Progress of Recruiting and Local Notices from March 8 1865
Up to March 1 the Bisto quota of 26000 men was largely filled as recruits joined. A Deputy Provost Marshal was murdered near Cambridge by two soldiers, with a $500 reward offered. Calhoun’s grave is a brick tomb with a marble slab, and Bushes surround it. The Union Hotel in Philadelphia is praised for its service under Webb Brothers. An endorsement from Philadelphians claims Union Hotel is best in the city. Union Island Creek voters are called to elect a township ticket on March 25 at 1 PM.
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Bisto
Cincinnati
Belmont District
Cambridge
J. B. Cook
Calhoun
Charleston
Washington Chronicle
St. Phillip’s Church Yard
Union Hotel
Arch St
Philadelphia
Messrs Webb
New York
Union
Webb Brothers
Col. Jour
Ohio
Webbers
Colum- Journal
Webb
Union Island
Union Party
Republican Union Party
Wisemer
Canton Repository
A. + Wales
Trac
Massillon
Oil City
Pentsylvanis
Alledin
P. Township
Ie Sakr
Kinston
Herald
N. Y
Hoke
Carter
Garage
18Th NY
Schofield
Fish
New York Artillery
Miller
Couch
Cox
118Th Ohio
Washington
Richmond
Sheridan
Anthony
Ayter
Sarrizarilla
Duifer Peroronis
da. J. C. Arm & Co
Lowell,Co
Wheeling, Va
Bra & Co
Pittsburgh
Wounded Soldier Finishes Journey Home Thanks Aid Society
A First Ohio Battery soldier wounded near Conaldsonville Louisiana, aided by the Soldiers' Aid Society in this city, received funds and departed for Northern Ohio with thanks. The report also notes a railroad collision near Alexandria injuring several, a White House inauguration reception crowded beyond capacity, and a Washington draft listing two senators and the Treasury official Fields.
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First
Ohio Battery
General Banks
Conaldsonville
Louisiana
Grant
Ohio
Rosiery
Dated notices and Civil War era dispatches mix in city column
Local notices report deaths including John E. Nicholson and Catharine J. McCook age near 75 and how he died of lung congestion while Catharine died on a Saturday. Parade reports note Captain Prentis’ Company and veterans presence. A returned prisoner brings word of S. R. McFeely death in Salisbury prison from hunger and exposure. Funeral announced for Jacob Shouse. An advertisement for Boston Store gift sale claims $80,000 goods and $3,000 gifts for 30 days with auctions and new spring stock. War dispatches from Sheridan, Custer, and Johnston summarize maneuvers, rail captures, and troop movements across Virginia and North Carolina with several couriers killed or captured. News from New York and Washington discuss currency, mobilization, and rebel positions near Raleigh, Goldsboro, and Newbern.
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Pittsburgh
S. R. McFeely
J. M. McFeely
Salisbury
N. C
Boston
Herald
Armstrong
New York
C. R. Armstrong
Sheridan
the Herald
Winchester
Custer
Waynesboro
Rockfish Gap
Greenwood
Charlotteville
Early
Fisherville
Col. Thompson
Staunton
Shenandoah
Mt. Jackson
Rosser
Hancock
Sherman
North Carolina
Wilmington
Soldiers' Aid Society Receives Sanitary Stores and Box
Acknowledgments note receipt of one box and one barrel of Sanitary Stores from Unionport Aid Society and one box from Miss A Gilmore's school. Donations shipped to Christian Commission Cincinnati. Snow storm updates and local elections commentary follow with taxation and lease stamp duty notes.
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Soldiers’ Aid Society
Aid Society
Unionport
M. J. Davidson
Sec
White House Curtain Theft Sparks Bail and Calls for Deterrence
Warren Spaulding, visiting the White House, cut a large piece from a rest room curtain and was jailed on $500 bail. The report notes continual depredations by visitors, with losses totaling thousands as pieces are stolen for keepsakes.
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White House
Warren Spaulding
Washington
Ors
Fire at Walter Jemison residence near Cadiz destroys kitchen
A late Saturday night blaze gutted the kitchen and dining room of Walter Jemison near Cadiz. The main house was saved by strenuous efforts. Loss estimated around 500 dollars.
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Walter Jemison
E Q
Cadiz
Cadiz Sentinel
English Meeting Hears Union Support and Shaw Tribute
At a Manchester gathering Hon Lyulph Stanley lauded Northern officers who led black brigades and praised Col Shaw killed at Charleston whose body lay among his negro troops. He contrasted Union valor with Southern chivalry as the audience cheered loudly.
