Bill to make freedom national cornerstone of Union
The piece reports Mr. Arnold of Illinois introducing a House bill declaring freedom the fundamental law and banning slavery in all national jurisdictions including vessels on the high seas and District of Columbia. It frames the bill as constitutional and a clear stance against the Southern Confederacy, urging a union of liberty supporters. Source cites the New York Post, March 25.
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District of Columbia
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Aletea
WN. Y. Post
Washington Journal Letter From Washington March 26 1862
A Washington letter laments partisan newspaper distortions on Civil War events near Centreville and Manassas. The author argues Northern papers mislead readers about military moves and rebel living quarters, accusing editors of pro secession bias while highlighting Union strategic delays and the president's handling of winter quarters and forward movement.
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Fremont Jornal
Grand Army of the Potomac
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Oblicmulam
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United States Army
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Lin
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United States
Benate
Su- Rey
United States Court
Ores Acreany
Ibs
Weta
Cetty
Kentucky
Bayard
Maryland
Speech of Parson Brownlow at St. Cloud Hotel
Parson Brownlow, speaking in Nashville, declares he was jailed by rebels and persecuted for treason to the Confederacy. He asserts Southern loyalty, condemns abolitionists, mocks Lincoln’s blockade, and predicts future public remarks despite throat sickness and confinement. He mentions a Jew as War Secretary and notes a coming publication of his documents.
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Tennesee
Union
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Knoxville
Lincoln
Burneide
Roanoke Island
Old Dominion
Virginia
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Cotton States
Jesus Christ
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Jeff. Davis, Jr
Union sentiment grows in Tennessee Alabama region
Senator Lane of Indiana reports from Savannah Tennessee a strong Union mood spreading across the area with volunteers from Alabama Tennessee Georgia and Mississippi forming regiments. Advices suggest a Gulf and cotton states brigade may oppose the rebellion while mountaineers remain loyal and slaveholders largely disloyal.
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Senator Lane
Indiana
Savannah
Tennessee
Alabama
Kentucky
Reas
Georgina
Mississippi
Gulf
Abuses Corrected by War Secretary Action
The Secretary of War forbids paroles to Fort Donelson prisoners and halts the swagger of uniformed figures in streets. A presidential move ends another folly as Gen Halleck’s commission reports on a thousand dismissed soldiers and salvaging needs.
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Secretary of War
Fort Donelson
Columbus
Halleck
Chi
Vandalism and Union Sentiment in The Great Valley
Correspondents travel from Williamsport to Winchester Virginia report savaged countryside by Rebel incendiaries. Fires destroy homes railroad property and panic spreads. Massachusetts soldiers repair rails and prepare to restore service toward Harper's Ferry. Union sentiment strengthens as residents shift away from Confederacy, with the valley viewed as lost to the South.
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Williamsport
Winchester
Virginia
Martinsburg
Massachusetts
Strasburg Pike
Potomac
Harper's Ferry
Baltimore
Union
Significance of Mountain War Geography in Civil War
Washington correspondent notes topography in North Alabama shapes loyalty and conflict. He argues mountains with few slaveholders support Union-minded sentiment, while slaveholding districts fuel insurrection. The piece uses a moral thermometer concept to measure loyalty by slaveholding density.
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Washington
North
Alabama
Union
West
Tennessee
Kentucky
Government arms purchases and contracts detailed
A government report lists arms bought and contracted for since April 12, 1861, showing muskets and rifles purchased 286,150 and contracted for 1,903,800 with cash 40,495,715. Carbines 14,380 purchased and 72,440 contracted, cash 2,205,378. Pistols 19,522 purchased and 75,500 contracted, cash 2,105,892. Sabres and swords 63,718 purchased and 142,600 contracted, cash 1,837,770. Total purchased 833,600 and contracted 2,194,240, cash 40,144,065. Some deliveries extend to December 31, 1863. Additional arms bought under War Secretary authority for volunteers remain unsettled.
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Seshenteg Ta
Pratt
Bureau of Ordnance
Fremont
Secretary of War
Rebels Navy Preparations and Naval Funds Reported
Norfolk Day Book notes Congress has appropriated 4 275 000 for the Confederate navy department. Funds cover floating defenses on the Mississippi River, equipment and repairs for pied Wor obddushe toe ordnance stores, and the purchase and construction of steamers and gunboats for coast defenses with 500 000 of the 2 600 000 allotted for this object.
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Norfolk
Congress
Navy Department
Confederate States
Peace treaty reported at Soledad between Mexico and allied powers
A February 19 agreement at Soledad ends hostilities with Mexico and the allied powers. Juarez ratified on February 28 at Vera Cruz, the Mexican flag raised again at Fort San Juan de Ulloa, and some Spanish troops sailed to Havana with two regiments already arriving. Allies may keep forces at Orizaba and march there later. The Rite of France, with forty thousand men, marched up the hill and back again.
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Fiat
Soledad
Mexico
Juarez
Vera Crug
San Juan de Ulloa
Havana
Orizaba
France
The Killed and Wounded in Battle
A patriotic piece reflects on the vast toll of killed and wounded in battles. It honors the thousands of brave men defending their government against rebellion and slavery, invoking Sir Louis Dew as a figure of note.
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Louis Dew
Exports in Wer Time Surprise Town At Year End
The town astonishes with trade results as exports defy rumors of ruin. Despite hullabaloo and peril, New York markets show steady activity with cotton and naval stores among shipments, reflecting resilient commerce in the period.
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New-York
Othanes Erraies
Rebel Prisoners Unease at Captures Across Several States
Accounts describe rebel prisoners captured across Missouri Arkansas Kentucky Tennessee Virginia and North Carolina as a noisy, loosely organized group. Among Winchester captives two hundred thirty reached Baltimore on the 25th and were housed in the north under improving, comfortable quarters. A Springfield Missouri letter notes 300 to 400 Pea Ridge prisoners marching into town including three Methodist leaders in plain but worn clothing.
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Kentucky
Tennessee
North Carolina
Winchester
Baltimore
Springfield
Misouri
Pea Ridge
St. Louis
Not Whipped Since Wiser Confederate Views After Leesburg
Richmond correspondent quotes Confederate morale amid gunboat and flood fears. Report notes stubborn resolve to fight, with generals Beauregard and others cited as sustaining hope despite Union landings and setbacks.
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New Orleans Crescent
Richmond
Leesburg
Mel
Tennessee
God
Beauregard
Sound sentiment in Teledo Commercial parley errors
A garbled Teledo Commercial paragraph from Monday’s paper shows distorted phrasing and odd spelling. The text suggests mock cadence about loyalty and error avoidance, but the fragment is unreadable and yields little concrete reporting.
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Teledo
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