Effects of War and a River Disaster at Vicksburg
From Vicksburg Mississippi August 19 1843 a long letter describes shifting loyalties as Southerners accept Union protection and federal authority while Copperheads are denounced. A river disaster aboard the Madison leaves at least fifty dead as shells explode in the hold during ammunition loading.
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Wicksnone
Duin Times
Nothir
Missiseippi
Bou Chern
Orl
Grant
Yazoo City
Madison
Byeta
Fragmentary Stone River battle note reveals on-field order
A damaged report from the Bt. Le Te Democrat recounts confusion at Stone River with Gen Breckinridge’s aide claiming a soldier on the sick list could be shot if he did not return to duty. An aid attempted to convey orders to move troops to the rear amid unclear actions.
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le Te Democrat
Stone River
Breckinridge
Aircon
Homewa'd Bound. Reflections on travels through the Glades
A travel letter describes the journey beyond the Olio and Cheat rivers, noting security of bridges, mountain air, and a Harper's Ferry connection. The writer praises the Glades region near Oakland Maryland, the Glades Hotel, and views into Maryland Virginia and Pennsylvania from a hilltop. Mentions Parkersburg to Baltimore rail traffic, and plans for Swallow Falls and Deep Creek excursions with party members yet to return.
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Cheat
Grafton
Oakland
Yough Glades
Maryland
Virginia State Line
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Atlantic
Mississippi Valley
Potomac
Parkersburg
Baltimore
Harper's Ferry
Glades
Swallow Falls
Deep Creek
Blockade Running Notes from Wilmington Squadron
A fragmentary report describes a naval blockade run by a major squadron off Wilmington. The account mentions a ship attempting a bold maneuver and readiness to engage, reflecting tense wartime activity and strategic movements near the port.
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Wilmington
Eee
N.ieee Cy Ep
Siege of Charleston Report Details Heavy Fire and Fort Sumter Attacks
Correspondent from Motria Island reports a 990-pound Parrott shell burst after the seventh shot at Sumter, with six shells entering the rear wall and front casements. Fort Sumter siege described as unprecedented, while a Rebel ram is observed near the Ironsides and Charleston view shows blockade-running steamers and Monitors patrolling nightly.
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Charleston
Motria Island
Baltimore American
Tam Srry
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Sumter
Fort Sumter
Ogon
oHows
Sick and Wounded Soldiers From Chas McDougal Lists
Sick and wounded soldiers transferred from Ya z00 Point and Snyder's Bluff Mississippi to the U S General Hospital at St Louis aboard the hospital steamer Chas McDougal include Henry Morrow Patrick Finley and others with fever and other illnesses. The list names several patients and notes disease and unit affiliations though several OCR fragments are garbled.
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U. S
Chas. McDougal
Yaz00 Point
Miss
Snyder's Bluff
Milliken’s Bend
U. S. General Hospital
Louis
Cor respondent From Morton Mississippi Reports Local Turmoil
A Memphis Atlanta Appeal correspondent in Morton Mississippi describes confusion and harmful rumors about office staff and local Indians. The fragment mentions orders, a bam an ell, and mentions diggers in a tense political context.
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Memphis-Atlanta Appeale
Morton
Mississippi
Misals
War Talk and Fashion Notes From a Distant Era
A mixed column reports on Civil War memories with General Banks and Lewis in Massachusetts, fashion notes from Newport including Paris gowns and hair trends, a Maine cavalry anecdote about a rebel and a joke, Suez Canal commentary by M Lesseps, armor innovations on the Royal Sovereign, and various social and scientific snippets including Lincoln and Jackson quotes, wine forecasts, and railway news.
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Banks
Pidson
Lewis
Massachusetts
South Carolina
Gen
Banke
Charis Bamper
United States
Fillmore
Paris
Vallenciennes
New York
Boston
Ellis
Maine Cavalry
Young Kitchen
Houston
George
Jolly
M. Lesseps
Suez Canal
Hawkshaw
Royal Sovereign
Georgia
Drafts and liberty clash in World’s harsh take
The New York World argues the draft marks a new era as it condemns rebellions and ancient claims to freedom. It contrasts past wars in 1812 and 1863 with present conscription, noting wartime drafting and the pressure from Jefferson Davis’s leadership.
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New York
Jefferson Davis
Boas
Eric Emerseeet
Ghostly stage tricks and etherial apparitions described
A verbose excerpt from The American Journal of Photography discusses how stage ghosts are produced using a plate glass mirror and lighting to create lifelike, invisible figures. It details the technique, affecting the audience with a spectral presence, and notes the growing public fascination with ghostly effects in theater displays.
