Prospectus invites renewals and ads for local paper
The piece notes government action to reopen mail routes and announces future numbers of the Hepress will reach old subscribers and new residents in town. It urges renewals, invites new subscriptions, and offers advertising, with prices and bulk-copy deals, plus brief wartime notes on Kentucky and Missouri mobilization and cotton blooming near New Orleans.
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Hepress
the Express
Missouri
P. Walker
Departure of Troops and Political Shifts in 1862 Missouri
The report notes troop movements westward with Waynesville and Lebanon as supply posts, estimates Price at Springfield with 8 to 10 thousand men, and discusses potential operations and outcomes. It records senatorial changes, congressional elections, casualties in the Fourth Iowa Regiment, and resignations, including Secretary of War Cameron, while outlining strict orders against looting and the need to protect civilians and property in Missouri.
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Waynesville
Lebanon
Price
Springfield
Arkansas
Lowaj
Hoo. S. Cameron
Russia
C.M. Clay
Staunton
Pennsylvania
Lata
Buchanan
Cameron
Burnside
Fortress
Monroe
Norfolk
Wilmington
Constitution
Maine
Bay State
Boston
Fortress Monroe
Secec h Theagaed secesh exhortation and vaccination note
A fragmentary Civil War era notice urges joining Gen Price’s march to fight abolitionists, praising Southern deeds and rallying support. It also promotes vaccination amid cross border movement and mentions Dr J W Thrailkill. Gen John B Henderson is named as U S Senator from Missouri replacing Polk.
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J. W. Thrailkill
John B. Henderson
Hall
U. S
Missouri
Truston Polk
Voyage of Columbia brings mixed Mexican news to New York
The steamship Columbia from Havana arrives with Mexican reports to the 10th. Communications with the interior are cut off. Vera Cruz is surrounded inlandward with fears of attack as Spanish troops suffer sickness and desertions. The Star arrives with arms seized by Spaniards. English and French flags fly over San Juan De Ulloa as Allied forces reach Vera Cruz. Commodore McKean sinks sand-filled schooners at Horn Island Pass while troops at Ship Island enjoy good health.
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Harvana
New York
Columbia
Havana
Sterling Exchange
Medellin
Vera Cruz
Star
Nassau
Ramor
McKean
Massachusetts
President letter urges quick Brigadier appointment for Kansas general
Extract shows President endorsing General J. H. Lane for immediate Brigadier General of Volunteers to raise two regiments and deploy swiftly. It notes not to reply by letter or telegraph and references European reaction to the Charleston blockade and England’s Napoleonic era tactics via Scott.
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Jian Lia
J. H. Lane
Kansas
A. Lincoun
Shoulder Straps Substituting for Army Overcoat
Observation suggests wearers find shoulder straps comfortable for street wear even in cold weather. Massachusetts men in California have sent two thousand dollars to Boston to be distributed among families of volunteers.
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Massachusetts
California
Boston
Desperate Jayhawker Attack at Warren Lewis Home
A mid 19th century report describes a night clash at Warren Lewis’s residence eight miles below town on the river. Federal guards repelled Jayhawker horse thieves from Kansas in hand to hand fighting leaving blood on the ice and two stolen horses recovered. John Burtwell’s badge was found after the melee as Gen. Loan and Gen. Denver pursue security efforts.
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Warren Lewis
Kansas
Mr. Lewis
Lewis
Loan
Denver
St Jo Journal
Cotraband Whiskey Captured in Barrels
An attempted smuggling of six kegs of whiskey was uncovered last week when a flour and potato barrel burst open, exposing a six gallon keg. Provost Marshal Williams and Lieut. Williams supervised confiscation and warned that contraband liquor will be hard to move through town.
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Williams
Lieut. Williams
Port Royal letters report rebel defeat and slave arming
Dispatches describe a loss of under two hundred in the affair on the first inst. Claim it is positively ascertained that South Carolina rebels are arming their slaves. Three hundred men are collected at one point, led mainly by white officers.
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Portqroyal
South Carolina
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