Relentless Fight Near Kinston Marks Desperate Rebel Assaults
Reports detail heavy fighting near Kinston between Bragg's force and Cox with Couch reinforcements. Friday March 3 saw ten to twelve charges as Union lines withstood assault. Couch crossed Neuse later that night and the rebels retreated toward Kinston.
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Kinston
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Grant
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Fayetteville
Grand Army
Richmond Whig
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War Department
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News from Kinston and war reports
The report says General Schofield occupied Kinston on March 13 after Bragg retreating. General Terry joined Schofield at Kinston and recaptured rebel prisoners. Sheridan heads for the White House while a Mobile expedition moves. Gold declines as rebel prospects fade amid rumors of peace.
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City Point
General Sherman
Payetteville
Cumberland County
Cape Fear
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Columbia
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Troy
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Neuse
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Wilmington
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England
London Times
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Lion Down Yesterday With Low Quotation Noted
A fragment notes a lion’s price or value dipping to 167, lower than its recent quoted level. This terse snippet gives no context about location or source.
Flood dominates news as battles fade from focus
The country reels from the flood across the Ohio and tributaries, with war news scarce. The Herald notes General Cox's losses near Kinston, Richmond unrest, and Confederate woes. Market prices slide, crude petroleum halves, and several heavy failures reported as panic spreads.
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Congress
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Legislature
Virginia
New York
Rebel News From Richmond and Mobile Amid Civil War Turmoil
City Point reports March dates with Richmond papers noting sine die adjournment of the rebel Congress. Sherman’s ride damaged coal and rail lines while slaves are urged to aid the Confederacy. Mobile threats, Grant’s Bay approach, and burning bridges accompany seizure of mills and livestock by Union forces.
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Bay
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Lynchburg
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Columbia
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Alexandria
James River
Sheridan reports decisive Confederate collapse and early Goldsboro push
Dispatches describe General Sheridan leading 12 000 cavalry and six artillery batteries into Virginia with heavy losses and vast plunder. reports claim Jeff Davis abdicated, Lee named dictator, and Sherman moving toward Goldsboro while Richmond greybeards scramble to muster forces.
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James River
Virginia
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Richmond
Herald
Wilmington
Sherman
Fayetteville
Goldsboro
Schofield
Kinston
North Carolina
Bragg
Washington
Rebel prisoners form company at Camp Chace for frontier duty
The Columbus Journal reports the War Department authorized a company of rebel prisoners at Camp Chace who refused exchange. The order was announced Wednesday and about two thousand men signified their desire to enlist in the company.
Beas Captured Spy Owned Jefferson County Plantation
The Washington National Intelligencer notes Capt Bea, recently executed in New York as a spy, owned a large Jefferson County Virginia plantation with about 100 slaves and a fortune estimated at 150000 dollars. He is heir apparent to Lord Egelby of England. Meanwhile Hon J M Root of Norwalk is named and confirmed District Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio with a long political record.
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Washington National Intelligencer
Bea
New York
Jefferson County
Lord Egelby
England
J. M. Root
Norwalk
Northern
Ohio
Important Letter From General Fry on Protecting Associations
Provost Marshal General Fry writes to a Chicago citizen stating protective associations may furnish recruits and members will be exempt once their proportional share is reached. Unenrolled registrants who refused or neglected to join must face the draft alone.
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Turpaart
Fry
Chicago
Students Return Home from England Amid Taunts
The dispatch notes many Confederate youth studying in England have returned home abruptly due to constant jeers from British schoolfellows taunting them for being away during the war. The Portland Argus reports rising newsprint prices with Maine papers failing to cover interest costs on investments.
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Encland
England
Ichmond Dispatch
The
Portland Argus
Maine
Sinle
Leading Rebels Fined for False Imprisonment in Knox Case
A Knox County jury awarded $40,000 to the heirs of Samuel Pickens against Sneed Crozier and Reynolds, rebels and former officials, for arrest and harsh imprisonment during winter, causing death of Pickens and his wife. The trial cited inflammatory editorials and insult to Pickens. The verdict followed another $25,000 damages won for damages caused by arrest and banishment in a separate case.
