22 Oct 1864
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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1864
Page
1
A civic gathering of candidates and party officials was scheduled with joint debates and public appearances. The opposition slate and local committees planned sessions at multiple venues, including Clovton, with attendees invited to discuss policy positions and campaign strategy.
Dispatches report Gen Sheridan lifting a retreating Union force into a counterattack that routed the Rebels, sparking praise for his leadership. Other items note Democrats gaining Senate seats in Indiana and a tight House race, with Missouri and New York headlines and a curious mention of Thanksgiving in Lincoln’s time.
Local Republican organizers urge towns, districts, and soldiers with relatives in the army to distribute McClellan tickets for the November vote. Front offices offer large printed timbers of tickets gratis. committees are told to supply soldiers and ensure soldiers vote consistent with party.
The Herald describes a night surprise by Confederate forces at Cedar Creek, the bold left flank breakthrough, and Sheridan's quick regrouping at dawn. It details troop movements from Crook to 19th and 6th corps, artillery captures, and a decisive Union counterattack turning retreat into victory with pursuit by cavalry.
Union forces report 5 000 losses and 43 artillery pieces captured along with about 3 000 prisoners. Sheridan’s army repelled Longstreet and pushed Confederate reserves into the Valley after a rapid sequence of charges and timely dispatches. A captured message from Longstreet to Early warned of sufficient reinforcements, briefly delaying a grand cavalry expedition.
Washington reports Cedar Creek battle details with Grant and Sheridan praise. Dispatches note capture of over fifty artillery pieces and hundreds of prisoners, with officers killed or wounded including Col. James Thorne and Col. Howard Kitchen. War Department updates list 770 wounded and telegraph lines restored.
PuLa Apellina notes most city banks plan to reorganize under the National Bank system following the legislature's extra session act.
Reports from Wasutxeron Saint Louis Cincinnati and Quebec detail draft compliance disputes, political moves, and military actions. Fry cautions credit only for measures retained, rewards offered for absentees, Knox seeks Congress, Ballyn nominated, Indiana returns favor Morton, Glasgow loss to rebels, Peace Convention ends without nominations, soldiers vote totals show Union lead, and frontier outrages prompt swift government action.
A Philadelphia Enquirer summary based on Union officers and surgeons recounts rebel brutality after Saltville. It cites 23 wounded black soldiers at two field hospitals, 15 in one and 18 in the other, with most murdered in cold blood. Rebels boasted of having burned about 125 colored soldiers as well.
Reports from Washington and various bureaus recount Sheridan’s army routing rebel forces at the day’s battle, fleeing in confusion, abandoned artillery, and a ten mile pursuit. Lincoln proclaims a day of thanksgiving. regional vote tallies show Union gains with Jefferson and Forrest counties pending. The dispatch notes shoddy clothing cases, canal work near James River, and Missouri camp movements under Price and Reynolds amid ongoing conflict.
New titles include Kirke's Among the Pines and My Southern Piranda plus a summer cruise on the New England coast by Robert Caster. Other works listed are The Motiler-in-Law by Mrs Southworth Enocharder and more poems by Tennyson and The Early Dawn by the Cutts Family author.
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