Commisary Details Under Siege Conditions
Gen Wool gains permission to forward clothing and blankets to prisoners of war as secession turmoil strains supplies. The Forts supply system at this post handles 56,000 soldiers daily plus thousands of horses, with the Commissary and Post Quartermaster driving essential rations through St. Louis. We note reports of Pensacola, smuggling, and strategic troop movements shaping the war’s early logistics.
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Wool
London
McAl
St. Louis
Washington War News and Territorial Redistricting Prospects
Washington dispatches report soldiers at Beaufort and enslaved people on nearby islands to be settled or paid under Union orders, with Sherman expected to distribute compensation. Rumors suggest cotton cultivation may shift to new overseers. Congress may redraw Delaware Maryland Virginia borders to reshape territories, while Wheeling’s Virginia lands could go to Ohio country. European reports discuss Mexico under a potential monarch, with Monte as a favored candidate. whether Britain and France back this remains unclear. The U.S. government has not moved to counter these plans or block Spain’s expansion.
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Missouri
New York Tribune
Washington
Beaufort
Iorton
Sherman
Virginia
Congress
Delaware
Virgil
Monte
England
France
Spain
Government Sale of Condemned Wagons and Stock
Notice of a government sale featuring a large lot of condemned wagons and stock advertised in our column. Attendees may purchase at low prices as property is expected to go cheap.
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Columiia
Oor
Union calls for Missouri home guard across state
A Civil War era memo urges swift use of Missouri State L Troops to quell border disorder. It blames Parke’s Secessionists for sowing dissension in counties, cites robberies by Shelby and Price’s men, and demands Union regiments in disturbed districts to enforce peace and deter return of Price’s forces. Measles spread in various camps as a note ends.
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Missouri State
Missouri
Parcw
Shelby
Lafayette
Halleck
Disease and rapid fever described in old medical reflection
The fragment describes a fever disease with blood movement and skin irritation as it attacks organs. It notes the blood rushing to vital organs and then to the surface, with efforts to expel the noxious matter. The text references a failed recovery and mentions seeking a remedy or remedy-like action.
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Advancing Cure Claims
An advertisement endorses Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as a cure for numerous throat and sin ailments claiming it expels poisons, treats fevers, and offers affordable relief. It asserts safety and long-standing effectiveness with medical backing and local availability from Lowell Massachusetts makers.
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Ayer
Cephalic Pills brag and a vast stock sale offer
An old Masonville Connecticut item touts Cephalic Pills with a customer request for more supply. It advertises vast stock for cash trades including spirits, cigars, chewing tobacco, and various land and goods exchanges with bold claims of value and barter terms.
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Texas
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Abraham N. Baavert
Marine Corps
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Ndriang
Bake
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Herald
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Mississippi
DR. J. Co. Ayer & CO
Lowell, Mass
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Herbas
Aben Lawneses
Laney Paike
Maries County
A. Stone
Leno's
Harrington
Lar Rolla Phelpseounty
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Hlenry C. Speiding
Dugpigie
AM Oidera
Beney C. Spalding
Cedar St. Kew
York
Spaulding
Masonville, Conn
Mr. Spauldinec
James Kennedy
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Stich
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Cedi Street
Persex
Monongahela
Anchol ‘Cabiney
Castleton & Co
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Old Veach
Hennessy
New England
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Ardia
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M. Ob
Pothecey
Rolua
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Roddy
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