Secret Union League letters reveal篭 plot across Michigan and Canada
A 1861 dispatch discusses the formation and spread of a secret Union League connected to Detroit and Windsor with branches in Michigan towns like Mount Clemens and Utica and Canadian towns such as Windsor and Port Barain. It claims broad covert support, outlining plans to restore the Union and overthrow the Administration, with notes on coordination, secrecy, and expected actions across the North and South.
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Sever
Fort Lafayette
Ipst
Detroit
WY Psicae
Michigan Centre
Kalamashe
Lapder
North Bruch
Almont
Lakeville
Utica
Mount Clemens
Emmett
Lowes
Michigan
Port Barain
Marys
Windsor
Hamilere
Canada
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Indiana
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Eleven Rebellions From 1782 to the Present Sequel
A narrative lists eleven rebellions challenging Federal authority across U S history. From 1782 conspiracies to unite the states, through Shays' Rebellion in 1787, the Whig insurrection of 1804, Hartford Convention, Missouri admission dispute, and clashes with Georgia Creek lands. It covers Cherokee and Georgia conflicts, South Carolina's Ordinance, Rhode Island suffrage clashes, Mormon action, and ends with the current secession attempt by slave states.
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Shay
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Georgia
South Carolina
Rhode Island
Suffrage Association
Biato
Impressions of a Neutral on Federal Victories
The Toronto Globe notes rapid Union advances dimming Confederate hopes. It argues rebel strongholds surrendered or were taken with minimal resistance as gunboats failed to aid. It lists New Bern, Winton, Edenton, Elizabeth City, Roanoke Island, and Hatteras Island as now controlled by Federal forces.
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Toronto Globe
Newbern
Winton
Edenton
Elizabeth City
Roanoke Island
Hatteras Island
North Carolina
Memphis
Moscow
Memphia
John Park
Jous Panx
Bellows
New York
Pea Ridge
Rector
Arkansas
Willy
Maryland and Memphis in Civil War era notes
Col Forney reports a stringent treason law in Maryland with Kentucky to follow, aiming at uniting loyalists and supporting Congress on slavery. The Memphis mayor vows harsh action against arson, while Colonel Cameron’s remains are identified by a contraband guide and buried without proper markers. Washington correspondent Post notes these items.
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Col. Forney
Washington
Ara
Kentucky
Congress
Saasi
Teso
Cameron
Bull Run
70Th New York
Elliott
Emancipation Talk and War News From the Era
Reports from Evansville and Washington discuss Northern sympathy for enslaved people, Lincoln era emancipation plans, and a pope of broadcast ideas. The piece reviews Maryland and Delaware slave relief, Wilson’s bill prospects, and local reactions amid Civil War tensions. It cites prisoner reflections on the South as ruling, and notes deaths and injuries in the War of 1812.
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