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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1863
Page
1
NORWALK morning notes report a Union majority exceeding 60,000 on the home vote and over 100,000 with soldiers, with most House members likely Union. Editorials mock Copperhead rhetoric, cite Fireville letters, and report on Veterans votes for Brough over Vallandigham. The article discusses the political landscape in Ohio including the Wester Reserve and Cleveland area.
A column cites a $200,000 mare and a forthcoming edition, notes on January deadline looming for conscription, and Liperman urging enlistment in veteran regiments. It reports the St Paul Press refuting Capt Fisk’s party massacre tale, questioning testimony from Pembin and Indiana sensationalists, and mentions no word from Younglove about his son in Fisk’s party.
From St Paul a report notes a believed safe Capitsk party and an extended visit by the Russian fleet to Washington with a cordial reception expected. It discusses Franco-British relations, the national debt at 1 222 750 000, and U S wealth rising postwar. A War Department exchange decree relieves U S officers and men paroled before Sept 1 1863 to rejoin their regiments. Iowa Union victory claim: home vote dominance, soldiers’ vote nearly seals 98 of 99 counties. Senate and Assembly largely chosen, except Dubuque county.
From Cleveland Herald, October 16, 1863, a letter endorses Brough with one vote for Vallandigham. The writer hopes this will boost Brough’s majority toward a hundred thousand. Liner. PLR, Loos.
Army correspondence from Victsburg recounts Capt Lucius M Rose's private letter on the Sept 30 1863 disaster. He describes the dawn fire on the steamer with passengers panicking and officers taking charge, two women and two children drowning, and women burning or losing escape routes amid flames and wreckage.
A river wreck survivor recalls a perilous 200 yard swim from a sand bar near Vicksburg, aided by Gen. Smith and others as 200 passengers shared scarce resources aboard the Fort Wayne. The Olympus news brief covers Civil War dispatches including privateer actions, Mexican throne debates, and Grant leading a Mississippi military division with Sherman and Tooker in command.
A tug named White arrived at Fort Monroe reporting that while passing through the Carrituck canal from Norfolk to North Carolina, guerrillas captured the vessel and the small propeller Fawn. The tug was burned. the Fawn crew regained possession and escaped, while the White crew was paroled.
The narrative details a two hour fight at Byhalia where rebels were driven from strong lines by Colonel Philips brigade and the Seventh Illinois and Seventh Kansas. Casualties exceeded fifty. rebels retreated thirty miles to Tallahatchie and fortified Wyatt. Union forces held the riverfront with artillery, and Colonel Hatch charged into the town at night, forcing rebels across the river and burning the town. Six days of clashes left about six hundred rebels dead, many prisoners, and substantial arms taken. Little Rock notes a widespread rebel dispersion and rising Union sentiment with over a thousand men joining the Federals, while reports on Red River steamers largely align with earlier telegraphs.
Dispatch from Brig. Gen. George Crook reports three engagements with Wheeler’s forces in Tennessee, capturing four artillery pieces and 1,000 cavalry arms, with about 2,000 enemy casualties estimated. Followed by Potomac Army updates noting quiet fronts, Lee’s possible position, and Mosby raids near Fairfax and Chantilly Road.
From Chattanooga Comstu Oct 17 Gen Stephen D Lee with 6000 Confederate cavalry crossed from south to north bank of the Tennessee river at Tuscumbia. Forrest movement toward Huntsville Alabama likely. Chalmers driven south of Tallahassee. Brig Gen G M Dodge relieves Carr. Dodge resumes old position. Carr to Memphis for duties. Lebanon train reportedly captured but later said to be put back safe.
A Journal dispatch from Knoxville notes rebels attacked Col Woolford beyond Philadelphia Tenn and captured mounted howitzers and part of his wagon train. Union forces, about one hundred prisoners, retook the position and drove the enemy back beyond Philadelphia while Burnside readies for renewed action. Casualties and full details remain unclear as activity intensifies in military circles with Tennessee recruits flocking to Burnside.
From Memphis Mesrmis Oct 17 rebels who fought at Colliersville took oaths of allegiance and carried passes for local purposes, risking harsh retribution and halting minimal trade. General Hurlburt issued an order barring civilians from Memphis to Charleston railroad routes. Hurlburt's forces pursued Chalmer, skirmishing yesterday and today, driving him beyond Cotton Water and continuing to harass him.
Cincinnati Gazelle reports meager lines from the Army of the Potomac saying no large rebel force remains north of the Rappahannock. Meade’s army reportedly retreated, and only A P Wiff’s division crossed to the north bank. The piece mocks Northern Democrats and notes Britain’s action on Magon and rams as shaping intervention.
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