02 Jul 1863
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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1863
Page
1
Disjointed reportage recalls Confederate and Copperhead threats near major cities. References to a rumored rebel foray into Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, calls for vigilance, and sorrow over wartime violence frame a tense mid Atlantic scene amid denouncements of vigilante justice.
Civil war era dispatches report Confederate forces operating around Carlisle, with raids into barracks and outlying towns. Captured prisoners, looted stores, and a Confederate push toward Harrisburg are noted, while Union troops reinforce and consider strategic withdrawals and potential redeployments.
Fragmentary report recounts Union and Confederate movements near Westminster and Hanover. General Gregg allegedly pursues Stuart after a sharp morning action, with Mahpatrick and Foster driving forces toward Gettysburg in a bid to prevent a cross-stream breakout.
Reports from the siege lines near Vicksburg describe heavy shelling and counterwork building by Union forces under Maj. Gen. Logan and Col. Melanchton Smith. Casualties include Colonel Milo Lamb wounded and Major Fisk killed. Messages from Johnston and General Early discuss relief prospects and local citizen correspondence in York Pa.
Mr Slidell, of the Confederate States, had a lone conference with the Emperor of the French. The interview, described as a private tete a tete at breakfast, followed by no wait for the ministers. It fuels rumors of renewed offers of mediation in American affairs after Puebla's fall.
The Missouri Constitutional Convention passes an emancipation ordinance declaring slavery free as of a set date. The measure authorizes continued control by former owners during a transition period and restricts sale or removal of emancipated people. Gov. Gamble announces he will not resign. The report ends with incomplete details at 3 a.m.
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