11 Jul 1864
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1864
Page
1
An old newspaper ad fragment mentions Knowlton and A Berry dentists with address details and practice references. The readable lines indicate a dental office listing and location clues, including 107 McClung and associates, though text is partially garbled.
Special correspondence from Camp Brumve Va July 8 describes life near Kenesaw Mountain front lines. The writer chronicles battle sounds cannon fire and wounded transports plus daily drills inspections and parades amid a tense camp atmosphere. He notes Rebel fortifications and movements and reflects on fatigue and discipline among units.
The piece outlines Confederate interpretation of Grant’s movements toward Richmond. It argues the Union aim is a heavy siege from the James River while the Rebels favor a southern approach via Bermuda Hundred and Shenandoah to trap Grant. It details Confederate plans, forces, and anticipated maneuvers including Beauregard and Breckinridge, with cavalry under Ransom and Moseby and potential threats to Washington and Maryland.
The Chattanooga Gazette revived a Tennessee figure, M. P. Gentry, noting his residence in Bedford and his alleged reluctance to take an oath. The account suggests a son served in the Rebel army and casts Gentry in a notorious light amid conflicting rumors.
A clipped OCR item reports on a boat race with unclear names and a close finish. The fragment mentions a RE in the contest and a possible participant or location, but key details remain unreadable.
State Military Agent in New Orleans reports numerous Ohio soldiers paroled or recovering in rebel hospitals, with lists of names, units, injuries, and statuses. Several died in rebel or eastern hospitals.
A July 5 letter to the New York Times forecasts imminent victory and resilience. It speaks of hope and promise amid military strains and a large number of desertions as troops endure entrenchments and campaigns, urging continued patience.
Reported engagement near Princeton Kentucky with guerrilla fighters estimated in large numbers. Rebels reportedly moving toward Uniontown on the Onlo River amid ongoing clashes and wounded but uncertain casualty details.
A Nashville Times dispatch reports confirmation from General Webster about the movement of our army across a line dated Thursday morning. The memo notes the 2000 FP figure as part of the cited report.
An effort by a fellow soldier in West Temhesese aimed to kill rebel General Fonazer. This marks the third such attack carried out by his own men targeting the notorious commander.
An official says Rebel cavalry moved seventeen miles north of Baltimore aiming for the Northern Central Railroad. Command between Union and Confederate forces at Monocacy today led to heavy losses on the Union side as troops repelled the assault. The report cites Colonel Seward of New York Heavy Artillery and notes significant enemy advances and retreat. Edwin M Stanton, Secretary of War, is referenced in the dispatch. Bathmons, July 10.
Dispatches from the front describe a withdrawal from Monocacy to Monrovia with Union forces burning a turnpike bridge. No further details on two specific engagements have been received yet and fall of the position remains unconfirmed.
Governor Bradford issues a midnight proclamation urging all able men to join local militias and fortifications as an imminent threat looms over Baltimore. Brigadier General Tookwood to command civil forces. citizens advised to gather at their ward fortifications, North Street, and report to General Leek.
Report notes small Hewtertown party and rumors of burned bridges on the Northern Central. Wallace retreats toward the city as fresh volunteers flood in to defend it. Rebels reportedly for Washington amid torn Northern Central rail lines.
A damaged report describes Confederate forces engaging near Baltimore with Captain Adam G. on Rickett's regiment and Pareyne wounded. The fight left regiments and veterans heavily pressed, outflanked, and punished. Union lines reportedly burned and cavalry sweeping through Philadelphia en route to guard the rail line east of Baltimore.
July reports describe Union forces near Edward’s Ferry repelling a Confederate assault and holding the right of the railroad. Union troops countered dismounted cavalry attacks with heavy enemy losses. Rail lines near Cockeysville and Ashland Works were threatened, with rumors of через raids and bridge fires as officials work to defend Baltimore Washington.
Fragmentary report describes Gen Hanter and Gen Sullivan forces at Martinsburg July 10 with captives and plunder. Revel cavalry advances one mile from the city toward the York road as Union troops hold ground and capture prisoners in the ongoing engagement.
Reports say Confederate forces are at Ellicott's Mills while telegraph lines extend toward Marionsville creating uncertainty about advance positions and reach of the enemy.
Citizens gather at 6 o clock in the morning amid drums and fires marching to defensive works. General Gaeesa fleeing toward the city as scouts are believed near Mills. Telegraphs reach Marriotteville showing Rebel movements may be premature.
A Civil War style dispatch notes Rebels retreating twenty six miles from a city, with Wallace covering rearguard as Union citizens assist in defense. Northern Central Railroad reported cut with rails torn up, exact location not confirmed.
The Louisville Democrat reports guerrilla bands along the Lower Ohio have attacked and damaged at least sixty boats between Louisville and Cairo during spring and summer. Gunboats patrol rivers but shallow low water may invite bolder raids as four hundred guerrillas are said to be back of Henderson, with robberies reported in the city.
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