24 Oct 1864
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1864
Page
1
Fractured OCR text shows dental professionals including Woodward and Davison in a local directory. The fragment confirms listings of practitioners with practice details unclear, suggesting a routine professional directory entry in the paper.
The excerpt surveys diverse notes from the past year, including cotton exports, English political shifts, espionage and crime, law, and local incidents. It highlights a dissolve of parliament, military votes, famine relief in Norfolk, and a fire disaster that ravaged a horse stable with heroism in rescue efforts.
The first telegraph dispatch reports on events reaching Cincinnati, summarizing early details and developments as they unfold.
Fragmentary dispatches recount skirmishes around Matn towers between Prive and Curtis with heavy casualties claimed and forces retreating toward Blue. Rebels reportedly suffered over 400 losses as Union columns under Curtis Moonlight and Jenoison regroup near Kenass City and Wagon Farm while Pleasanton moves toward Price with large forces.
In a decisive battle near Independence the Union army under Pleasanton defeats a large Confederate force. Price’s army retreats south toward Fort Scott as Pleasanton’s volleys and artillery push the enemy back across ten miles of skirmishing. Generals Blunt Carney Curtis lead the pursuit with Colorado volunteers amid heavy but unclear casualties.
General Grent reports pursuing enemy forces to Mount Jackson during the 19th and 20th. He notes 800 enemy wagons and heavy debris on the retreat routes. Forty cannon were captured or lost with roads strewn by saboteurs and camp equipment.
Fragmentary text from a Washington report references presidential protest and a committee’s stance on a test or oath. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are readable to establish a full event or action. Further readable context needed for a solid summary.
Special correspondence from Grant’s states that Sheridan’s victories boost rebel retaliation against captured colored soldiers used on fortifications. Gen Lee agrees to release the prisoner from labor. Hunter to succeed Birney as commander of the 18th Corps in New York by late October. Deserters and new batteries are noted along the front as strategic movements continue.
The Herald notes many wounded from the 6th Corps at Newtown and mentions large numbers being cared for. It claims heavy losses, with cannon arriving and Stanton visiting Richmond, while reports mix Union and rebel forces and reflect cautious memory of the war’s events.
A garbled report from Eastport mentions a 1:30 to 8:00 timeframe for a blaze at the wharf area. The Port Landing bank note or loan is cited for $500,000, though text is unclear.
Fragmentary text mentions Beries and crop details with garbled words and unclear references to a bale and charter. No verifiable names, places, or dates can be identified from the provided snippet.
A blaze in Cairo causes alarm as residents report smoke and flames at a local house. Fire crews respond quickly to contain the fire and prevent spread. No injuries are immediately reported.
The document discusses a railroad reorganization affecting an 86 mile line, with trustees arranging bonds and mortgage holders gaining stock instead of bonds. The New London Northern Railroad Company, formed to manage the line, continued operations under a new corporate structure and held income convertible bonds from the old company.
Wilkes Spirit of the Times discusses a prize fight asserting most observers doubt Coburn meant to join battle. The piece claims the plan appears a con or fraud and argues that few people will be deceived into believing a good faith fight occurred.
Unclear record notes a disrupted operation involving cotton shipments from New Orleans and naval movement. The text hints at Porter profiting from cotton, suspected removal from command due to government dissatisfaction, and a disrupted River Whex matter affecting trade.
The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald reports Governor Bradford intends to throw out the soldiers vote on the new con eta of Maryland. The claim is presented as a story for readers to believe or disbelieve.
A fragmented OCR passage shows garbled lines mentioning a rebel, a hand, and Welborn. The legible parts hint at a military or historical note but lack clear events, dates, or named actions to form a concrete report.
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