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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1863
Page
2
The article reports Delaware voters backing Union candidate Smithers for Congress in a record- or near record-size ballot turnout. It notes Democratic objections to the test oath and accuses them of flimsy tactics, asserting the figures disprove their claims and highlight strong support for the Union.
The piece discusses Charles Pelham Illiers defending non intervention as a household principle for nations. It recounts the Mississippi gunboat buildup under Fremont and Foote, noting the fleet's growth to 103 vessels and 700 officers with 54,000 men under Rear Admiral Porter. It mentions arrests of John Minor Notts, Vallandigham, Botts, and Stanton's stance on voter counts, plus a Civil War political critique and a comment on Gov Curtin.
Washington reports jubilation over Grant and Bragg defeat in Georgia. Meade opens a new Potomac route with ten days rations while relying on water transport. The piece notes Thanksgiving spirit, War Department clerkship for Captain Rogers, and tributes to fallen soldiers including Pettitt and Boyle.
The article honors Major John A. Boyle of the 111th Pennsylvania Volunteers who died from a Lookout Mountain wound. It notes his prior ministry in the Methodist Episcopal Church and lists funeral services at his home and Woodland Cemetery with several reverends officiating. The report also covers local notices, associations, and advertisements.
Burglaries hit the Com stock Botsford and Breed store in Jamestown last Monday night stealing goods valued at $400 to $500. The James town Democrat reports the break in and loss, with authorities investigating the incident.
John Bonner, a young man, was severely injured while coupling cars at the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad depot on Monday morning and died the following day. The Erie Gazette reports the fatal incident.
The second lecture of the Young Men’s Christian Association of Erie will be delivered Thursday evening December 10 by Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson.
The 145th regiment presents Colonel H. L. Brown with a horse and trappings costing 365 dollars. Philadelphia hosts a United States Christian Commission meeting that raised 10 000 dollars for Union prisoners at Richmond. Ohio voters favor Brough by a large margin, while Morgan the Raider escapes from Ohio Penitentiary and heads to Toronto. The President may grant General Burnside leave to tend to private affairs. The Washington Republican notes Banks backs Lincoln’s re election. Space limits delay Warren County Teachers' Institute proceedings. An army order removes two year veterans from Western gunboats. Pacific railroad located with Omaha City end. ground broken December 17. Warren and Tidioute Railroad work to begin New Year, aiming spring car service. A Chattanooga letter recalls a soldier’s farewell: “tell Kate there is enough left of me to love her.” The piece lambasts Southern treatment of Union prisoners, condemning blockade of relief ships and urging accountability for the “Jersey prison ship” horrors. Chattanooga name meaning fish taking.
The Court of Inquiry led by Gen. McDowell found four fraudulent transactions by Union officers in the Mississippi Valley. The President and Holt, the Judge Advocate General, conducted a thorough follow up and Curtis is fully vindicated. His supporters expect a rapid command assignment.
Reports from New Orleans to Chicago detail Union captures at Arkansas City Texas with 100 prisoners and three guns. Other items recount John Morgan and six officers escaping from Columbus penitentiary by sewer
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