Lincoln and Johnson on a Nation at War and Treason Threats
A broadside urges Union voters to rally for November's election amid claims of a North hidden rebel network. The piece cites actions in St Louis Indianapolis and Cincinnati and accuses Daniel Dodd and the Sons of Liberty of treason, urging citizens to vote to prevent a new rebellion. It warns of invasion fears from Des Moines to Bloomfield and recounts a Davis County massacre by guerrillas, with local reprisals and calls for defense.
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New York News
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Peace Men
Cincinnati
Union
Friends
Indiana
Tidiana
Sons of Liberty
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Dodd
United States Court
Joseph J. Bingham
Revery
Grant
Sherman
Secret Order
Henry Lb. Carrington
Desmoines
Bloomfield
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Griffith
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Missouri
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Charles Kabulein
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Davia Lewis
Fred Melin Lewis
Charis Kuhalein
Daley County
Tange Three
Pfatenay Punch
Petivioner
Old Fable and Civil War Snippets Mixed in Front Page
A period column blends fable and political quips about the peace candidate, Union soldiers breaking up meetings in the Shenandoah Valley, and Rhett’s take on secession. It notes Dubuque avoiding the draft by volunteers and bounties, with Lowell’s caustic critique of McClellan’s Copperhead crowd.
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Axomer
Shenandoah Valley
CavAlry Victory at Front in a Grand Charge
Sheridan reports a superb cavalry victory as Custar’s division pressed the enemy, captured their battery, and pursued them for miles. Merritt and Lomax engaged on flanks while regiments from Vermont New Hampshire and New York led the assault. Sherman reports Hood retreating near Dalton and Resaca as Longstreet moves near Strasburg. Grant makes impregnable positions.
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Sherman
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Dalton
Resaca
Grant
Richmond
Guppy
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Marianna
Florida
Greners
Dana
Mississippi
Army of the Potomac letter cites Union units with Sherman
TheTimes Army of the Potomac letter notes most Iowa infantry regiments and cavalry with Sherman. It reports prices for wheat and potatoes in Muscatine and Dubuque railway openings, plus battlefield moves and political events across Missouri Colorado and Mexico. Additional items include a Quebec rockfall disaster and Admiral Porter’s command.
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Iowa
Sherman
Muscatine
Lincoln Hrraries and Capitol History Snapshot
Gen George B McClellan draws seven to eight thousand dollars yearly from the U S treasury and does nothing The Capitol corner-stone was laid by General Washington on September 18 1793 The building was burned by the British in 1814 and rebuilt Wings added July 4 1851 Webster deposited a paper under the stone asserting the union would endure If the Capitol fell ten years later a July 4 1861 special session met to suppress the Southern rebellion
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