Civil War Draft Days and New York Riots
Readers recall March 3 1863 Enrollment Act aka Conscription Act and the NYC draft run July 11 1863. Rioting July 13 destroyed property and killed and wounded many. Draft details show two classes 20–36 and 35–45 with wheel drawing and exemptions. In NYC 77 862 drafted with 14 073 paying fee and 6 619 substituting. 632 109 exempted. only 2 557 joined.
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Lincoln
Congress
United States
New York City
Loyal States
Joel B. Erhardt
Fry
Army
Land Shanks and Weather in Glendale and Illinois Wheat News
A Glendale reminiscence contrasts warm California life with a late snow storm near Glendale. The article then highlights wheat yield trials on Dr Cyril Hopkins’ Poorland Farm in Marion county Illinois. It reports yields from manured, limestone, and phosphate treatments, urging soil enrichment for higher wheat production and national wartime bread goals.
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Illinois
Cyril Hopkins
Marion County
Hopkins
Poorland
Uncle Sam
America
Alten Hospital Opens With Anna Patients Arranged
One hundred patients from the state hospital at Anna arrived at Alten and were placed in cottages at the new asylum for the insane. The facility will eventually accommodate about one thousand. Dr. George Zeller, formerly superintendent at Bartonville, heads the institution.
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Anna
Alten
George Zeller
Bartonville
Williams sells coal and feed business to McFarling
W. A Williams has sold his coal and feed business to L. McFarling. Williams has not decided on his future line of business.
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W. A Williams
L. McFarling
Williams
How the Boys Stood the Draft
A wartime roster outlines eligible draft-age men with multiple surnames and given names across towns including Martinsville Casey Dennison Marshall and West Union, listing individuals connected to draft status. The long list emphasizes local men prepared for service or registration during the draft period.
Exemption Claims List Names Numerous Marshall District Claimants
A long roster of individuals across Marshall Martinsville Casey West Union and Westfield areas appears filed as passed but claimed exemptions. The document lists many names including Edward Archer Marshall Dick Davidson Toney Brewer Walter McClarey Kenneth Gefsert Powers Bamesberger Clapp Kimble Cline Ogle Imle Pine Smitley Gallatin Smith Rush Taggart Berg Lowry Moorhead Levy Mosher Trotter Adams Hasten Gilbert Davidson Winterrowd Brandenberg Henley Hillard Medsker Amstott Chase Polk Elliott Sedgewick Stephens Poulter Hampp Lanham Cline Kelley Campbell Strader Wm Platt Atkinson Carrell Hutchings Swope Briggs Stoneburner Weaver Kiplinger Welsh McCrory Cook Bridgett Gambill Stricker Lloyd Conel Tufton Davlaon Imle Drake Davis Carpenter Guinado Luther Hollenbeck Gambill Stricker Lloyd Conel etc.
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Edward M Archer
Marshall
Dick Davidson
West Union
Toney EK. Brewer
Casey Walter McClarey
Kenneth Gefsert
Edward Powers
Louis Bamesberger
Virgil G. Clapp
Martinsville
Alben B. Phillips
Carl Kimberlin
Yale
Vern F. Cline
Chas. Ogle
Wm. Imle
Ernst Clyde L. Pine
Robert Smitley
Glen T. Gallatin
Kenneth Smith
Marshall Posey E
Clacy H. Shaffner
Melrose
George Dunn
Otto V. Crumlin
Marshall O. M. Saiter
Fred Holwick
Lon Miller
Clifford Fields
Casey Volney M. Williams
Harrison Elliott
Arthur S. Mills
Samuel G. Briggs
Casey Elzie V. Stoneburner
Allen Weaver
Casey
Lawrence M. Kiplinger
Walter Welsh
Hugh McCrory
Albert Cook
James
Eli C. Shawver
Casey Pearley Babcock
Marshall Chas. O. Pinkston
York
Ernest R. Kimberlin
Casey Harry Flenner
Thos. N. Walsh
David R. Nicholson
Joseph L. Setzer
Dennison
Charlie Haddix
John I. Finney
Map Shows Proposed Hard Road System for Illinois
A long list of names appears alongside a discussion of the Army Y.M.C.A. at Fort Benjamin Harrison. The article highlights facilities, daily mail and money order activity, and the varied programs offered including writing space, games, athletic equipment, and religious services. The piece emphasizes military style operations and the goal of supporting soldiers’ needs through the Y.M.C.A. with Burnside credited.
