24 Oct 1864
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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1864
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment details vacancies in state government, military commissions, and a legislative resignations sequence. It mentions the Senate and House staff, vacancies in representative districts, and references to Iowa and Des Moines contexts with scattered names and dates.
A garbled OCR notice outlines Democratic meetings across multiple towns with scheduled speakers and times. Names such as Lepper Mantese Mbidds and others appear with venues including Worthington, Dayreenle, Poway, Rangombe, and Jerusalem, noting various addresses and session formats.
Notices show upcoming gatherings in Jones County with details for dates and times. Officials listed include Alan Amos and others, with sessions set for November 27th and November 30th at specified hours.
The piece reports guerrillas active between Lonaville and Nashville and claims false victories across Virginia Tennessee Missouri and Indiana. It portrays Grant aligning with Redmond and mocks Confederate hopes while predicting eventual collapse of the rebellion.
The piece compares Dubuque and Indianapolis populations and votes, alleging Indianapolis casts far more votes per capita than Dubuque and other cities. It cites Marion county totals, Morton support, and governor election figures to argue against alleged abolitionist fraud and call for remedy.
A speaker in Newport cites Gen Butler telling William Foster that Lincoln's re election would mean twenty years of war. Foster, who voted for Lincoln, now argues McClellan could win without the costly bloodshed and treasure, avoiding a prolonged conflict.
Reports from New York and Washington recount heavy Union gains in the Shenandoah and Tennessee theaters with Cedar Creek and Cedar Creek actions, captures at Woodstock and Strasburg, and a pursuit toward Kansas City. Rome Dalton Tilton Ringgold Cleveland were evacuated or captured as Chattanooga closes in, with Hood's army unable to break Union lines.
Dispatch from Wasans City dated October 22 reports a five hour battle between Little Blue river forces and Independence, with heavy casualties including 60 killed and many wounded from the 2d Colorado. Major Sweet mortally wounded. retreat to Big Blue. militia arrival stabilizes line. Union commanders Curtiz Blunt and Deitzell move on ground near 2 am, Jen nison repelled at Byrnes Ford, Moonlight aids, Mangas militia retreating to Shawneetown and Kanane City headquarters established.
Names of rebel raiders taken and jailed at Saint Johns include E J McGrory James Doty Geo Williams Scott Samuel Grimui D Moore Wallace J Selaky I P Bruce J B Chulin Martin Spence Sergent Levis Bennett Young Chas Swater Wasuindoy. Admiral Porter reports to the Navy the capture of the 500 ton steamer Nunda a blockade runner with 550 bales of cotton by Fort Jackson.
New works announced include Kirke’s New Books entry titled Down in Tennessee from the author of Among the Pines and Sty Southern Friends, and Robert Canter’s A Summer Cruish on the Coast of New Knogugand.
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