Washington papers Fights and political clashes in capital papers
A Warren Mail summary notes a fierce press battleground between the Intelligencer and the Chronicle in Washington. It describes the Chronicle’s pro government stance, attacks on McClellan and Hooker, and the Intelligencer’s ongoing anti administration line. It also covers local election results, army reinforcements, and related Civil War political commentary from New York and Cincinnati dispatches.
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Washington
Old Intelligencer
Washington Chronicle
Gen. McClellan
Gen. Hooker
The
Chronicle
Forney & Co
the Chronicle
Lincoln
Hooker
The Army Paid and Soldiers Settled Fairly
The piece notes that while soldiers faced delays due to faulty legislation and pay systems, Secretary Chase instructed that each pay requisition show the covered period and for the War Department to indicate payment order. The result was a coordinated system ensuring timely pay, with the entire $59,760,000 debt due to March 19 fully paid.
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Chase
War Department
Secretary of War
Gen Banks Earns Praise for New Orleans Campaign
The New Orleans dispatch lauds Gen Banks for a decisive victory over rebels, noting a 300 mile rapid advance, multiple pitched battles, and about six hundred KIA and WIA with around two thousand prisoners. It commends his conduct, civil treatment of troops, and steady leadership under pressure. Representatives from nineteen railroad firms met in Buffalo on the 29th to discuss commissions on passenger traffic and proposed advances.
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Banks
New Orleans
Gen. Banks
Gen. Butler
Buffalo
Spicy Civil War Corresponder from Murfreesboro Toasts Draft Opponents
A March 1863 correspondence from Murfreesboro Tennessee printed in the Cincinnati Commercial denounces a draft resister as a coward and traitor. The writer attacks Vallandigham and Confederate sympathizers, vows support for the Union, and cites recent battles and officers including Dupont Hunter and Mansfield French. The letter's tone blends political insult with wartime rhetoric about loyalty, desertion, and restitution.
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Copperhead
Murfreesboro
Tennessee
Cincinnati Commercial
Hamiton, Ohto
Bar
Rash
Bob
Hamilton
Lincoln
White House
Holloway’s Pits Promised to Save Volunteers in War
A partisan ad styled line promotes Holloway’s Pits to prevent diarrhea and dysentery among volunteers, claiming success in India and Crimea and pricing at 25 cents per box. The fragmentary text also includes odd social quips about affection and laziness, offering no verifiable context.
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Holloway
India
Crimea
Missouri to Seize Truston Polk Property in U S Court
In St Louis on April 29 proceedings began in federal court to confiscate the property of Truston Polk United States Senator. Reports place General Price at Little Rock with eight thousand troops as Union forces move in Missouri. A rebel regiment under Col Newton was surprised near Jackson with heavy casualties and loot captured. General Wandever and General McNeil pursued the retreating enemy, with artillery fire and ongoing fighting through the afternoon.
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St. Louis
United States
Truston Polk
Jackson
Iowa Cavalry
Wandever
McNeil
War News From May Civil War Dispatches
Postscript reports Gen Hooker’s victory as more complete than expected with notable gains. Prisoner counts exceed 5 000. Gen Fitzhugh Lee secured in Washington. Suffolk Nansemond river reconnaissance sees heavy fighting as 19th New York and 13th New Hampshire storm rebel works. Col Ringgold mortally wounded. Continuous shelling silences the enemy battery. medical staff suffer injuries.
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New York
Washington Republican
P. M
Washington
Fitzhugh Lee
Scurrok
Peck
Nansemond River
Suffolk
Petersburg
N. Y
N. H
Smith Briggs
Lee
Davis
Massachusetts
Briggs
Col. Ringgold
103D
25Th New Jersey
Dr. Smith
Union and Confederate Forces Clash Along Virginia Front
Reports describe Getty crossing the Nansemond near Suffolk, Sherman moving on Yazoo and attacks on rebel batteries, Vallandigham's arrest in Dayton, and a major battle around the Rappahannock with Hooker retreating. Descriptions include pontoon difficulties, river flooding, and cavalry movements toward Northern Neck.
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