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the American Journal of Photography
Soren
Rey
Abe
Sulphur Mountain Visit in Iceland Describes Boiling Mud Creeks
The explorers describe a volcanic landscape with white clay and sulphur deposits at the foot of a mountain in Iceland. Steam vents from crevices, a boiling mud caldron sits in a hollow, and dangerous vapors force careful traverses with boards.
Fable of Rabbi Joshua the Wise and Ugly
A fable about Rabbi Joshua son of Chananian renowned for wisdom and learning yet marked by dark skin. Rumors of ugliness bring snide remarks from a courtly audience including an emperor and a princess, testing his temper and wit in a moral anecdote.
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Rabbi Joshua
Chananian
Trajan
Joshua
Execution of Substitute Deserters in Last Night's Dispatches
Army dispatch dated August 2 reports a ceremonial execution of substitute deserters. The improvised rite included firing thirty six muskets with instant death. Names listed include George Kutna aged 28 wife and child, Emile Lal aged 84, and others described with ages and origins.
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George Kutna
Revena
Younges
Charles
Water Presston
Italien
Wits
Emile Lal
Pruse
Washington War Dispatches and Rebel Movements
From Washington a mixed report notes shells at the War and Navy Departments and Fort Sommae, with Surgeon General directed to prepare in the Gulf. Rebels concentrate near Vicksburg as Gen. Grant and Adjutant-General Thomas depart Memphis for the river city. Cotton along White River largely burned, and a subscription agent sells 513 000 in Five-Twenties on Saturday.
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Dors
Iréno
Navy
Cairo
Legoe
Steel
Trans- Isieappl
Grant
Thomas
Memphis
Vicksburg
White River
Puiape Lrma
Credit for Volunteers in New York
Governor informed Provost Marshal General that credit will be given only for volunteers sent to the field or mustered in districts where the draft has not begun. Volunteers raised since June 1 1868 in districts with draft will not receive credit. Recruiters and those already enlisted must be mustered into a company.
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John C. Calhoun
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Joseph Stillman Hubbard
United States Navy
National Observatory
Washington
New Haven
Lyons
Nuit
Vosne
Vougeot
Chambolle
Morey
Gevrey
Chambertin
Paris
Centric
Boston
New York
Utica
N. Y
Geneal
United Ae
Army of the Cumberland Crosses the Tennessee in Civil War Action
Union forces pressed along the Tennessee fronts with infantry and cavalry across multiple points. The 2d Kentucky Cavalry seized Penske Point opposite Stevenson while Gen Reynolds reported a large capture at Shell Mound and a camp on Fallingwater Creek. Rebels held Rome and Cleveland as Burnside moved toward Knoxville preparing an attack before Monday.
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Army of the Cumberland
Rome
Cleveland
Georgia
Burnside
Kingote
Wagner Survives Attack on City Front
A Wednesday assault on our rifle position near Shaw targeted Richmond area defenses. The enemy artillery failed to breach lines and no further shelling of the city has been reported. Wagner, cited in dispatches, remains safe with no additional incursions at this time.
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England
France
Sidon
Argyleshire
Scotland
Glasgow Herald
Abbeyville
Gettysburg
Mooney
Suan
Mexico
Confed
Napoleon
Fort Sumter
Sumter
Gilmore
Richmond Examiner
Tai Wagner
Sein Richmond Sond Dlepaich
St Shaw
Owe
Wagner
Siege of Charleston Progress Reports Fort Wagner Status
Philadelphia dispatch reports Union forces off Charleston with Fort Wagner still holding. Details say no decisive action yet and operations hinge on the fort, with future moves to be determined by General Gilmore.
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Nic
W. Rorack
Eastween Sycamore Nati
Ohio
Philadelphia
Port Royal
Hinart
Charleston
Fort Wagner
Gilmore
Maximilian Accepts a Troublesome Empire
Boston dispatch notes Archduke Ferdinand accepts with imperial consent the new Mexican Empire. The August 30 memorial speaks of confirmation by His Highness and the Austrian Emperor.
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Maximilian
Boston
Memorial Ae
Ferdipe Cna
Austria
New York Transportee Arrival from Alexandroy Centene Gan
A transportee from New York City arrived today from Alexandroy via Gan e Charles Cady of the 68th Acting Brigadier General unit. The event marks a notable movement within military personnel.
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New York
United States
Alexandroy Cent
Charles Cady
igadier-General
Arrival of a Prize Steamer
Arrival of the prize steamer reported with cargo described as cotton and tobacco plus 200 barrels noted. Local officials record the vessel’s entry and cargo details for custom and port balances.
The African Dahomey in a London Tribune account
A fragmentary report describes the Dahomey people with notes on appearance habit singing and customs. It mentions age about forty and a large public procession with a king seated on a platform amid human elements and sacrifices observed in the scene referenced by Commodore Wikmet.
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New York Tribune
Commodore Wikmet
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