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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Press
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1861
Page
3
The article lists a Union Hall entertainment at the Catholic Institute with praise for the program, plus a grand oration at a dramatic temple. It notes German Protestant anniversaries, a Forty Fourth Ohio Regiment arrival, theater performances, a public lecture by J Beard, and court actions including theft and assault cases.
Reports from Camp Dennison and surrounding posts describe troop movements. The Twentyeth Regiment arrives and prepares for departure to Camp King. Western gun-boat service pilots and steamers move toward Louisville as officers and supplies are detailed for ongoing campaigns.
A garbled 19th century dispatch notes prison rent implications, officers, and a drowning in the Aeg River. It mentions Captain Joho M of the Uettant Bites Army and a Quartermasters duty, plus a Fifth regiment nuglene ordered to City Bar ech y. Recruits, guards, and cash down are cited amid disrupted shipping and transportation details.
Three prisoners Thomas White Philip Kennedy and Frank Moreland confined in Newport Jail attempted to escape by forcing a lock with a homemade tool. Jailor’s wife alerted deputies guiding a swift response that prevented their flight. One prisoner aimed to kill the jailor upon entry as guards pressed to secure the cell and wall exit. Authorities praised the guard’s actions and described the broader community reactions and related wartime notices.
In Covington Charles Watson, a factory worker at Pollock's foundry, arrested on Sunday for alleged burglary and lying to authorities. The canvass for City Sheriff election unsettled. remarks praise one candidate's character and prospects. Company A of the Twentieth Ohio Regiment arrived, en route to Camp King, while reports from local officials touch on resignations and political tensions. An incident involving Captain olin is noted along with rumors about federal service.
The Lexington Observer reports growing refugee arrivals from Laurel and surrounding counties to Camp Dick Robinson amid suspected rebel advances toward Greensburg. Columns note Colonel Garrard’s forces strained, with refugees stating women and children suffer destitution while troops are stretched thin across counties.
Mixed dispatches describe Confederate and Union movements, with reports of rebel forces, supply shortages, and a proposed light artillery device mounted on a saddle to fire conical tin cartridges. The piece notes blanket shipments, food prices, prisoner exchanges, and strategic concerns around Virginia and Michigan alignment, with static economic and military updates.
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