17 Jul 1863
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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1863
Page
1
Fragmentary wires describe disturbances in Vicksburg with mentions of public tension and wardens. The texts reference protests and unrest linked to unspecified causes and multiple actors, with unclear names and dates due to OCR distortion.
An account describes Confederate forces attacking New York Ver area towns in a sequence of raids and reprisals. It notes disruptions across Canogae and Monteonu amid a broader unrest, with soldiers engaged in clashes and civilians affected by the violence.
Fragmented text discusses navigation on the Mississippi and tensions between federal and Confederate authorities. It mentions administration, bribes, and inquiries into loyalty, with references to officials in Washington and potential wartime policies and inconsistencies.
An afternoon dispatch notes Union reaching New York from Charleston reporting Union forces on Morris Island and Ft Wagner. In New York mobs sack Brook lyn elevators and a dry goods store. numerous houses burned in Jersey City and Hoboken. residents organize volunteer companies while officials refuse mobilization. A man resembling Greely beaten. inquests on about 40 habiv s including innocents.
Eyewitness reports from New York on July 16 describe rioters terrorizing neighborhoods, burning frames, robbing a streetcar, and clashing with soldiers. Andrews, their leader, is arrested and sent to St. Lafayette. Fires and looting were reported around gas works and depots, with casualties among soldiers and residents.
Reporting from July 15 16 accounts describe rioters attacking the Cooper Street armory and Dock Square gunshops in Boston with troops deployed. Casualties include Wan. Currier aged 71 killed and several wounded, while police and dragoons regain control. similar chaos tolls across New York with multiple fatalities and heavy shelling as Col Winslow and Col Jardine suffer injuries.
A New York police raid on Stanton Street seized five thousand cavalry sabres and a thousand muskets. Two Black people died after being thrown into the Mast River. The report notes a Confederate sum found on a man linked to Virginia politics and a mayoral call for patrols after a large conflagration. The 26th Michigan and 12th New York arrive from Washington as troops confront rioters at Jackson's and Seward's foundries with artillery and infantry actions continuing through the morning.
Dispatches describe troops patrolling streets, arrests ordered, and leaders clashing with rioters in multiple districts. Generals Brown and Dix direct efforts to quell mobs as crowds gather near Harlem Yorkville and in River and Queens counties.
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