01 Feb 1862
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1862
Page
1
An ambiguous notice describes morning package deliveries by a local agent and the city corporation arranging routes and offices at a Peart and Vine corner. It states agreements to extend service to all center towns with existing routes and coverage, and mentions port, fees, and future changes.
Writings from a Union camp near Hart’s Gap Ky describe stormy winds and rugged bivouacs. The letter covers 20th Brigade regiments, camp layout, planking the Somerset road, and civilian hardships amid Civil War tensions.
January 29 correspondence from Carmo describes a sharp climate swing in Cairo and crowded stoves as men cope with cold rain and snow. The note recounts Gen Paine’s failed effort to trap Jeff Thompson, observations on pursuit tactics, and reports of new regiments arriving along the river to Smithland and Paducah. The Twelfth Iowa and Thirteenth Missouri join forces, while illness plagues the Twel Town regiment at Benton Barracks. The river rises, threatening Camp Holt.
News from the Gulf reports Union forces severing lines of communication between Savannah and Fort Pulaski while a Confederate privateer is burned. The National Troops report a crossing of the Green River and the blockading fleet seizes the schooner Wilder. The vessel is claimed by the British Consul at Mobile.
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