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Newspaper
Lancaster Gazette
Location
Lancaster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1864
Page
2
The page recounts Confederate and Union updates from the war front, noting Sherman and Grant movements around Petersburg and Atlanta, Rebel strength estimates, and calls for Ohio manpower. It cites Lincoln’s peace stance, rebel commissioners, and warnings about Copperheads, draft quotas, and mobilization in Union counties.
A long WS war era column notes Copperheads' hope and rebel optimism, praising Olds church movement and Confederate sympathy. It discusses Col T. M. Connell and J E B Stevenson in the Ohio district race, praising Connell's patriotism and warning of a larger Union vote this fall. Also covers veterans, recruitment calls, and Civil War battle reports from Atlanta and Washington dispatches, plus a note on a tailor shop ad in Lancaster.
The piece reports on charges that the Treasury Department was misused for immoral activities, with Col Baker and James Brooks at the center. It describes a committee investigation led by Gen Garfield, dismissals at the Treasury, and a cautious verdict that the accusations were unfounded and politically motivated, while noting wartime military updates and battlefield results.
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