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Ramsey
Knox County
Samuel Pickens
Sneed
Crozier
Reynolds
Judge Pickens
Pickens
Register
Hodgeron
Sneed, Crozier & Reynolds
Yankee Captain Tricks Rebels Into Surrender Near Kinston
The account praises Lt. Col. Scott of the 17th Wisconsin who surprised and captured five Confederate soldiers near Kinston North Carolina. With only a sword and boldness he compelled surrender by ordering a gun and weaponless bravery. The tale contrasts Civil War boast with practical Yankee prowess.
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Scott
Wisconsin
Col. Scott
Bounty Decision and War News From Ohio and Virginia
The Paymaster General ruling sets first instalments of 100 200 and 300 bounty payments on first pay muster rolls for new and reenlisted soldiers. Discharged soldiers may receive due bounty with proper discharge papers, while refunds apply to hiding disabilities. Also reports destruction of Falls Church brick church in Fairfax and New Jersey Democratic party disarray amid hospital load in Philadelphia with 18 740 beds and 50 000 patients treated last year.
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Ohio
Falls Church
Fairfax County
Virginia
England
Washington
Army
Philadelphia
False Return of Income Tax Instruction Letter
Commissioner Lewis urges assessors to pursue full and accurate income tax returns. He warns of treble offenses by taxpayers, outlines steps for correcting honest errors, and calls for diligent investigations, stronger enforcement, and prompt penalties to ensure the special tax yields over thirty five million dollars.
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Lewis
Prices Coming Down as Goods Fall in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Press notes a broad decline in prices for many essentials with sugar and coffee dropping. Retailers reduce prices amid a panic, rewarding consumers while large stockholders face potential losses from anticipated further declines.
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Philadelphia Press of
The French Mission and James Gordon Bennett
The Tribune reports the Senate adjournment blocked a mission offered to James Gordon Bennett of New York. Bennett declined to assist abroad, preferring to help the United States at home. Bennett later met Louis Napoleon in London and suggested press opposition signals political change, which soon proved true for France.
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Senate
James Gordon Bennett
New York
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France
London
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Louis Napoleon
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Mr. B
United States
Value of lands on Oil Creek Venango county Pa
The two tract lands on Oil Creek Venango county Pennsylvania span two miles in width and twenty miles in length. They are valued at two hundred fifty million dollars, having been worth only five dollars per acre four years ago.
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Oil Creek
Venango County
George J. Bell
PF. P. Bell
Ainet Samuel Knone
Efore
Robert Maxwell
J.P
Wayne Township
Jefferson County
A. D
Josten
Borge I. Bell
P. Bell
Grocery unit prices from a partial OCR scrap
Readable items mention BeANS and ONIONS with unit measures but the rest is garbled. Remaining terms reference fresh produce like POTATORS and CALBAGES and a few undefined abbreviations. The fragment suggests a price list or advertisement page with produce pricing.
Market Price List From Steubenville March 2 1565
Expacp Orrin Steubenville lists a wide range of goods with prices including Wool Flour Sugar Molasses Coffee Cheese Pepper Apples Candles Soap Lard Rice Beans and more. Items show unit prices and batch totals reflecting a bustling long established market for groceries and commodities.
Pittsburgh Market Report from Saturday March 18
Grain prices declined with wheat at 1 50 a bushel, barley 1 25, and corn dropping amid dull flour markets. Provisions show bacon at 20 for shoulders and 24 for clear, lard at 23, pork at 36 to 37. seeds list flaxseed 3 and cloverseed 14 75 to 15 . butter 30 to 33. apples 4 75 to 5 per barrel. cheese 22 to 24 cents. potatoes priced 3 25 to 3 50 per barrel.
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Labeas St
Halter
Timothy
Pittsburgh
Prime Western Reserve
Hamburg
Goshen
Jersey Sweets
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