Civil War Cavalry Exploits Highlight Col Grierson and Stone Manraids
Speech notes praise Union cavalry actions by Generals Stoneman and Grierson in Eastern Virginia and Mississippi. Reports detail daring raids that disrupted Confederate lines, captured towns, destroyed stores, and severed rail connections. Colonel ante’s Baton Rouge raid is commended for complete success with light losses and high praise for Col. Grierson.
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Buell
McClellan
Stuart
Morgan
Hooker
Grant
Tennessee
Tuscumbia
Courtland
Alabama
Johnston
Bragg
Stoneman
Virginia
Ante
Baton Rouge
Mississippi
la Grange
Col. Grierson
National Service
Richmond Bread Riots and Union Sentiment Report
A Richmond visit recounts bread riots with hundreds of women arming themselves and seizing provisions. The piece notes unseen Union sympathy, scarce Confederate supplies, and fears of raids as Gen. Winder and Jeff Davis attempted to restore order while Congress waives relief but war strains persist.
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Richmond
Confederacy
Union
Virginia
Winder
Letcher
Jeff Davis
Tie
Alsy
Washington
Noted Military Figures and Obscure Memoir References
The piece recalls J Madison Cutts and his daughter in mourning, notes his son serving under Gen Burnside, and mentions Gen Stoneman and other officers with West Point ties. It includes biographical bits on Col Kilpatrick and Col Davis, plus a string of Napoleonic and Revolutionary battle casualty tallies and a line on prudent protest versus endurance.
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National Intelligencer
J. Madison Cutts
Douglas
Cutts
Madison
Gen
Stoneman
New York
West Point
McClellan
Foster
Reno
Stonewall Jackson
Virginia
Army of the Potomac
Bufort
Bank
Pope
Davis
Twelfth
Ilinois Cavalry
Eat little and work to restore health says old advice
The author argues against forcing sick people to eat large meals noting illness drains appetite and debility spreads through the body. He urges light eating of coarse bread and fruit and active outdoor work or long walks as the proper path to recovery.
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Commonwealth
Brown
Speaker
Lancaster
Mr. Champneys
Mr. Speaker
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Cadet of Temperance Stands Firm Against Drink
A young drummer boy in a regimental mess refuses strong drink, citing a pledge to his late father and mother. The major pressures him to drink, but the cadet chooses honor over obedience, later becoming a wounded patient in West Philadelphia hospital.
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Siana
West Philadelphia
Horrors of the Knoxville Jail Reported in Civil War Era
An Ohio regiment officer released from Knoxville jail describes harsh cruel treatment of loyal Unionists. The jail houses six cages with five to eleven inmates each, plus three chained Federal officers Captain Harris Capt Deacon and Lieutenant Rodgers. Union women provide limited relief as guards are mostly boys.
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Forty-fourth Ohio Regiment
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
Harris
Third Tennessee Cavalry
Deacon
Second Tennessee Infantry
Lieut
Rodgers
First Tennessee Cavalry
Union
Veterans of Eleventh corps face criticism in Washington
Wounded officers of the Eleventh corps arrive in Washington and defend their conduct at battle against Stonewall Jackson. They note accusations by Northern papers and stress their American status under General Howard. Discussion shifts to sectarian prayer, a school trustee tale, and a Spanish beauty list, ending with a note on currency issuance for soldiers.
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Eleventh Corps
Washington
Stonewall Jackson
Howard
Ohio
Carave
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