Unconditional Union County Meetings Suggested on February Day
The committee proposes holding Sass Meetings at county seats on the second Saturday of February to nominate State Office candidates and electors, and to secure representation for Unconditional Union men in the State Convention and strengthen county organization.
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Kekome
Sfoffe
Jay, Russell & Calruin
Fansing
Rail Road street
Indiana
Union State Central Committee
Indianapolis
Tlouse
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Letter From J Garrigus at Convalescent Camp News
A Jan 7 letter from J Garrigus of the 8th Detachment Convalescent Camp Near Nashville TN describes frigid winter and deaths of 39th Ohio Regiment soldiers on Dec 31. He notes supply efforts, Grant’s presence, re enlistments, pay doubts, and a Christmas box from Wayne County. The missive also covers Richmond society, clerks in Washington, and reflections on love and heartache.
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Tenn
Trinaxe
39th
Ohio Rez
Bridgport
Manwell Barracks
Nashville
river Styx
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Hoosierdom
Sanitary and Christian Commissions
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Grant
Mast
Tennessee
Penn
N. Y
Mid
Howard
Ohd Wayne
banner
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Tribune
Garrett
Penny
Express
Kokomo
Adams Lightning Express
M. GARRIGLS
Indiana Urges Quota Fill Before New Draft
Governor Morton warns Indiana must fill its current quota of volunteers to avoid a new draft. He notes 16 141 credited after October, with 13 14 thousand recruited since then, leaving a shortfall of two to three thousand covered by reenlistments. He urges counties and townships to fully enlist within state lines to support the government and set a public example.
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Indiana
War Department
Black Villainy in Williamson County Army Wife Targeted
In Williamson County Illinois an army officer’s wife received seven hundred dollars from her husband. A sick soldier sought shelter, was refused, then allowed to stay. Men disguised as negroes and masked by the neighbors attacked the house, burst in, fired five shots, killing three attackers and wounding one. The dead were identified as the wife’s neighbors, including her brother in law.
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Williamson county
Illinois
Perils of fashion warn against glass thread plumes in hats
London Times reports Mr Frank Buckland cautions that new hat plumes made from spun glass threads resemble peacock tails. He warns they are fragile and particles can enter eyes causing pain, discomfort, and difficult removals for surgeons. He urges gentlemen to warn ladies to avoid them for family safety.
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Frank Buckland
London Times
Veteran Regiments to Receive Coffee Lunch at Jeffersonville
A Louisville newspaper item from Isprasxapots Indiana dated January 5 1864 reports Military Agent duson Ham of Indiana arranging with Samuel E Patterson of Jeffersonville to supply all veteran regiments with hot coffee and a lunch. Regiments arriving in Louisville should be notified and informed of free entertainment in Indianapolis. Governor of Indiana.
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Isprasxapots
Ind
duson Ham
Indiana
Samuel E. Patterson
Jeffersonville
Louisvlle
Indianapolis
C. P. MORTON
Tax Revenue of Rebels Compared to Post Office Deficit
The statement notes that rebel revenue raised by taxation during the last year was not equal to the annual deficiency in postal revenue in the seceded States for years before they began their war of independence.
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Centerville
South Mountain
Antietam
Burnside
Fredericksburg
Year 1861 opened amid Civil War peril and faltering Union
Horace Greeny reviews 1861 as a year of secession and treason, detailing Confederate gains, Union setbacks, and hopeful military turnarounds. He chronicles battles from Sumter to Nashville, Shiloh to Vicksburg, and notes political and financial strain, urging perseverance for liberty and Union.
Irish Emigration to America Echoed in Press
English papers voice concern over large Irish emigration to the United States as The London Times offers a tempered view. It compares rats aboard a West Indian ship to a vast Atlantic exodus of Irish people seeking new lives, noting the migration reshapes allegiance, institutions, and policy in a bold, philosophical frame. The piece portrays emigration as a significant, inevitable shift with mixed sentiments, praising a scientific yet humane outlook.
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London Times
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Ireland
Connaught
Jim
Payment of the Legion in the Morgan Raid
Indiana State news note from January 7, 1864 explains pay roll procedure for the Indiana Legion called to aid in John Morgan’s raid. Captains must file muster-out rolls listing full names and days served, plus subsistence details. Pay rolls begin after 1862 payments, likely February, with alternations by adjutant general. Paymaster S. Finuver urges newspapers to publish to inform veterans.
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Adjutant General's office
S. Fisuver
A Word for the Widder by Josh Dillings
A verbose polemic urges men to support widows, praising protection of young and old widows and urging reflection on their duty. It condemns neglect, cites moral duty, and requests support for a widows society with a future meeting and resolution.
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Josh Dillings
kinnfurt
widders
keunly
Young Men in History Lecture Cites War Age Leaders
Philadelphia lecture by E P Whipple argues young generals win history’s battles. He cites figures from Cyrus the Great to Alexander the Great and notes a Jewish village with octogenarian residents, including Rabbi Abraham who regains sight after years of blindness.
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E. P. Whipple
Philadelphia
Charles XII
Coride
Scipio
Carthage
Hannibal
Republic of Rome
Napolen
Austria
Alexander
Cheronna
Bacred
Greece
ASeac
Ilungdorf
Hungary
Abraham Yathom
boul
Minty lot
Abraham
Fragmentary Irish Exchange Over Debt at Death Scene
A crowd gathers beside a body on the railroad where a man dies. An Irish bystander responds with a remark about debt, saying he owed two dollars, then compares the crowd to a London ministry in a blunt, humorous aside.
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