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Newspaper
Lancaster Gazette
Location
Lancaster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1865
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text from The Lancaster Gazette with garbled phrases and unreadable sections. Readable parts reference a national unity theme and a ceremonial or declarative style. No clear events, people, or dates emerge from the legible fragments.
A detailed, dated account of the Union bombardment and assault on Fort Fisher, describing fleet movements, shore bombardment, landings, and the eventual fall, with remarks from Admirals Porter and Terry and the official Stanton war bulletin. The narrative emphasizes coordinated sea and land operation, heavy shelling, and the fort’s surrender after seven hours of combat.
The Mt. Gilead Sentinel notes the worn course of the party’s four year struggle and urges dissolution. It argues the war effort has failed and calls for selecting Fauconis as the sole test of merit while criticizing the Copperhead opposition.
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