Sizable political clashes and armed unrest in Iowa region
Citizens clash over Copperheads and conscription amid a countydisputed riot. Miller Moorman and others confront treason flags as Talley fires into a crowd. Union forces mobilize near Sigourney with militia from Washington and Poweshiek counties defending the town. Sheriff later detains rioters while rebel forces retreat to camp.
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Toka
Talley
Ir. Littler
Mt. Pleasant
Wyandotte
Mr. L
Moorman
Sovun
Mloorman
Wyant
Millersburg
Iowa County
Sigourney
8 Point
Skunk River
Poweshiek
Iowa
Mahaska
Johnson
Wapello
Rebel unrest and troop movements near Sigourney
The account reports intensified excitement in August 1863 as prisoners were moved to Town City instead of Sigourney, Governor Kirkwood threatening to arrest ringleaders, and Union forces from Muscatine and Washington marching toward Sigourney. Troops from Brighton and South English arrive, rioters disperse, and morale runs high with stores closed and no alcohol sales.
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New York
New York City
Copperhead
Two Woods
Brooks
Excelsior Brigades
West
Grera
Wasnxoroy
Mt Pleasant
Town City
Brighton
Fairfield
Shosenxey
Washington
Sigourney
Talleyrand
War in Iowa Opens New Phase as Peace Factions Grow
Corresp from Muscatine Iowa describes a Keokuk County man who opposed the war from the start, spreading peace talk and angering Union supporters. The report notes Union men marching to the rescue as conflict restarts in the region.
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Rushville
Jacksonian
Jed. Davis
Indiana
Jeff. Davis
Muscatine
Towa
Sours-Eycuise
Iowa
Keokuk County
Grant’s Aid for Vicksburg Campaign Official Report Released
Washington dispatch details General Grant’s operations from assuming command to the Vicksburg surrender. It covers canal work on the Mississippi peninsula, failed Black Bayou expedition, Bruinsburg landing, and volunteers for a perilous river run. It notes Jones’s rear attack order, Edwards Station battle, and the costly assault on Vicksburg works with limited gains.
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Johnston
Grierson
Black Bayou
New Carthage
Vicksburg
Porter
Bruinsburg
Grg
In.s
Grand Gulf
Jackson
Joe Johnston
Pemberton
Edward's
Graffin
McClernand
Sherman
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