Buckalew era conspiracy letters from Windsor 1864
In a Windsor dispatch dated July 9 1864 J T recounts Buckalew counsel with Western secret order leaders in Montreal and Windsor. He details plans for a Western Confederacy with large numbers in Illinois Indiana Ohio and Kentucky and a coordinated seizure of Chicago Rock Island and Springfield with thousands released and armed. He warns of Abolitionist threats and predicts Lincoln’s defeat if Richmond and Georgia battles fail.
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Windsor
C. W
J. P. Benjamin
Detroit
Clay
Halifax
St. Catherines
Montreal
New York City
Western States
Cleveland
Lincoln
Chicago
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Rock Island
Springfield
Indianapolis
Oho
Hook Island
United States
Pennsylvania
Missouri
North
Canada
Lee
Richmond
Johnston
Sherman
McClellan
Georgia
J.T
Prisoners of War Reunion Called at Pittsburgh
A call issued for a reunion of Union soldiers and sailors who were prisoners of war in Confederate prisons during the Civil War. The convention is planned for September 17 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania with a long list of state and federal officers soliciting correspondence to the chair in Indiana PA.
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Pittsburgh
United States
Indiana
Harry White
EH. N. Bates
Illinois
J. C. Carpenter
Kansas
W. H. Powell
West Virginia
R. T. Cornwall
Pennsylvania
Hastings
W. H. Northcote
West Virgin
Senator Wilson Denies Forged Speech Claims
Boston July 30 Senator Wilson denounces newspaper forgeries claiming to quote him. In a Natick Mass letter he says the alleged speeches are pure inventions and lies. He cites decades of public service for equal rights and liberty at home and abroad, urging truth and fair play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Wilson
Natick
Mass
J. D. Coulter
State Journal
Madison
Wis
Massachusetts
Senate
United States
Friends of Liberty
Henry Wilson
Grant Brown Sees Only Three States for Grante
Humorist B Grant Brown of Cincinnati and Baltimore politics spoke in New Haven on the eleventh about Grante not carrying more than three states. The remark prompted speculation he was joking or intoxicated with Baltimore convention delight. The liberal governor figure is said to suffer spells of ecstatic elevation at times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgess and Town Council
West Indians
Indiana
Carta
Torough
A. L.mcclusey
Burgess, Bist
B. Grant Brown
Cincinnati
Baltimore
New Haven
Grante
Owega
Tioga County
N. Y
Salamanca
Mississippi
Horace Greeley
Greeley
Excerpt From Petersburgh Critique Sparks Local Feud
The column rails at a St Petersburg Pennsylvania correspondent over oil region remarks. It accuses Buckshot of false statements about Petersburgh, including water works and wells production. The piece defends local residents as mostly hardworking while calling out alleged deadbeats and warns Buckshot to stop criticising others.
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St. Petersburg
T.S.M
Petersburgh
Buck
Tvater
Hans
Coan
Buckshot
Greeley the impossible candidate for the party
The Philadelphia Ledger weighs Greeley as impossible for any major party. It contrasts his radicalism with Democratic limits on government, tariff aims, and state interference, noting his lifelong hostility to Democratic principles and asking what would remain of him after a hypothetical switch to a Democratic school under Grant.
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Greeley
The
Philadelphia Ledger
Fillmore
Jefferson
My. Greeley
Democratic Party
Grant
Boston Advertiser
Seeley-Tammany Coalition
Greeley Party
Hartshorn
John T. Hoffman
United States
Thomas
Seycay _ Savuee
T Onis Hon of
Umn
Greenville Democrat
Brown
Fishing Creek Democracy and Buckalew at Mifflin camp
The piece chronicles Buckalew's influence at a three day Fishing Creek Camp meeting aimed at re empowering the Democratic faction. It notes cheers for Jeff Davis, Copperhead badges, and Buckalew’s invitation to Fort Mifflin prisoners, with reactions from the Boston Advertiser on Greeley’s 1876 bid and internal Democratic tensions at Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moomaburg
Mr. Buckalew
Nob Mountain
Fishing Creek Confederacy
Buckalew
Fishing Creek
Jeff. Davis
Victor Jd, Piotet
Bradford
Charles R. Buckalew
Mifflin
Victor KE
Piotet
Senator Buckaleyy
Agy
Fort Mifgin
Old Columbia
Fort Mifflin
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Ndiana
URSER
Philadelphia & Clymer Streets
Indiana County
M. Bireman
Eichter and Proprietor
Gamuel A. Douglass
SADAW
Ofice
Indiana House
Indiana Pa
Seeen
ANNIBAL _K. SLOAN
Clymer Street
Everett A. Moorhead
Tylor & Moorilead
Attorneys AT Law
Ann’a. Ofice
Detwilers Hotel
Sgrewart, & Clark
New Law Building
Paradelphis Street
RicQuaide, Trumpers & Co
N. Banks
Philadelphia Street
M.R. Allison
Court House
LW. Weir
J. K. Wilson
Weir & Wilson
John BR. Wilson
U.S
Western District of
South Sixth St
J. A. C. Ruffner
Indiana, PA
Fidelity and Dispatch
Bank Building
C. Campbell
Wissel
A.C. Boyle
Hildebrand
Tel PA
Wilson Norris
South Third Street
Philadelphia
Alyty, Weir
Gibson
Weir & Gibson
5Th Avenue
Sey Herd Pittsevulgh
M.B
Kinter’s Hotel
Samuel Lyon
Attorney AT Law
Blairsville, PA
ME. Stewart
BEK, Jamison & CO
Banking House
James T. Brady
Fourth Avenue and
Wood Street
Pittsburgh, PA
James T. Brady & CO
Jd. Hamilton
Sec
W. H. B. Robertson
P. Hartman
Wm. Wike
Whisse
Indiana Hose
H.C. Campbell
Tamlson
Palladelphia
Changee Bougut and
Ade
W. W. Irwin
Samuel Irwin
Joseph Lingafelt
White & Boyle
A. C. Boyle
SOLE
Sture
E. Turner & CO
Thiladelphia Street
South Side
Palmer
Pennsylovania
Indiana County Deposit Bank
Tudinns
Fim
Thresher & Separator
Russell
Russell & Company
Massillon, Ohio
Sghn Ralston & Sons
Elderton, Pa
John Ratzton
Soxs
Jacob Thompson
Prisoners OF War
A. D. Straight
Starr
New York
BE. H. Chase
Rhode Island
John H. Stewart
Pennsylvvania
Thomas Little, Jr
Jacob Yost
James Smith
Frank A. M. Kreps
Timothy Quill
Lewis Winter
George Spaulding
8. M. Jackson
James Hazlett
W. A. Nichols
Connecticut
A. Stewart
H. W. Weasels
A. C. Eckles
W. R. Black
Moffit
B. F. Fisher
Lewis Thompson
W. H. Roche
E. W. Kendal
Senator Wilson
Lewisville
Mr Buchalew
Fishing Oreek Democracy
Juc. H. Bailey
Allegheny
Phillipi
Bailey
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