Civil War News Fifty Years Ago This Week
A retrospective from April 1862 covers Union victories and Confederate setbacks. Reports include McClellan's Yorktown preparations, Sebago gunboat actions, Banks in Virginia, Jackson’s Shenandoah movements, and trials over currency and embargoes. Also noted are emancipation acts, fort bombardments, and deployments around Fredericksburg and Wilmington Island.
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Hampton Roads
Berkeley County
Virginia
Thomas Noakes
Glocester
York River
Yorktown
McClellan
Mississippi River
Fort Wright
Abraham Lincoln
United States
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
Castlemen’s Ferry
Shenandoah River
John H. Binder
Apache Pass
N. M
Washington
Texas
Wilmington Island
North Carolina
Ashby
Columbia Finance
Woodstock
Ringgold
Savannah
Tenn
Lee's Mills
Civil War Timelines From April 1862 Dispatches
The report covers April 22 to 28 1862 with Union and Confederate actions across Virginia Maryland Tennessee and Louisiana. Highlights include cotton and tobacco movement to Pittsburg PA, Forts Jackson and St Phillips surrender, Yorktown bombardments and naval actions near New Orleans and Mobile, Lincoln’s emancipation message support, and Beauregard urging planters to burn cotton.
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Smith
Hyam’s Millis
Yorktown
Falmouth
Fredericksburg
North Carolina
Henry T. Clark
Jackson
St. Phillips
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Farragut
Tennessee River
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Nashville
Lees Mills
Virginia
Confederate Congress
Richmond Whig
McClellan
Rappahanhock
Anacostia
Lowry’s Point
Donelly
Gortonsville
Pope
Halleck
Romney
Grass Lick
Wash River
Downey
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Maryland
Bradford
Massachusetts
Baltimore
Committee On Federal Relations
United States
Wormsley Creek
U. S
Commodore Perry
Ashland
A. J. Smith
Pea Ridge
Crocker
Cassidy
Ninety-third
New York
Banks
Donnelly
Harrisonburgh
Tenth Virginia
Rappshannock
Forsyth
Yellville
Ark
Foote
Miselasippi
Fort Macon
N. C
Burnside
Galsborough
Lake Ponchartrain
C. F. Smith
Savannah
Tenn
West Virginia
Commodore Paulding
Norfolk Navy Yard
Mansfield
Lowell
Franklin County
Missouri
Lincoln
Mansfield Lovell
Richmond
Louisiana
McRae
Fort Livingston
Beauregard
Memphis
South
Mississippi
Hancock
National Army
National Cavalry
Monterey
Corinth
Santa Fe
New Mex
Canby
Duncan
Sia Jackson
Elle Warley
Abaco
Santiago de Cuba
Port Royal
D. C
Sacramento
Portsmouth
N. H
W. G. Chapman
Rich Man in Hell and the Lazarus Class Parable
A sermon interprets the Rich Man and Lazarus parable as symbolic of Jewish nation and Gentiles. It links the rich man to Israel’s leadership, Lazarus to Gentile outcasts, and explains Abraham’s bosom as the Gospel’s invitation. Mercy awaits the Messianic Kingdom for both dead and living Israel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titus
Judah
Benjamin
Moses
Prophets
Israel
Lazarus
Jesus
Commonwealth of Israel
Abraham
God
Balance Sheet Fragments Show Capital and Deposits Figures
The readable lines list capital stock paid in amounts 100000 and 25000 and 10000 with exchange discounts 4374.44 and demand deposits 171677.82 254089.33. A trailing 6599 line appears with 24. These fragments indicate a partial bank or financial statement balance sheet section.
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Mount Jackson
House of Representatives of
Roanoke Island
Huger
New Market
Minnehaha
Patton
Tennessee
Hiloh
Pittsburg Landing
Woodens Gap
Joseph E. Johnston
Gen. McClellan
War Department
Reno
Newburn
Georgia
Camden
Elizabeth City
Hawkins
New York Zouaves
Shenandoah Valley
McDowell
G. W. Blunt
South Carolina
Crusader
Edisto Island
Petersburgh
Express
Prince George
Surry
Williamsburg
Nassau
Augur
Stonewall Jackson
General Banks
New Market Virginia
Harrisonburg
Stannardsville
Orange Court House
Gordoneville
United States Circuit Court
Middle District
Tennenses
John Catron
Richmond Dispatch
Milroy
Buffalo Gap
Augusta County
Staunton
James River
R. C. Files
Mobile
Alabama
New Mexico
First
Massachusetts Infantry
U. S. S. S. Flambeau
Stone
Albert Pike
Battle of
Gassendi
Europe
Charlestown
Hubbard
Neosho
Hell
Luke
Xvi
iLuc Ali
Lacorus
J. F. Hoke
W. H. Crowder, JR
J. H. Kalley
W. H. Burks, Jr
Ass’t Cashier
Sullivan State Bank
Sullivan
Indiana
Secur
Total Resources
State OF
County OF
Bertha Ruston
The
C. H. Stratton Loan Co
John C. Chaney
Citizens Trust Building
W. H. Hill, JR
Insurance, Abstracts
Mason
Terre Haute
M. B. Mason
Farmersburg, Ind
T. P. McBride
J. H. Allen
D. Crawley
Washington Street
Henry Keen
Congress