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England
United States
Manchester
Lyulph Stanley
Col. Shaw
Charleston
Besaregard
Mr. Stanley
A Marrying Man
A clergyman recounts a year in which he buried two wives and married three times to three widows, all within one year and four days. He notes the odd sequence and invites readers to share any similar experiences.
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Zoweller
Sherman’s March Impresses Europe as Union Advance
The dispatch notes Sherman remains unbroken after a series of swift maneuvers through the rebel states. It praises his cavalry flankers and main force's restraint, arguing Confederate boastfulness is a shell with no inside, while Union armies steadily loosen the yoke of slavery.
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Sherman
Rishmond
Europe
Pitt
Unprecedented Snowstorm Strikes Southern France
A historic snow storm sweeps the south of France causing widespread disruption and claiming several lives. Rescue efforts are ongoing as authorities assess damage and assist stranded residents.
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France
Sherman Near Raleigh After Scramble Into North Carolina
News from New Bern reports Sherman’s advance toward Raleigh with Union forces within forty miles, Confederate deserters returning home, and civilians welcoming troops. Refugees describe damaged roads, and slaves flocking to join Sherman's army amid conscription fears and slaveholder resistance.
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Sherman
Raleigh
New York
Dudley Buck
Newbern
Kinston
Neston
North Carolina
Confederacy
Union Raid on the Rappahannock Retakes Tobacco and Prisoners
Washington dispatch reports a March raid up the Rappahannock by thirteen transports and gunboats from Fortress Monroe. Troops seized ninety five tons of manufactured tobacco valued at about 390000 dollars, captured whiskey cargo, and over 400 prisoners near Fredericksburg. Deserters from the 24th Virginia Cavalry fled as the vessels returned downstream.
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Philadelphia
Evening Telegraph
Washington
the Star
Fortress Monroe
Reid
Yankee
Rappshannock
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Rappahannock
24Th
Virginia Cavalry
Escaped Union Prisoners Reach Union Lines
Newbern reports seven Union prisoners who fled from a rail convoy near Florence South Carolina while being moved toward Salisbury North Carolina. Rebels, mostly boys, carried out the removal as Sherman advanced. the escape occurred February 22 aided by Union men and Black supporters.
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New York
Herald
Newbern
Florence
South Carolina
Salisbury
North Carolina
Sherman
Wilmington
Goldsboro
Confederacy
Longstreet
Sale of 730s Subscriptions Reported by Jay Cooke
On March 10 in Purtapserpata, Jay Cooke reports the sale of 730s at 4521 300. The biggest Western subscription was 300 000 from Cleveland and the largest Eastern was 1 000 000 from New York. There were 3 165 individual subscriptions of 50 and 100 dollars.
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Jay Cooke
Cleveland
New York
Movement Toward the South Expected as Roads Improve
A movement of Grant's Army is reported toward the South as roads become passable. The Commercial's correspondent notes no orders issued yet and the railroad is hourly expected to be moved, with Expo at New York on March 10.
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Grant
New York
Hatcher
Ran
Sherman Opens North Carolina Advance From Cheraw Route
The Tribun's Wilmington letter reports trusted dispatches that Gen Sherman’s main army crossed the Peedee River and moved into North Carolina four days ago. Hardee’s forces guard both river banks while Beauregard and Hardee remain separated. The exact Union movement since entering the state is not confirmed locally, and a general battle is not expected soon.
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Sherman
New York
Tribun
Wilmington
Sheraman
North Carolina
Cheraw
Hardee
Peedee River
Shermen
Beauregard
Bad Roads Slow Grant Campaign Preparations
From Grant's Army March 9 report notes very poor road conditions after heavy rains hindering movements. Troops drill daily as new arms and clothing are issued ahead of the campaign. Deserters arrive, with reports of four shot while fleeing. First Corps advances picket lines and encounters rebel colored troops, suggesting slave-army policy.
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Poro- Mac
North Carolina Confederate cavalry desert to Union lines
Newsomns North Carolina Feb 26 report Co D of the Sixth North Carolina Confederate cavalry entering Union lines at Camp Palmer with over sixty men and their officers. They were fed and thanked for surrendering arms and horses. The article notes Kingston’s evacuation and asserts South Carolina troops are first to acknowledge defeat.
