Church support for Union preservation amid Civil War
The 611 School Presbyterian Church meeting in Philadelphia passed a resolution praising the government’s efforts to suppress rebellion and preserve the Union. Clergy from other Northern churches voiced loyalty, urging divine aid for rulers and armies in the fight, and stressing unity despite potential church divisions.
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School Presbyterian Church
Philadelphia
Spring
Cory
Rebsilion
Hodge
Trinceton
Gsr Isod
Als
New School Presbyterian Church
Byrecuse
Methodist Church
Acarcely
Totland
Ghareaos
Liesta
Great Bethel Affair Moves and Casualties Described
The account details midnight crossings by Union regiments at Hampton and Newport, a friendly fire incident with the German regiment, and the burning of Little Bethel buildings. It notes fatalities and injuries among Federal troops, a wavering command, and the controversial portrayal of a young enemy officer as a symbol of treachery.
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Butler
Great Bethel
Daryees
Zouaves
Col. Townsend
Albany
Hampton
Charch
Col. Benedict
Massachusetts
Newport
Piorea
Troy Regiment
Lieut
Grebbill
U.S. A
Geo. W. Wilson
Confederate Tensions and War News From Virginia and Beyond
Across reports, Union military actions and Confederate reactions unfold. Gen. Scott gathers numbers for potential strikes as Cavalry and infantry move toward Washington area, while Virginia militia and Maryland tensions rise. International commentaries question cotton supply and British stance amid Civil War pressures.
Honor to Murderers and Southern Chivalry Described
The piece condemns honoring murderers and laments how a civilized people crown an outlaw. It questions the South's compass of virtue and contrasts with battlefield heroism, invoking Ellaworth and a hypothetical clash between Jackson and Eveworth to illustrate moral conflict.
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Ellaworth
Formen
Jackson
Eveworth
Missouri in Revolt Loyalist War Sparks Proclamation
Missouri Governor Jackson calls 50 000 militia to repel U S forces and drive them from the state. Official reports tally sixteen dead and forty five wounded at Great Bethel. Secretary Cameron orders Gen Sickles brigade mustered. Col Lewis Wallace ambushes rebels, kills two and captures several, one Indian town wounded.
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Gov. Jackson
Missouri
U.S
Great Bethel
Cameron
Sickles
Lewis Wallace
Troops March From Greencastle Toward Chambersburg
A Harper’s Ferry resident reports 10 000 Union troops moving between Greencastle and Chambersburg after departing Hagerstown this morning. The advance indicates a significant march into the region with potential strategic implications.
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Harper's Ferry
Hagerstown
Greencastle
Chambersburg
Great Staten Island camp and militia depot planned
The New York Tribune reports a large war camp on Staten Island near Van derbilt Landing with a projected reserve of 50 000 to 60 000 troops. The camp would be fortified entrenched under martial law and each service branch infantry cavalry and artillery would train. A letter from Little Rock notes Captain Albert Pike commissioned to raise a regiment for instant service and to command Indian allies on the frontier.
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New York World
Taney
Merryman Cage
the Peace
Congress
McDowell
Masgea
Deaperadoes
Anderson
Gov. Pickens
Charleston
United States
New York Tribune
Staten Island
Vanderbilt Landing
War Department
Little Rock
Arkansas
Alpert Pike
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Virginia
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