29 Jul 1864
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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1864
Page
1
Local printers pledge to revert to the former price scale for advertisements in Daily Paper of Dubuque. After two years of rising costs, publishers defend the need for rate adjustments tied to labor and paper costs, noting weekly pages and carriers will see rate changes if inflation persists.
A Philadelphia Evening Dispatch summary from Washington mentions unclear intelligence and speculation about military plans. It notes a proposed rebel movement led by a self-styled American Reighter with Bathodigham as Supreme Commander, plus anxious Baltimore residents, battlefield rumors, debt figures, and reports of movements across Maryland and Virginia as generals and raiders contend for control.
A Pittsburg Chronicle correspondent recounts a brutal seven week campaign with heavy shelling, artillery duels, and nightly bombardment. He describes batteries, shell bursts, and the terrain around a high peak near the town as soldiers endure fatigue, rain, and danger while reporting on rebel movements and the grim toll of battle.
An OCR fragment mentions a date and a mine name in unclear form. The readable parts point to a mining reference with a date placeholder and a place tag, suggesting a brief item about a mine event or notice without clear details or context.
New York dispatch from July 28 notes heavy and rapid firing toward Gen. Fosters Trent on the north bank of the James River. Observers believe an attack may be underway to disrupt expected Confederate movements. No reports reached the city by morning. Petersburg front described as quiet.
Dispatches report a large railway elevator and vicinity burned in a blaze sparked by a passing locomotive. Confederate forces under Early retreat from Winchester with about 30,000 troops. Union General Kelly remains at Cumberland. Advices indicate movements on the upper Potomac and Cumberland, with cavalry skirmishes and reinforcements forming around Martinsburg and Charles Town area. Casualties claimed include Colonel Mulligan reportedly killed, with reports of prisoners and strategic withdrawals as overland operations continue in Maryland and Virginia.
General Sanford returned from Washington after securing a War Department concession that 100 day volunteers from the state may be exempt if in service at the time of death. Reports from the War Department and various papers describe prisoner movements, troop dispositions near Martinsburg, and updates on operations along the Potomac.
Intelligence notes General Kelly in Martinsburg with no heavy fighting for 3 to 4 days. Rebels occupy Falling Waters on the Virginia side, while Williamsport lies on the Maryland flank. Reports describe the Petersburg front, gunboat action, and Union movements after Brooks and Early engagements.
Reports from July describe Grant clearing camp hospitals and sending wounded to Washington. News from Frederick and Baltimore warns of raids and bank movements. St. Louis notes a conspiracy by the Order of American Knights to overthrow the government, with Vallandigham and others implicated. details of meetings and officials named.
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