30 Jun 1863
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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1863
Page
1
A violent incident in Mount Vernon tied to Abolition tensions ended with attacks on Copperheads and retaliatory displays. Citizens gathered outside the courthouse, leading to arrests and a court discharge as authorities faced a charged political atmosphere and warnings from Governor Kirkwood.
Reports from Harrisburg York and Carlisle describe Confederate cavalry movements and river crossings. Gen Mead replaces Hooker as Union commander while Union forces, including Smith west of the Susquehanna, prepare defenses and recruit soldiers as 8 000 to 10 000 Confederate forces move toward Gettysburg, Baltimore and Harrisburg.
Union forces report Confederate cavalry and artillery near Gainesville and the Washington Annapolis line. Pist calls indicate wagons and mules seized, trestle work to be destroyed. Washington and Annapolis business crippled with coal miners closing mines and merchants planning a defense fund.
The steamer Heck reports meeting the Confederate steamer Florida on April 27 off Gibraltar with 200 prisoners aboard. Rumors spread that Vicksburg is rescued and Grant is surrounded amid strong Confederate finance and cotton markets. Disruptions noted as other ships arrive and political statements imply peacetime accord between France and England on eastern and western questions.
June dispatches describe hard fighting before Gen Heercon on the extreme left as a battery is finally planted after an hour of skirmish. Reconnaissance under Gen Washburn from Elaine's Blatt reports Confederates in advance, with Maj Don Wilson’s cavalry. Johnston concentrates at Canton with 12,000 men and may advance on Memphis or Fort Hudson. Desertions, mutinies, and shell reuse are noted as the army endures ration cuts. Gunboat bombardment along the line and mining work precede possible capitulation or assault before July.
The message chronicles Union leaders urging duty amid invasion, praising a commanding general, and facing Confederate advances. It reports Confederate movements toward Beltsville and Pennsylvania, with claims of cavalry, artillery, and troop numbers, plus railroad disruptions and positions near Chambersburg and Sandy Spring.
Midnigh tie report from St Louis dated June 29 notes a general movement of Rosecrans army begun June 24 from Army of the Cumberland at Beech Grove south of Murfreesboro. Heavy rains slowed actions but enemy forces were repulsed with heavy losses. Col Wendell’s mounted infantry skirmished at Hoover’s Gap on June 24. Millbeck’s brigade advanced on Liberty Gap defeating two regiments and a battery. Confederate clashes at Clayborn Willick Wikler and Carter’s brigade ended with their retreat after an hour of fighting. Losses unknown with several prisoners and no killed in the last engagement. Mitchel’s cavalry also attacked near Shelbyville Pike on June 23.
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