Correspondence from the coe nest Col ored Natourroonys LA April 2
Letters describe marching to Grand Gcore Pleasant Hill and Shreveport with large forces, noting supply shortages and plans to pursue rebels. Banks commands about 60,000 to 80,000 troops with 20,000 cavalry. engagements at Sabine Cross Roads and Pleasant Hill detailed, plus criticism of Brig Gen Lee and praise for Banks' leadership.
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Plessant Hill
Shreveport
Arkansas
Marshall
Texas
trans-Mississippi
Grand Vcore
Con
Dickey
Gnaxp Keone
Dean Paruun
Wen
Sabine Cross Roads
Lee
Danks
Janks
19Th Army Corps
Itill
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Qur
Tom
Affeghionata Son
H. Dickey
Turbulent rails and harvest talk in wartime camp
In a Civil War era vignette, soldiers detail rail line work near the Tennessee river, with trestles, locomotives, and foraging adjustments. A farmer-memoir offers seed potato tips, while church Deacon Brown confronts rumors about Rev Haven, culminating in a church session where testimony reveals a kiss accusation and the minister’s denial.
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Tennessee River
Terminalla
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Hug’s & Moch’s
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Northern Mechanics
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Calhoun
W. L. Clark
Brown
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Monrog
Ha- Son
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Haven
Wheelwright
Benton Johnson
Deacon Johnson
Fanty
Rey
Mr. Haven
Fanny Lawton
Thornton Haven
Polly Stearna
Fabny
Havep
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Union sentiment in Mississippi from New Orleans letter
A Boston Journal extract from New Orleans recounts Union recruiting in Hancock, Marion, Perry, Jones and Jasper counties, Mississippi. The scout reports Union influence growing, locals hunting secessionists, and shortages looming as both sides destroy cotton and provisions. A Mine Run anecdote describes a shared sheep bounty during a truce between Union and Confederate videttes amid freezing conditions.
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Boston Journal
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Msissippi
Unio
Hancock
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Perry
Jones
Jasper Counties
Mississippi
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Sherman
Mead
Lea
Mine Run
Kentucky Interview With Lincoln and Stanton 1864
The Frankfort dispatch describes how Kentucky officials sought relief from draft and enrollment rules, aiming to base militia quotas on enrollment rather than population. President Lincoln and Secretary Stanton agreed to adjust policies, with Gen. Barbouridge supervising enrollments and drafts to conform to the law, and plans to fortify Kentucky including mounting the 18th Kentucky were discussed.
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Washington
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Commonwealth
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Arem
Aet of Congress
J. B. Fry
United States
G. Barbridge
Department of Kentucky
Ho Han
Tennessee River
Finian
Sericea
Dixon
En- Washington
Fragmentary reminiscence of past pastor Rev Thornton Havat
A partial, damaged reminiscence recalls a pastor named Rev Thornton Havat. The speaker notes limited eloquence and loyal church members despite a troubled observation of his decline. The fragment hints at lost spiritual fruits and strained conduct within a church setting.
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Thornton Havat
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