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North Carolina
Newsomns
N.C
Yestern Day Co. D
Camp Palmer
South
Kingston
Sherman writes to Hampton over forager killings in Civil War
General Sherman informs Wade Hampton that Confederate foraging parties have murdered foragers and vows retaliation. He notes prisoners will be executed in retaliation, cites law of war, and requests civil authorities supply forage or provisions to curb abuses. He defends war rights and condemns enemy brutality.
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Sherman
Hampton
New York
Wade Hampton
Charlesville
Feasterville
Rebel Attack Threat Looms Over Mobile and Pensacola
A Mobile dispatch reports a planned early assault on Mobile with twenty two steamers and six Mississippi river transports in the lower bay and troops on Dauphin Island and Pensacola. New Orleans receives £200 exchanged prisoners from Texas, including naval officers, while papers note the Negro enlistment act as a necessity. Wigfall denounces Virginia’s legislature and calls for Jeff Davis’s resignation. Hunter supports arming enslaved people but protests it as a breach of secession terms.
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Mobile
New York
Lower Bay
Dauphin Island
Pensacola
New Orleans
Texas
Wigfall
Virginia
Jeff. Davis
Senator Hunter
Senate
Hunter
Rebel defeat near Kingston reported by Bragg forces
Richmond dispatches from March 9 to 13 describe Bragg attacking near Kingston North Carolina four miles from the town and forcing the enemy to retreat. 500 prisoners and several artillery pieces claimed as captures. Union and Sherman movements near Goldsboro and repetitive reports of reinforcements and looming actions.
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Kingston
Washinpton
Richmond
Lee
N. C
Bragg
Newbern
Sherman
Goldsboro
J. C. Bry
S. Hill
Hoke
Sheridan Reports Victory Over Early at Charlottesville
General Sheridan reports victory over Early by Custar’s division with postbattle pursuit across the Blue Ridge. Forces seized Charlottesville, destroyed bridges and eight miles of railroad toward Lynchburg, and secured pontoon trains amid rain and mud.
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Sheridan
Early Way Department
Washington
Diz
Grant Guneear
Waynesboro
Custar
Blue Ridge
Charlottesville
Rivanna River
Morse’s Creek
Lynchburg
Devins
Scottsville
James River
Dugendeville
Hard- Wicksville
Gen. Merritt
Civil War Update From Virginia Front March 13
Dispatch reports Union forces severing rail lines and destroying canals around Richmond area. Sherman and Sheridan actions include capture of artillery and canal boats, heavy fighting near Staunton, Charlottesville, and Gordonsville, with thousands of prisoners claimed and reports of Confederate losses and damaged infrastructure.
Dispatches from Sherman Schofield report Union progress
March 14 dispatches from Sherman dated Laurel Hill North Carolina and from Schofield at Newbern describe Union advances. Sherman says the forces are well with notable work accomplished. Schofield reports Bragg defeated near Southwest Creek and retreat across the Neuse to Kinston. Also notes capture of several Rebels and a Wisconsin expedition surrounding a Webster barn.
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Schofield
Washington
John A. Diz
EM. Stanton
Secretary of War
Wasumetos
Diz
Sherman
Laurel Hill
North Carolina
Newbern
Southwest Creek
Bragg
Neuse
Kinston
Mundy
Manraiérana
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Steubenville, Ohio
Mall
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Steubenville, 0
W. R. Allison
Steubenville
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Rail Road
Columbus
Alexandria
Youngstown
Piladelpha Oil Company
The
Register
Tod
Brier Hill
John E. Nicholson
James Nicholson
Catharine J. McCook
John McCook
Prentis
Jacob Shouse
John Shouse
High Street
Telegraphic
Cleveland Herald
Sandusky
Johnson’s Island
Internal Revenue
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Randall
Wisconsin
R. E. Leg
City Point
E. M. Stanton
Wise’s Fork
Stewart
Johnston
J. M. Ecuertero
Newsom
Beaver Dam
General Cox
General Couch
Robert E. Lee
Breckinridge
Markland
Moorehead City
EK. M. Stanton
Rockfish
New Canton
James
Merrit
Custor
Hollins
Gordonsville
P. H. Suenman
Wasumaron
Sherdian
Fort Delaware
James River Canal
Sherman and Schofield
Watsck
W.tee
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Constitution Water
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Gregg & Co, Proprietore
Morgan & Allen
Olid Street
John D. Farr
T. & J. Johnson
Pickre
Ali Ag
Ress Jain
Hutchings
Hilly i
Cedar Tk
Benton & Dunham
Whalweai
Ud Iy
Crangle & LipPrycert
Andreth’s Garden
Ee Mills &Co
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Sirup
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