Charleston Surrender and Fire After Night Evacuation
Major General Gillmore reports the capture of Charleston by Union forces, the city surrendered at dawn, with two hundred artillery pieces and ammunition captured. The rebels burned cotton warehouses arsenals bridges and two ironclads, and several vessels in the harbor. The attack followed heavy bombardment. civilians suffered in the chaos as fires and explosions occurred.
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Evacuation and Capture of Charleston Described by Fulton Crew
Purser McManus reports Charleston evacuated by the enemy on May 17 after heavy bombardment. Union forces crossed from James Island and occupied the city, with extensive destruction in the lower areas and many rebels surrendered. Descriptions note fires, collapsed streets, and a vast civilian toll, while gunboats and the Fulton observed triumphant demonstrations.
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Narrow Escape From a Disaster at Hilton Head
From a North coastal correspondent two scouts report the left wing of Sumawtn's army approaching Ges Hasou's coast, with a large infantry column moving toward Columbia. A fire at Hilton Head damaged offices and government property but was contained with heavy effort by General Gurnee and others. Casualties listed in multiple regiments include 31 in one unit and 10 in another, with military operations and a Sherman letter concluding reflections on war and duty.
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Illumination for Victory and Military Nominations Surge
The notice reports illumination on Washington’s Birthday by order of the President. It lists the Navy commission revising staff pay, Senate actions on the East Tennessee Railroad aid, tax bill amendments, and Court of Claims appointments. It notes promotions by brevet for several officers, pardons for merchants, and outline of the Grand Inauguration Ball plans.
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Naval Committee of Congress
East Tennessee Railroad
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Peace Memorial and State Governance Debates in Congress
The Thirty-Eighth Congress sessions discuss a peace memorial favoring immediate accord under the Crittenden Compromise, Maryland rail line opposition, pensions for wounded soldiers, and a proposed Naval Judge Advocate General. Indian bills, Bureau of Freedmen Affairs, and adjournment move precede a House vote on funding, postmaster debts, and the Missouri to Pacific telegraph rail bill. Debate on government for rebel states follows with provisional governors and oath requirements as the Senate weighs reconstruction policy.
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