Rail line talk stirs Hastings to back Marshall route
An August 26 1863 meeting at the Marshall Court House discussed a Mid Central Railroad branch from Hastings to Marshall. Isaac Benes Fay chaired as John Cameron Wax presided, with Captain Revnen FitzerRand and Hon. Mr Goodvean added to vice presidents. Goodyear urged Hastings support for stock, estimating a 38 mile line costing about 200000 with 5.6 million in annual earnings. committee of five was appointed to canvass funding.
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Calhoun County
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Air Life Temperance Run
Willia
Amendmant
George Ingered
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A. QO. Iyde
D. 8
Beach
James Monroe
Mr. Beers
Charles Cameron
Charles T. Gorham
The Call To Purpose And Duty In Life
A fragmented reflection urges steadfast purpose, linking Wilberforce's reform efforts to a broader call for action. It argues that meaningful aims and timely work, grounded in truth and knowledge of the world, prevent moral decay and guide individuals toward reform and service.
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Wilberforce
Audi
Howard
Wither
Jores
Call to Duty and Patriotism in Wartime Address
The speaker urges every citizen to prove loyalty amid tax and draft pressures. He stresses courage, sacrifice, and duty to defend union and the nation’s institutions. Readers are asked to join the grand army, endure death risks, and commit life if needed. The appeal frames the present as a test of manhood and national resolve.
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Lista
The New Army in the French War Tale
The text describes a government stance to keep ten thousand French men under arms learning military drill and preparing for imminent action. It hints at a looming rebellion and the soldiers' grim, unkempt appearance as they await orders and support.
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Copperheads urged to flee North for sunny South
A scathing column condemns Northern copperheads as treacherous to the Union and imagines their exile to the South. It ridicules their supposed anti slavery stance, warns of high prices, hard living, and rebels’ social constraints, and mocks their future as they would live among enslaved people and endure Southern conditions.
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Jefferson
Noted nudacious man of era linked to Williams College figure
A garbled reminiscence recalls a notorious American figure at Williams College once noted for restless ambition and religious zeal. The text likens his record to Benedict Arnold, mentioning imprisonment in South California and a notorious death, with fragmented phrases about pursuit of empire and fame.
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Williams College
Shreras
Benedict Arnold
Military takeover of Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad
The Nashville and Chattanooga railroad passes into government control under Gen. Roscrancs. Col. W. P. Inxen of the Michigan Engineers assumes Military Superintendent duties with assistants Mason Yates Adjutant Miller and Col. Jones, aiming to restore efficiency for the army and government.
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Roxccrans
John B. Anderson Hay
W. P. Inxen
Michigan Engineers and Mechanics
Col. Tones
Nashville
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Mason, Yates
L.,. Miller
Michigany
Expedition destroys rebel railroad stock in Grenada
From Memphis dated August, Maj Gen Hurlbut dispatches Grant to divert troops for an expedition commanded by Lieut Col Philips of the 9th Illinois mounted infantry. They reach Grenada on the 17th, drive out 2000 enemy and three pieces of artillery, destroy 57 locomotives and 400 railroad cars, depot buildings, machine shop, ordnance stores, and capture about fifty railroad workers. Returns to LaGrange. Guerrillas attacked Lafayette. four killed, seven captured. Movements below are contraband. weather hot. cotton moving into Memphis by wagon.
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Wagona
New Orleans to Brashear City Rail Link News
From New Orleans dated Aug 23 reports the New Orleans to Brashear City line opening the previous day via the New Orleans and Great Western Railroad. Beauregard urged to switch from artillery duels to bayonet action and reinforce Morris Island or face Charleston flames. Gen Pemberton orders troops to assemble in Demopolis within thirty days after praising their Vicksburg defense. Francis Scott executed in New Orleans for murder of Maj Ballon of the 28th Maine.
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Ballon
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Brashear City
Draft in New York and Kentucky election notes
The draft was conducted without difficulty in New York on August 24, with a cross section of society including merchants bankers and press members drafted and a small militia detachment attacked by about 200,000. Two militiamen were wounded before reinforcements arrived. Kentucky’s late election result shows Governor re election total about 180,000, roughly 13,000 fewer than 1859 and 16,000 less than the 1860 vote. The Copperhead press claims suppression of Wickliffe’s vote amid broader Civil War hostilities. Indian expeditions and Sia Segre battles, though unclear, report ongoing pressure and shifting forces.
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Edwards
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Copperhead Press
Wickliffe
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Iner Braarrwt
Siege and shelling of Sumter devastates Fort walls
The Union fleet and army pummeled Fort Sumter while Wagner and Gregg batteries with the Monitors bombarded the sea wall. Commodore Rodgers and Paymaster Woodbury were killed as gold shells ripped through the inner lining. By afternoon the walls were ruined, the harbor strewn with torpedoes, and Generals Gilmore and Dahlgren optimistic about final capture despite losses.
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Fragmentary Civil War dispatches from Rosecrans theater
Fragmented dispatches mention Rosecrans and Burnside with movements toward chatanooga and Koowville. Reports indicate cavalry and infantry actions, good condition of troops, and ongoing army communications dated August 22 and the 18th with advices from the front.
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Burning of Lawrence and mass killings by Quantrill
Eyewitness accounts describe Quantrill's raid on Lawrence with indiscriminate killing of prominent citizens including Gen. Gallimore and J. G. Lowe. Dozens killed or wounded, homes and a hotel set ablaze, two banks robbed, and a large toll on the population as fugitives fled to ravines and churches. Quantrell retreats toward Missouri as forces move to pursue.
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Leavenworth
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Kansas Regiment
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Henry A Wine on EET ekxo Soldidre and race views
Henry A Wine attacks the slaveholding stance while praising white officer bravery as he discusses the supposed fighting capacity of Black troops. He asserts descendants of Africa in bondage remain noble and warns against perceived moral and racial decline.
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Henry A
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