09 Dec 1863
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Newspaper
Daily Milwaukee News
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1863
Page
1
Congressional proceedings hail General Grant and his army with a vote of thanks and a planned medal presentation. The Army of the Potomac prepares to establish winter quarters while reports from the South intrigue readers. Boston endures a destructive fire with broad local impact.
Special to Post describes dismissals of naval officers for dereliction, Butler orders on colored troops, and Senate moves on back pay, prisoner exchanges, and future governance. It notes President will receive a message, and Congress convenes with multiple resolutions and nominations ahead.
Yesterday afternoon report from Knoxville claimed Rebel forces withdrew from East Tennessee. The note also asserted General Breckinridge was dead, but that death report is untrue. Officials warn against unverified telegrams and seek clarification from field officers.
From Charleston and New Orleans reports detail guerrilla fire against steamers on the Mississippi River. Rebel forces, numbering about 5,000, advance on Maysville Kentucky. Breckinridge reportedly alive after Dalton engagements. Federal dispatches describe Confederate activity and Union responses across Tennessee and Georgia with evolving military positions and political guidance from Washington.
The Boston Post reports the death of Mrs Jane M Pierce wife of ex President Franklin Pierce at Andover on Wednesday morning in her fifty seventh year. For years frail yet she bore suffering with Christian resignation. Though unable to attend White House life she showed private sweetness and grace to those she knew. Her death brings deep sorrow and memory to all who valued her.
A fragment mentions a case about the constitutionality of a Towsonry vote submitted to the state seat at Grinnell. The wording is garbled but indicates legal action or ruling related to a local or state election measure and its validity in Grinnell.
The Secretary of the Treasury announces sales of government bonds at par with a 6 percent interest rate payable in coin. Subscriptions are handled by Jay Cooke in Philadelphia and by Marshall & Ilsley in Milwaukee. Bonds come in various denominations, redeemable after two years, with tax advantages and semiannual interest slated.
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