The War Report from Warren on Lincoln's Message
The Warren Mail discusses the President's Message as a turning point in the Civil War, noting support from border slaveholding states and foreign observers. It recalls Lincoln's first year, Lander's death, and Fremont's vindication amid political battles and public opinion, with a tribute from Observer.
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Warren Mail
Warren
South
Washington
Yancy, Mann & Co
Europe
Confederacy
National Intelligencer
Union
Congress
Maryland
Delaware
Lincoln
Kansas
County Supervisors Elected Mark Change in Popular Feeling
The Erie Observer reports in Cattaraugus NY that Democrats won a County Supervisors board for the first time in years, showing a shift in sentiment among voters. The Cattaraugus Freeman notes 18 Republicans and 13 Democrats on the board, though the Observer cautions the change may be less dramatic than it appears.
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Cattaraugus
N. Y
Petroleum County proposal meets firm local opposition
A Crawford man Bates has introduced a bill in the House to create Petroleum County from Venango Crawford and Warren. The Warren County audience opposes the plan as unnecessary and harmful, aimed at enriching speculators and increasing taxes. They urge lawmakers to discard the proposal until wartime debt is paid and public funds better spent.
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Petroleum County
Harrisburg
Petroleum
Venango Spectator
Warren County
Spectator
War Paragraphs and Political Notices in Nineteenth Century Dispatches
A compilation of Civil War era excerpts including Senator McDougal denouncing treason and secession, Breckinridge faction commentary in the Harrisburg Union, and Washington dispatches announcing Manassas evacuation. The items reflect partisan rhetoric, treason charges, and early battlefield movements with notes from the National Intelligencer.
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Washington
Mar
National Intelligencer
Centreville
Manassas
Ironclad Merrimac Engages Union Ships at James River
At Fort Moxtor on March 8 a rebel ironclad, the reportedly submerged Merrimac, sailed toward the James River forts Cumberland Congress and Yorktown Jamestown. The Cumberland and Congress fired full broadsides but the Merrimac endured, rammed Cumberland, and the Congress struck colors as the Yorktown and Jamestown offered later support. Naval crews attempted to resist, but the Confederates pressed the attack with shell and shot from Newport News batteries.
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James River
Moxtor
Mar
Old Point
Merrimac
Norfolk
Sewell
Cumberland
Congress
Yorktown
Jamestown
Naval Brigade
St. Lawrence
Newport News
Monitor and Merrimac clash near Newport News
G V Fox reports on March 9 at Fortress Monroy that the Monitor arrived at 10 PM to protect the Minnesota aground below Newport News. At 7 AM the Merrimac and two tugs opened fire. the Monitor engaged, driving off all except the Merrimac. Worden was lightly injured. Minnesota fired steadily. Monitor uninjured and ready for another attack.
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Monroy
G. Welles
Monitor
Minnesota
Newport News
Merrimac
J.S. Worden
Steiners
Worden
G. V. Fox
Sec
Navy
Geary captures Leesburg and Forts Beauregard Evans
Col Geary's force takes Leesburg driving Gen Hill's army toward Middleburg and seizes Fort Johnson and other positions. Prisoners and stores fall into Union hands as homes and public buildings come under Geary's control. Detachment from the 1st Michigan Cavalry earns praise for service.
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Leessure
Col. Geary
Leesburg
Gen. Hill
Hill
Middleburg
Geary
Livettsville
Wheatland
Waterford
Fort Johnson
Fort Geary
Beauregard
Evans
First Michigan Cavalry
The Merrimac and Monitor Batteries Described at Length
Detailed descriptions of the ironclad warships Merrimac and Monitor. The Merrimac’s hull redesign, iron plating, cannonry, and armor improvements are outlined, noting heavy armament and bunkers and plans for coastal use. The Monitor battery features its revolving turret, iron decks, and crew facilities, with claims of its seaworthiness and combat potential. Also included is a separate note on Rev. J. C. Fletcher’s lecture on Brazil and praise for Dr. J A. Ayers of Lowell Mass.
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Charlestown
Mass
United States Navy
Gosport Navy Yard
Monitor
Ericsson
J. C. Fletcher
Brazil
Tropics
J. A. Ayer
Lowell
Ledger
House adopts resolution and slavery end in DC
The House passes the President's recommended resolution by 88 to 31. A conference bill to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia is agreed. Gen. McClellan is relieved as commander in chief but keeps Potomac Department oversight. Gen. Fremont is assigned west of the Potomac and east of the Mississippi. In St. Louis, Gen. Curtis wins a six day battle, claiming victory over Van Dorn McCullough Price and McIntosh with about 1000 Union casualties and larger Confederate losses. captures include guns and flags, as cavalry pursue the retreating foe.
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Warren
Abraham Lincoln
Susquehanna
Philadelphia
Bull Run
Europe
Davis
Congress
Gen. Lander
McClellan
Stanton
Edward’s Ferry
Ball's Bluff
Fremont
P. C. Shanks
Indiana
New York Herald
Pathfinder
House
Senate
District of Columbia
Gen. McClellan
Department of the Potomac
Military Department
Potomac
Mississippi
Note on party loyalties and Secessionist support in elections
The piece argues Republicans were the only major party not backing a Secessionist for President or VP in the last election. It cites the Union party backing John Bell, Simon-Pure Democracy backing Breckinridge and Lane, and the Soft-Shell Democracy backing Johnson. Lincoln and Hamlin are portrayed as the loyal ticket. The article criticizes Secessionist sympathizers who lecture loyalists.
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Harrisburg Democratic Union
Breckinridge
Democratic Party
United States Senate
Wilmot
Eric Gazette
Breckinridger
Cowan
Senate
Seceshdom
Union” Party
Constitution
New York Express
John Bell
Tennessee
John C. Breckinridge
Joe Lane
W. Y. Tribune
A Darkey's Speech Turbulence at Massachusetts Meeting
In a Massachusetts town a discussion on celebrating West India emancipation drew mixed gender participation. A conservative gentleman reacted with shock as women voiced opinions, joking that he would have brought his wife to control the discussion were he aware women would speak. The crowd reacted with surprised stares as the speaker recoiled and sat down.
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A Darkey
Massachusetts
Democrats and Hessians mix in Fort Donelson tale
A Uniontown column mocks the Pittsburg Post and Gazette over who fought at Fort Donelson. It recalls a Revolutionary era joke about a Dutch Hessian speaker admitting he was Kornwallis, implying Democrats fought the fort battles while many were misidentified.
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Uniontown (Fayette Co
Pittsburg Post and Gazette
Fort Donaldson
Washington
Mi Kornwallis
Fort Donelson
Mit Kornwallis
Davis Advised to Climb High Tree for Safety
Louisville Democrat reports Jeff Davis advised to seek a high tree as a safe position and to draw it up afterward in a hazardous situation.
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Jeff
Davis
Louisville
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Holman
Ind
United States
Diven
New York
Mobile Register
Erie Observer
Trota
McDougal
California
Jesse D. Bright
Third Dispatch
Wasuietos
Navy Department
Baltimore
Gideon Welles
Secretary of the Navy
St. Simon’s
Brunswick
Georgia
Fort Clinch
Fernandina
St. Mary’s
C. H. Davis
U.S. N
Andrew Johnson
Garet
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