a sharp engagement with a heavy skirmish line in front of the works. Our forces advanced boldly, driving the enemy back and recapturing some prisoners before the enemy retreated behind artillery. The duel with the opposing battery lasted about an hour before its withdrawal.
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Vangea
Ekirpeatanera
Lowell
Massachusetts
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First A and G W Railroad Train Reaches St Louis
The inaugural broad gauge train running from New York to St Louis arrived in 44 hours. Officers of the road and invited guests were aboard the ceremony marked by the opening of the line toward October. News from the West reports seven men in Iowa as part of the update.
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New York
Ueeta
Iowa
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