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Army
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ohio Or No. 2
Sunday School Social at Minister's Home
The Sunday school met at the minister's home Friday afternoon for a social gathering. At six o'clock the church’s older members prepared a splendid supper on the lawn, making the outing enjoyable despite being in the city. Next Sunday evening will focus on laboring the ministry. J. I. O'Neel, Minister.
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Army Y. M. C. A
L. A. Burnside
J. I. O'Neel
District Red Men meet in Marshall on Sept 17
The Red Men of Iiminals adopt district meeting rules. The first district gathering for Edgar Clark and Crawford counties will be in Marshall on Sept 17 with delegates from all camps in the three counties expected to attend.
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Springfield
American Red Cross Society
Liberati
Planta
Forza
Grand Review
Patterson
Iiminals
Edgar, Clark
Crawford
Marshall
Clark County Boy Honored At Fort Sheridan
Edward Buckner of West Union beat became Clark county s first man to win a commission at Fort Sheridan. He passed through Marshall Monday night en route to Camp Grant Rockford IL where he will report for duty August 29.
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Clark County
Fort Sheridan
Edward Buckner
West Union Beat
Suckner
Marshall
Camp Grant
Rockford
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Glendale
Navy
Herald
A. Rae Condit
Whistler
Marshall M. E
Everett Keifer
Glendale Methodist Church
Santa Ana
California
North Pole
O. L. Kilborn
Alten Hospital
Everett R. Statesman
Peters L. Wright
Ed Alggins
Ellis Troughton
Walter BD. Cliné
Okla Lindley
Verney Pickens
James F. Medcalf
David Grubb
Willie Shawver
Elda H. Funk
Earl F. Smith
Harry Kilby
Cleo D. Haslitt
Charley Thompson
Elmer A. Mumford
Charles W. Craig
Frederick Eb, Geisert
Russell C. Weaver
Abraham S. Buckle
Stewart White
Westfield
Lawrence E. Elliott
Casey Harry G. Beeson
Casey Floyd Anderson
John A. Pollard
Casey Elza Ulrey
Joe A. McCrory
Milo Fesenbeck
Robert Monk
John W. Childe
Benj. H. Lewis
Roycoé Wetherell
Frank Guinnip
Harry D. Shields
Benj C. Waterman
Bruce Aug
Casey Roy Alcorn
Dénnison
Arthur EB. Spires
Roy Lawson
Martin H. O'Rourke
Marshall Fred Sims
West York
Winford F Taylor
James H Johnson
Seibert Martin
Merl E Beals
Harry L. Leatherman
Bruce Leroy Howe
BP. Watson
Oliver Joe M. Davlaon
Marshall Herman Imle
Ernat
Frank M. Drake
Marshall Artie A. Davis
Casey John H. Carpenter
Marshall Harry Guinado
Marshall Eugene C. Luther
Westfield J. M. Hollenbeck, Jr
John Gambill
Marshall Corry L. Stricker
Marshall Roy G. Lloyd
Marshall Marty A Conel
Prather, Tressurer
Vagcaay
Previta Freeport
Grover A. Lewis
Levi H. Linn
Russell W. Brown
Charles E Roberts
Golden Perisho
Clifford H Orumrin
John L. Orndorff
Otto Doran
Albert Kile
Leonard Marrs
Lewis E. Taylor
Ben H. Netzley
Daniel F O'Neil
Leon Craig
Joseph M Flenner
Harry Grant
Harry Redman
Army Y. M. Co. A
Fort Harrison
Union
60Th
General Assembly
State of
Revie
Saeley
FORD
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