Thanksgiving Proclamation and Civil War Commentary
Proclamation appoints November 27 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer praising divine providence, urging wartime unity and support for troops. The piece condemns McClellan's removal, endorses Lincoln, and argues Republican anti slavery principles. It notes the campus cane sugar seed in Rushville and quotes Forney on war policy and a Chicago war meeting anecdote.
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Sam
J. Kirk Wood
Tuanspar
Fathers of
Republic
Vu. S
Samuel J
Kirk Wood
Republican Party
Towas
Otubeitan
Sai’ Hunker
New Orleans
Hooke
G. W. Scripts
Rushville l
Ware Express
Teachers Institute in Marion 1863 Three Day Conference
The Linn County Teachers Institute met in Marion on October 87 1863 with 133 teachers in attendance. Officers elected for the year included Ira Fairbanks president James Giles vice president and pro tem secretary H S Bradshaw. Lectures by Prof Ingalls Rev Atherton and Rev Button highlighted sessions on theory and practice of teaching and the value of common schools. Resolutions praised host residents and teachers institutes as a path to broad education and national unity.
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Linn County Resister
Linn County Teachers Institute
Binn
Marion
Teschers
Ling County
Humphrey
Bullen
Qieir
Isa Auend Eberuartler
Pesolvad
Vuomeux
Institute
Tra
Parmnangs
Llansnaw
Rebel policy hints in Washington on Potomac line
A Washington correspondent asserts Confederate aim is to avoid major battles on the Potomac, lure Union forces inland, and force a costly stalemate until more troops arrive. The piece notes Gen McClellan's removal would shrink his staff and shifts in administrations, with speculation on England France recognition and Colfax’s possible Interior post.
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Waebington Republican
Richmond
Potomac
Lee
Jenotte
McClellan
Mint
George N. Sanders
Lenton
England
France
Belgium
John Mitchell
Europe
Hia
Ixvy
Col
Key
Tra
Schuyler Colfax
Sailih
Interior
Smith
Sarit
Calfix
Gongress
Louisville
Demonstration honors Fremont in St Louis and war commission sights
A St Louis crowd of about 25 000 gathered for a torch light demonstration in honor of Fremont. A gold sword purchased through Germantown subscriptions was presented, with a Tiffany blade and gold scabbard. Washington telegraphs report a military commission to probe Maj. Gen. Buell’s Kentucky actions and Perryville conduct, to be held in Cincinnati, amid political tensions and cautions on speech.
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St. Louis
Con
Fremont
Connans
Germmans
Tiffany
N.Y
Indies
Washington
Secretary of War
Buellin
Kentucky
Con. Bragg
Manfordsville
Perryville
Bragy
Tenn Woive
Cincinnati
Harper's Ferry report censure and military blame
The Tridyne prints the Harper's Ferry commission synopsis detailing Colonel Miles and Colonel Ford's actions at Maryland Heights and Harper's Ferry. It finds Miles and Wool gravely negligent, censures McClellan for slow pursuit, and excuses White while faulting Ford for mere discretionary power he misused.
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Tridyne
Harper's Merry Miliary Commission
Miles
Harper’s Ferry
White
Ford
Maryland Heights
McClellan
Washington
Rockville
126Th New York
Col. Nord
Col. Ford
Maryland
Cal. Ataneay
Col
Frederick City
Pranklin
Crampton’s Gap
Whale
White de Uiowsy
Noble
Skies
Tetchers
Wool
Harper's Ferry
Circular on pension claim fees and contraband policy
Circular cites Chapter XLVI of the 87th Congress 1861-62 and outlines agent fees for establishing claims for bounty and other allowances. It warns against excessive charges and forbids contingent profits. The document includes wartime correspondence on contrabands and quotes editorials urging policy shifts and political remedies.
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AnseTant Genrrans Queer
Davenport
Pension Office
Pension
Commissioner of Pensions
Ie Offenen
Sharpshooters at Antietam and a curious court tale
An 1862 battlefield scene describes Sharpshooters at Antietam and Major Lockwood's near miss with a German Enfield. A child soldier and a Butternut sharpshooter are cited as threats. A later tale recounts a cunning jurist and a gambler fined for gambling with a leather strap as evidence.
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Kimball
Antieman
Major Lockwood
Wes
Touade
Imate
Xadden
Baliet
Sharow
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