Reconstruction plans and Loyalist votes in 1860 election
The Warren Mail outlines President Lincoln's policy to recognize loyal elements in seceded states that voted in 1860. It lists state by state progress toward reconstructing state governments, noting Arkansas Louisiana Tennessee and potential conventions to canvass organization. It mentions Texas as federal arms advance and no further agitation.
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Lincoln
Virginia
Arkansas
Lousiana
Tennessee
Texas
Death of Gen Buford Cited as Heavy Cavalry Loss
The death of Gen Buford in Washington last week from typhoid fever contracted in camp is mourned by the Army of the Potomac. A bold and energetic cavalry leader, he rose from the dragoon ranks after graduating at West Point in 1844 and earned early victories in Virginia under Gen Pope. His loss follows a career of notable raids and expeditions in the cavalry, recently marked by presidential appointment as major.
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Peae
Buford
Kilpatrick
Washington
Ile
1St Point
Halifax crowds oppose pirates of the Chesapeake clash
The text notes Halifax residents aiding the Chesapeake pirates against civil authorities, reflecting colonial sympathy with rebels and contraband trade profits. It stresses the incident signals local sentiment rather than affecting wider Great Britain American relations.
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Halifax
Chesapeake
Harbor clear as wreckage from gale opens path to ironclads
Dispatches recount that debris swept from harbor entrances may have cleared the way for Union ironclads, with timber indicating a nearly unobstructed harbor inlet. A Washington report notes prisoner exchanges under General Butler serving as War Secretary orders. Arkansas sentiment supports Union rule. seven thousand occupancy, five thousand in Federal hands, and a constitutional shift within a year. Official captures for the year list boats, cattle, horses, arms, and prisoners.
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Charleston
Arago
Washington
Theiladelphia Inquirer
Tler
Butler
Editorial Correspondence on War Policy and Appointments
The piece discusses Congressional committees, proposed conscription reforms, and calls for peace negotiations with the rebels. It notes President Lincoln’s message urging humane terms to end the war, praises Reconstruction-era debates, and mentions Major General Schofield's status and Erie County political patronage. It also reports on lectures in Warren and previews an upcoming talk on China.
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Colfax
Scofield
War Department
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Chautauqua
Fernando Wood
Richmond
Washburn
Illinois
Jeff. Davis & Co
Yeas
Messrs
Baily
Ganson
Griswold
Ward
N. Y
Wood
Grant
Butler
Thomas
Meade
Senator Hale Faces Judiciary Probe Over War Department Case
The upper chamber discusses Hale's role amid a War Department case involving Hunt. Hale and Johnson defend his practice and a resolution directs the Judiciary Committee to probe possible misconduct and to compel witnesses and documents. A Jamestown Democrat note mocks a Fort Smith storming and laments army discipline.
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Johnson
Congress
Hale
Committee On the Judiciary
John P. Hale
Hunt
War Department
Washington
Jamestown Democrats
Warren Mail
Fort Smith
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Old Soldier Killed On A&GW Railway Switch
An elderly man named Patrick Fitz Patrick from near Tid ioute Pennsylvania died on the A. and G. W. Railway westbound. While his dog drank water at Orangeville he stood on a switch as coal cars backed, was struck and fatally injured, the wheel cutting the top of his head above the ears.
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Tidioute
Portsmouth
Orangeville
Meadville Rep
Steevestown Merchant Builds Stock and Fame
A Hastings reader notes Mark Willson opened a Second Street shop, moved up town, and now runs a large, growing stock with steady sales. He is an Sugar Grove native, once a bold local merchant, and his success is welcomed. Major-General Burnside visited Meadville last Saturday, dining at McHenry House. crowds gathered at the Depot, Brass Band played, and he spoke briefly amid cheers.
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Mark Willson
Second Street
Thorne’s Bank
Hastings
Sugar Grove
Burnside
McHenry House
Meadville Journal
Pardon Proclamation Sparks Rebel Prisons and Navy Enlistment
About 6,000 rebel prisoners at Camp Douglas react to Lincoln's pardon offer. Over 100 have signed to enlist in the U S Navy, while Washington awaits formal oaths. Elsewhere a blaze in Titusville destroys much of the business district, and a train accident injures a boy at Erie. Oil prices and Congress notes close the report.
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Camp Douglas
Washington
United States Navy
Reported Civil War News From Various Fronts And Cities
Gen Foster sets headquarters at Knocksville while Chattanooga cemetery grounds and a national monument plan emerge. Minia arrives in New York after capture. Lincolns health and Emancipation themes thread through dispatches. Rebel actions include executions of colored soldiers at Milliken's Bend and Beuregard fortification plans near Dalton.
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Knocksville
Chattanooga
Minia
New York
New York Evening Post
Milliken’s Bend
Evening Post
Grant
Vicksburg
War Department
Texas
Richmond
Case Raises Question On Proclamation Free Status Of A Woman
A St Louis case challenges the President's emancipation proclamation as to a contraband named Elizabeth Butler sentenced to five years for vagrancy. Her status hinges on whether she is free. if proclaimed free, she could serve time like a white criminal. The matter may go to the Supreme Court. General Butler begins oath administration under the proclamation with thousands taking it. dissenters may be sent beyond Union lines.
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Schofield
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Jeff Davis
Gen. Butler
Prophecy of Old Female Contraband After Potomac War
A correspondent reports an old female contraband trailing the Army of the Potomac. She is said to repeat a verse predicting the war’s dates and emancipation, claiming in sixty-one the war began and in sixty-three Black people were free. The remark is noted as a likely forecast.
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Army of the Potomac
Recapture of Rospert Smalls and the Steamer Planter
Morris Island correspondent reports the steamer Planter, run out of Charleston by Robert Smalls and handed to the blockading fleet, has been captured by Rebels. Fog caused the pilot to stray toward rebel pickets. most crew, except captain and engineers, are contrabands. It is believed Smalls piloted the vessel.
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Rospert Smalls
Seceshville
Smalls
General Grant Reported Busy After Ridge and Ridge Battle
Rebel journals claim Grant’s forces abandoned Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain in secrecy. A reconnaissance finds no Union troops at expected positions and notes few troops in Chattanooga. The report says Grant is active but his next move is unknown.
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Grant
Maximilian Declares Mexico Crown Only If Union Restored
The Vienna Vorstadt Zeitune reports Maximilian told his brother the Emperor of Austria he would accept the Mexican crown only if the guarantees he stated in his Mexican Committee speech are met and the reestablishment of the American Union becomes impossible. He adds he will not cross the Atlantic under this condition.
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Maximilian
Vienna
New York Accepts Enlistment of Negro Soldiers
Governor Seymour announces approval to recruit and enlist African American soldiers in New York. They will receive the same bounties as white volunteers and will fill regiments in the field, counted toward New York’s quota.
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Seymour
New York
Excitement Over Chesapeake Prisoner Delivery in Hfanuirax
Reports from Hfanuirax on December 19 describe citizens rescuing prisoners after the steamer Chesapeake was handed to British authorities. Federal vessels Niagria Dacotah Ella and Anna Acacia and Cornubia were offshore as the crowd freed the prisoners and the pirates dispersed along the province. The gunboats prepared to leave, with many departing by Monday.
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