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Newspaper
Lancaster Gazette
Location
Lancaster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1864
Page
2
The dispatches recount Sheridan’s brilliant victory and fever among Missouri troops. Allatoona Pass defenses are praised as stubborn and heroic, with correspondents likening the action to the Pass of Tormopylac in a vivid battlefield assessment.
The Union army under Sheridan wins a decisive victory at Cedar Creek. Forty three artillery pieces are captured and numerous prisoners taken, while General R. R. Lee is reported among the captured or wounded. Generals Weight and Ticketts are wounded and General Bidwell killed. Sheridan's official report credits rapid regrouping and bold counterattack to repulse the assault.
Dispatches from October 1864 chronicles Union victory at Cedar Creek. Grant and Sheridan praise cavalry flanking assault that broke Confederate lines. reports cite 1,000 prisoners, wounded and missing, and substantial captures including artillery. Casualties include several officers among Crook’s and Early’s commands.
Major General Stoneman reports 1500 wounded and 1000 prisoners arriving at Martinsburg, with ten Confederate battle flags captured. The routed enemy fled through the mountains after a night march, leaving debris and cannon pieces along the routes. Reinforcements were raised, and flags were sent to the War Department.
The report outlines votes from Ohio and Pennsylvania with partial tallies for Union and Republican candidates, noting Lincoln Johnson support and McClellan Pendleton opposition. It lists prominent backers and possible party majorities, including predicted congressional delegation balances in several states.
A Civil War era meeting of Company K, One Hundred and Fourteenth Regiment, C V L, gathers September 24 in Morganien to draft resolutions on the Chicago Convention and the war. Speakers urge continued aggressive prosecution of the conflict and support for Lincoln and Grant, with resolutions denouncing the North’s Peace Democrats and pledging loyalty to Lincoln and Johnson.
A partisan call urges vigorous organization to mobilize voters for the coming election. It emphasizes duty to the soldiers, urges polling every man, and warns against apathy while praising Union gains and warning of treasonous influences. The note closes with orders to enroll township committees and file funds by November 5.
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