Bloody Tenth Missouri in Missouri Campaign Across State
Geffroy Guards and Tenth Missouri Regiment describe December consolidation under Gen Halleck, crossing the Missouri River in snow with skiffs, capturing Danville secessionists, scouting Montgomery to Warren counties, taking about 150 prisoners, horses, guns, and secession clothing, and setting at Warrenton for further operations.
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Eps Courier
Halleck
Herman
Gasconade County
Wertman
Union
Missouri River
Pacific R. A
Secesh
Missouri
Ohio
High Hill
Missouri R. R
Danville
Secosh
Geffroy's and Co
Mt. Zion
Montgomery
Calloway
Audrain
Boon
Howard
Warren
Warrenton
Warren County
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Woman poisons husband then feigns suicide in hallifax village
A Leeds Mercury report from Hallifax parish describes a wife seeking arsenic to kill her husband. The druggist balked, but she obtained a harmless substitute. The husband fell ill and died after eating meat pie. He later hung the rope and the wife attempted to feign suicide. the husband then took legal action, delivering a harsh beating.
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Hallifax
Bradford
Leeds
Eng
Mercury
Stone Blockades and Double Standards in War Critique
Journal notes attack prominent British press guardians for praising atrocities in the Sepoy war while condemning Charleston harbor blockades. The piece mocks J Bull for forgetting past expedients against Napoleon, citing Scott on Boulogne. It labels knaves and liars with long memories.
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Charleston
Times
Bull
Napoleon
Walter Scott
Napoleon Bonaparte
England
Boulogne
True Soldier Spirit Told by Miss Nightingale
Miss Nightingale recalls a sergeant on picket who survived after being battered and carrying a wounded man to safety. He asked after his comrade, believing him alive, only to learn the wounded officer before him was the General. The General appeared wounded at the bedside, and the sergeant expressed relief and loyalty.
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Miss Nightingale
Generaral
Amusing Ocean Echoes and War Talk on Board Steamboat
An 1860 tax table for Ohio counties appears beside a lively anecdote aboard an Eastern steamboat where a Boston dandy disputes a farmer over butter while a volunteer and locals debate war. The dialogue contrasts refined manners with homespun bluntness and hints at public sentiment during wartime.
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Boston
Jonathan
Free North on Mason and Slidell and English hostility
The Cleveland Herald reprints the Free North view charging England with breaking vows of sympathy for the slave and aiding the rebel cause. It argues war is likely if the Trent affair is not resolved and predicts England may seek excuses to attack Republican institutions while urging immediate action to crush the rebellion within ninety days.
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Free North
Cleveland Herald
England
The
Herald
Mason and Slidell
Nashville
Wade's Calumatators and Benjamin Wade’s loyalty
The Philadelphia Press rebuts Ohio rumors that Senator Wade opposes the President and the War Department. It asserts Wade’s unwavering support for the Administration, noting his consultation with the President and his trusted standing with Secretary Stanton. The piece urges Wade's election to the Senate as a loyal, energetic ally in the Union cause.
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Wade
Ohio
Benjamin Wade
Stanton
Cpa
Senate
Philadelphia Press
Baptism by Platoons in the Army
An army chaplain visits a Potomac regiment’s colonel famed for profanity to discuss religious interests. The colonel boasts a lively awakening among his men with ten already baptized, and the chaplain notes rivalries and orders immediate baptisms if any more are detailed for duty.
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Army of the Potomac
Air
Abolitionists label sparks a mistaken Johnson pairing
The Enquirer misclassifies Andrew Johnson as an Abolitionist, sparking a heated correction. The piece argues the editor's error came from a hurried glance confusing Johnson with a similar name, and defends Johnson as a strong Union supporter opposed to slavery. It calls out the Enquirer for political bias and praises Johnson's patriotism and friendship with Wade.
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Enquirer
Andrew Johnson
Tennessee
Ben Wade
Johinson
the Enquirer
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Jeff. Davis
Congress
Union Democrats
Ohio
Jolson
Wade
Enquire
Johnson
Union
United States Senate
Razette
A Soldier's Speech at Ballen's Gap
The Cleveland Herald reprints a Painsville Telegraph letter from Smalley of the Seventh Ohio detailing Maj. Jack Casement and Major Caremery speeches to troops before battle. The crowding address urged courage, unity, and swift action, with orders framed as come on not go on, inspiring fierce charges at the enemy.
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Seventh Ohio
Painsville
Ballen's Gap
Jack Casement
Mixtor
Caremery
Cleveland Herald
Army on the Potomac A Cadets Scene in Winter Quarters
A dramatic military tableau shows generals planning to counter a bold enemy flank near the Potomac. Officers debate surround methods to corner raiding forces as a patrol reports rounds of captures and the army readies for winter quarters.
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Iren
Horsen
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