Campaign news from Virginia and New Orleans dispatches
Telegraph dispatches describe Gen Steele's forces joining Thayer at Elkin's Ferry on the Little Missouri, the flank attack at Vrabrle de Anan, and Camden preparations with forts. Reports detail Banks, Shreveport, and Price movements, raids toward Washington, and heavy skirmishes as Union and Confederate forces clash along major rivers and in Mobile and New Orleans theater. naval actions and rumors of large troop strengths circulate amid ongoing Civil War reporting.
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Banks
Strone
Virginia
Jens Neo Orleans
Lovie
Caden
Ark
Steele
Thayer
Elkin’s Ferry
Little
Missouri River
Prairie de Ama
Teis
Little Rock
New York
Culpepper
Cir
Shreveport
Price
Bin
Times’ Union
Burnside
Rapidan
Agree Tha Lee
Grant
Richmond
Prank Blair
Blair
Ted River
Troop Movements and Local War Talk at Rockland
The May 3 1864 issue notes Captain Tooker’s company, on the steamer Katahdin to Washington, and Captain Cont’s battery leaving Rockland for Boston. It discusses quotas, drafts, and Home Guards, with a brief tale of two girls in uniform jailed for vagrancy, plus details on Provost Marshal operations, the Euroling Board, and new headquarters. It also mentions Judge Appleton opening Supreme Court, the Grand Division meeting in Skowhegan, and social events including a Leap Year Ball by Co. D State Guards, reflecting wartime local life.
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Brurast
Taker
Washington
Rockland
Boston
Tie
Star of Empire
Grant
Lee
United States
Barra
Union
Bean
Hias
Iadsdon
Euroling Board
A. J. Morrison
Kean
Lady Lang
Bangor
Portland
Appleton
Supreme Court
Ning
Co. D
State Guards
John
Ian
Kent
Lizzie Dodge
Addie Kent
Abbie Hopkins
Jett Davie
Richmond
Gret
Montgomery
Alay
New Orleans
Augusta
Maryland
Chesapeake
Navy
Crawford
Backsport
Eleworth
Pont
Sid
Lincoln letter endorses preservation of the constitution over emancipation policy
A Frankfort Kentucky Commonwealth correspondence from Governor Bramlette to Colonel Hodges quotes President Lincoln. He recalls resisting early emancipation moves, framing his oath to preserve the Union and Constitution, and arguing that military emancipation only came when indispensable to saving the nation. He notes gains in manpower and cautions peers to test their positions against the war’s realities.
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Kenticky
Commonwealth
Govenor Bramlette
Colonel Hodges
G. Hodges
Exqy
Frankfurt
Bramlette
Dison
United States
Fremont
Camron
Gene Hunter
Laguin
Becaues
Union
Ang Jacis
Lincoln Letter to Hodges Highlights Civil War Dithering
A Massachusetts commentary praises President Lincoln for clear articulation of his stance on slavery, arguing his letter to Hodges in Kentucky shows prudent constitutional fidelity and appeal to national sentiment. It contends Lincoln’s approach unites patriots driven by anti slavery feelings, while criticizing Brackinridge and anti union factions. The piece notes constitutional fidelity as key in the current crisis and praises Lincoln’s measured leadership amid wartime pressures.
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Lincoln
Jefferson
Hodges
Kentucky
Bam
API
Hain
Breckinridge
Senate
Lincoln Reali
New York
Hreckinridge
Ploot
Marriages Listed in Local Notices Across Town
Married notices include Sullivan to Mary Jane Pickering by Rev B P Strawn, plus several other nuptials such as Oakes to Atwood, Ellsmorth to Wentworth, and Towne to Cynthia Towne. The items specify dates, officiants, and residences, reflecting a sequence of ceremonies in Milford New Keston and nearby churches.
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the Times
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Rapidan River
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Custom House
True Real
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Stone
Steuer
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Nelson
Sted River
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Forrest
Naval General Court
Chas. Wilkes
Secretary of the Navy
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Richmond Enquirer
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President Lincoln
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Supreme Judicial Court
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Robert J
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Freddie G
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Govalstore
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Sa Atte
Land
Jiho Tripp
Ile Vic
Wiry
Ellworth
Columbis
Allison
Surry
Ellaworth
Allieu
Canaan
Lion's Advocate Plente
Kinetine
P. Patten
Fear
Ambrose
Rajah Patten
Auburn
Maise Ie
Betm
Tirandon
Pat
Hartford
A. D. Crabtree
Elise
Board of Health
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