Marching with the Kanawha Regiment to Raleigh and beyond
From the Kanawha Valley a diary recounts a raid toward Raleigh and Fayetteville, detailing skirmishes, river patrols, and Morgan’s retreat. It notes units including the 34th Ohio and 2d Virginia cavalry, captures of prisoners, and loot such as a uniform coat and an old jacket. Morgan’s forces abandon Pomeroy and Guthrie after clashes with Hobson and Judish, with prisoners paroled and towns burned.
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Senate
Virginia
Big Creek
Raleigh
Fayette
John.t. Toland
Virginia Cavalry
Séth
Onl River
Lion
Tol
MéCaustin
2D Virginia
Fayetteville
McCoy's Station
Rae
Loop Creek
Lke
Ohio River
Morgan
Loo Creek
Ohio
McMullen
Point Pleasant
Pomeroie
John Morgan
Pomeroy
Virgals
Hobson
18Th Michigan Cavalry
Os Bones
Polock
Guthrie
Pelut Pleasant
Olive
Seana Ae
Eea
Gallipolis
Sanashe
Buffilo
Buffalo
Charleston
Cannelton
Leop Creek
Cam
Second Virginia Cavalry
3Th Ohio Regiment
Mounted
Wytheville
Eigh
Logan
Wyoming
Tazewell
John T. Toland
Col. Powell
March After Lee Across the Potomac 1863
Special correspondence from the Army of the Potomac describes a rapid march after Lee’s retreat, crossing the Potomac by flat boats, landing on Maryland soil, advancing to Hedgesville, and returning across before daylight amid skirmishes with Hill and Ewell, with cautious dispersion and renewed pursuit planned.
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Heapquarters
Wesman Va
Cherry Row
Deak Times
Lee
Williamsport
Old Dominion
Hedgesville
Potomac
Ewell
Maryland
Lana
Bapornibe
Foreign Gossip and Marseilles Canal Plans in Paris Spotlight
The column notes various items from London society and Europe. Earl St. Maur is summoned to the House of Lords as Baron Seymour. Paris seeks a seaport canal with Beauvais and Nasses, including wet docks for ships, to be completed within three years. French figures, trials, and literary debates are touched on alongside local gossip and a Saxon belfry accident in Blotzheim.
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St. John's Wood
London
Earl St. Maur
Duke of Somerset
House of Peers
Baron Seymour
Birmingham
Birmingham See the Rabepeste
Paris
St Dieppe
Sy Croll
Beauvais
Nasses
London Morning Post
Ton
Merridew
Boulogne
Walter Scott
Vanity Fair
Bhacksray
Ammen
Blotzheim
Germany
Frankfort
Raphael de Gricourt
Strasbourg
Louis Napoleon
France
Hol
Spain
Anecdotes of General Grant from Detroit Free Press
A Gratene of this city recalls reminiscences of General Grant, noting his early life in a Methodist family and schooling years. The account highlights his religious upbringing, ties to Western Pennsylvania, and a distant mention of his character and education.
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Grant
Detroit Free Press
Grantie
Meer
Pennsylvania
Wrenshall
Kung Grant
Tragic tale and Venice notes from the Daily Press
A Bristol Daily Press fragment reports a young woman near Westbury who attempted self harm after a broken engagement. The piece notes friends’ support and medical care but mentions the couple had been due to wed. A Venice letter from the Boston Daily Advertiser adds travel sketches and American visitors in summer.
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Daily Press
Bristol
England
Westbury
Venice
Boston Daily Advertiser
Goverans Morehead
Kentucky
Slivers of Civil War News and Local Notices
Disconnected fragments report on figures in treasury and scrip, a death of Mrs. Pomeroy, injuries and executions at a camp, jail suicides, Port Hudson prisoners, Morgan and Milroy paroled deserters, Chicago city populace counts, and aEast coast inventor's machine claim.
