Retrospective glimpse of Civil War victories unfold
A lengthy veterans era column recounts Union successes from Drainsville to Fort Donelson, praising generals, regiments, and casualties averted. It notes strategic gains, captures, and the collapse of Confederate morale, while praising Governor Curtin and Pennsylvania’s rapid troop mobilization amid ongoing campaigns.
Union News From The Front And Home Front In Civil War
Dispatches report Nashville occupied by U S troops with flag over the Post Office Gen Halleck orders commerce restored in the Southwest Rebel guerillas chased in Southeast Missouri Forty of their men and seven guns captured Banks division crossed the Potomac Columbus evacuated and occupied gun boats silenced while fortifications burned down to Island No 10 in the vicinity of Memphis News recounts political speeches and editorials on slavery and Union resilience noting Breckinridge and Lewis altered health and behavior and the Roanoke victory and parliamentary maneuvers in Britain and Indiana politics through early March.
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Drainsville
Pennsylvania
Savannah
Fort Pulaski
Alleghanies
Piketon
Marshall
Prestonburg
Zollicoffer
Crittenden
Mill Springs
Somerset
Fort Henry
Gibraltar of
West
Fort Donelson
Bowling Green
Clarksville
Nashville
Russelville
Columbus
Missouri
Gents
Tilghman
Buckner
O. J. Wise
Floyd
Pillow
Price
McCullough Crittenden
Jeff
Thomson
Belshazar
Cain
Treagan
Gen. Banks
Potomac
Harper’s Ferry
Centerville
Island No. 10
Memphis
Tennessee River
Mississippi
Connecticut
Middletown
Burnside
Roanoke
Connecticut Breckinridge
Jeff. Davis
Europe
Wasurxeton
Com. Foote
Cairo
Phelps
South
George Bancroft
Washington
New York City
Union
Bancroft
Harnsburg
Army of Gen. Binks Occupies Harper's Ferry and Bolivar Heights
Bolivar Maryland February 28 The army of Gen Binks occupies Harper's Ferry unopposed with all necessities for a permanent occupation Advance seized Bolivar Heights and reconnoitered toward Martinsburg capturing a few prisoners Laden Heights are held to block enemy flanks Today Charleston was occupied by a strong force and will be held Refugees return to destroyed homes as the pontoon bridge proves successful Troops and supplies cross the river without incident Plans of the commanders are not known but the movement likely supports reconstructing the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge
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Pennsylvania
Warren County
South West Township
Allegheny River
Warren and Tidioute
Senate
Bank of Commerce
Lowry
Landon
Crawford
Bates
Petroleum
Venango
Warren
Jupiter
Seneca Oil
R. E. Fenton
Chautauqua
van Wyck
Col. Fenton
Washington
Congress
Post Office
Sugar Grove
Bolivar
Binks
Harper’s Ferry
Bolivar Heigh
Destructive Tempest Hits Mecca and Mecca Region
A Beirut letter details a December storm that burst over Mecca scattering rocks into valleys and flooding the city. The Sepulch, Kasba, and mosque were submerged, 18 believers perished, and sacred libraries and gold items were washed away. Damages reach 2,500,000 piastres. hundreds of houses collapse. Djeddah also struck by the tempest.
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