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New York
Jeff
Edward Beecher
Department of the Interior
Returns College
States of New
Hampshire
Connecticut
Pomeroy
District of Columbia
Newedveh
Man Hutchinson
Fort Preble
Philip Dunn
Sandusky
Newburg
Leh
Port Hudson
Ger. Banks
Morgan
Indiana
Milroy
66Th Indiana Regiment
Salem
Yepinos
Directo
Chicago
Irving Visits South Carolina 1882 and Governor Hamilton
In the third volume of Irving's Life, a brief notice recalls his 1882 visit to South Carolina. He dined with Governor Hamilton, whom he knew from earlier days in New York, and Hamilton invited him to return with the first troop.
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Irving
South Carolina
Hamilton
New
Irvine
Washington
Napoleonic Plans Loom Over Mexico as Europe Watches
The article outlines Napoleons strategy to install a monarchy in Mexico with Maximilian as ruler while European powers consider the move. It notes Mexico's religious ties, the Empire's dramatic reach, and the potential shifts in Italian and global politics as observers weigh the long term consequences.
Singular Discovery of Grecian Antiquities
A Paris letter to an English paper describes a man who digs at a site and uncovers a wall with an inscription. He cannot read it but shares the find with friends while noting his amused curiosity about the ancient artifact and its inscription. The report highlights a curious, readable fragment of antiquity and the discovery’s intrigue.
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Paris
Seabee
Wegre Soldiers in Gilmore's Army Highlighted Letter
The New Bedford Standard prints an extract from a letter by Lieutenant Grace, commander of a company, mentioning the valor of the 5th Regiment colored and their assault on Fort Wagner. William H. Aiken, a member of that regiment, writes from his former employment role and expresses the corps spirit with a motto of Victory or Death.
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Gilmore
Bostoff
William H. Aiken
Mectis
Fort Ww
Fort Wagner
New Bedford Standard
Licut
Grace
The
Indiana State Fair Returns to the Old Fairgrounds
Brief notice confirms the Indiana State Fair will be held at the old fairgrounds this year, outlining a date window and expected events for visitors and exhibitors.
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Indiana
A Life Picture by Emilie Meriman
A narrator recalls a city sighting of a twenty year old blind girl in a streetcar. He admires her grace and inner life while pondering her private world and possible loved ones, then discovers a loving letter from Nashville, Tennessee, revealing intimate connection. The piece ends with a shy, unsettled mood about the girl and her mother.
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Heaven
Nashville
Tenn
Emer
Union Line Dispatches On Hayle Speech Harsh Civil War Resolve
Telegraphed dispatches from Buffalo report Gov Hayle's remarks stressing unwavering support for the Union and the enforcement of laws, praising soldiers and their heroism while condemning rebels. The message emphasizes loyalty to the Union and the need to uphold federal authority amid war.
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Hayle Weed
Antil
Buffalo
Vicksburg Rebel Prisoners Exhibit Grim Aftermath
A July 14 letter from Vicksburg reports paroled Rebel prisoners marching from the garrison and joining others in Warrenton. It alleges Rebel miners blew up a fort on July 4 and describes exhumed corpses found buried in ruins, with graphic details of torture and unburied remains among the wreckage.
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Vicksba
H Horrible Sincer
Vicksburg
Goere
Soulstons
Bioth
Missouri
Warrenton
Texas
Duel halted by friends preventing final termination
Fragmentary report describes a dramatic attempted duel interrupted by friends. The two principals faced off with a revolver amid a tense confrontation, but a last minute intervention stopped the confrontation from ending in tragedy.
Riot in Belfast Spurs Police Deployment
A chaotic Belfast riot two weeks past drew heavy police attention as crowds disrupted public houses in Milletreet and Castle street. Reports note officers hurried to the scene while Catholic residents clashed with authorities, leading to property damage and rapid crowd dispersal.
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Ireland
Belfast
Dublin
Wey
Milletreet
Castle Street
Sas
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Goddess OF Liberty
Spirit of Washington
Longley & Bro
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Main
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John H. Deters
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M. Loth
Eee Sorry Swords
First National Bank of Cincinnas
Kanawha Valley
Kanawha, &E, &c. Morran
Cincinnati Times
Army of the Potomas
Misoe
Iones
Steshinaten
Ictoria
Mexico
Napoleon
Rench
Prince de Joinville
Nemours
Aumaic
Montpensier
Duc de Chartres
Poleon
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Gulf of California
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Agricultural Bureau
Emilie J. Meriman
Cinginnadl
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Revolver
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