Pennsylvania's War Troops Grow to Over One Hundred Thousand
The Harrisburg Telegraph cites official tallies showing Pennsylvania has 101,070 troops ready to march and 82,817 in camp, with 18,253 more due in six weeks, totaling 101,070 well armed and disciplined soldiers. It praises loyal hiring of volunteers beyond the 75,000 quota. The piece also notes 100,000 more would rally to defend the flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Virginia
District of Columbia
Maryland
Philadelphia
Telegraph to the Pacific linked by electric line
Report details the Pacific Telegraph Company forming in Rochester on April 17 with J. H. Wade as President and Hiram Sibley as Vice President. West and Eastward divisions aim to meet at Great Salt Lake City, with Brigham Young and Frank Fuller congratulating Lincoln. Dispatches confirm line working from Atlantic to Pacific and New York’s initial reluctance, while Western effort drives progress toward global connectivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Committee On Commerce
House of Representatives
Washington
San Francisco
Utah
Pacific Telegraph Company
Rochester
N. Y
J. H. Wade
Hiram Sibley
J. R. Ellwood
Great Salt Lake City
Atlantic
Brigham Young
Dominions
Frank Fuller
Lincoln
New York
Wood
New Orleans
China
Japan
Bherings Straits
Grand Jurors and Petit Jurors for December Term 1861
A compiled list announces the Grand Jurors led by F. W. Mitchell and including Silas Lacy, George Albro, Horatio Humphrey, and others. It follows with the Petit Jurors featuring Job Clark, N. S. Packard, Moses Ricker, Jefferson McKinney, G. W. Buel, Hiram C. Wood, and additional names.
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F. W. Mitchell
Foreman
Silas Lacy
George Albro
Horatio Humphrey
Robert Upton
Joseph Damon
James Shutt
George Carrier
Charles R. Brown
John Howles
Isaac S. Eddy
Nelson Philo
R. B. Jones
John T. Martin
Philip Hertzell
J. C. Hamilton
Norman Snyder
W. E. Conroe
E. M. Pierce
Eli Jason
Charles Crouch
Dana Foster
Cyrus Barnes
Enoch Marsh
D. A. Dewey
Celum Crosby
Marcellus Kimball
J. Sands
Henry Kingsley
W. J. Davis
H. C. Hodges
Walter Fairfield
S. A. Wetmore
William Brooks
Alfred Cady
Robert Wiggins
Arnett Firm Announces Retirement and New Management
Qi Judge Arnett retires from L. Arnett & Co. with L. W. Arnett and Benjamin Nesmith taking over the store. They announce a new stock of fall and winter goods available for cash sales, and invite customers to see their advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Arnett
L. Arnett & Co
L. W. Arnett
Benjamin Nesmith
Lexuprers Awn Society Formed in Warren
A new Lexuprers Awn Society organized last Wednesday in Warren with Mrs. R. Brown as President and Mrs. S. V. Davis as Vice President. Other officers include Mrs. C. C. Wetmore as Treasurer and Mrs. R. P. King as Secretary. The plan of operations is not stated. An Erie Gazette note cites a U. S. Sanitary Commission appeal for hospital stores in the West, to be sent to Cleveland or Wheeling for Soldier relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atlantic States
West
Soldiers’ Aid Society
Cleveland
Ohio
U. S. Sanitary Commission
Wheeling
Virginia
C. D. Griswold
Recruiting for Col Curtis Regiment Surges in Bradford
Recruiters report steady enlistment for Col Curtis's regiment with two McKean County companies led by Holmes Backus Sartwell Rogers and Corey. The Miner notes nearly 100 of Bradford township's 300 voters volunteered, marking strong support from McKean.
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Recruitir Inc
Col. Curtis
McKean County
Holmes
Backus
Sartwell
Rogers
Corey
Bradford Township
McKean
Kanawha State vote splits Virginia into new entity
Thirty nine counties in North Western Virginia backed a large majority at the late election to divide the Old Dominion and form the new State of Kanawha. They align with the North and oppose remaining connected to the part of Virginia that rejects the founders' deeds.
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Virginia
Old Dominion
Kanawha
Republic
Adjutant Jewett Leads Rifles to Fill Regiment
From Kane's Rifle Regiment ten to twelve men were sent last Monday morning. They travel to Olean to join other squads, aiming to complete the unit. The Jamestown Democrat notes Capt James M Brown promoted to Colonel, commanding the 2d Regiment of the Eagle Brigade formed at Buffalo under Gen Scroggs. The Sociable reorganized with Mrs L D Wetmore as President and other officers.
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Jewett
Kane
Rifle Regiment
Olean
Jamestown Democrat
James M. Brown
Eagle Brigade
Buffalo
Scroggs
Promotion for Ed Riddell in Sharp Shooters camp
Ed Riddell, printer boy, has been promoted to 4th Sergeant in the Sharp Shooters. The unit is at a Camp of Instruction near Washington. Election in New York approaches next Tuesday. Sugar Grove and Farming ton residents may support the Yankees. Asbury Dickens, longtime Secretary of the U S Senate, died at 98. Roads are muddy and the weather is poor. Governor Curtin designates November 28 as Thanksgiving Day statewide.
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Ed. Riddell
Washington
New York
Sugar Grove
Farmington
Asbury Dickens
U. S. Senate
News From Fremont’s West Campaign In Springfield
General Fremont reports a decisive charge at Springfield Missouri where Maj. Legoine led a 2,500 to 3,000 strong force to rout the enemy and raise the national flag at the Court House before retreating to reinforce. Across Virginia Gen. Kelly wins at Romney driving enemy posts and capturing cannon and camp gear with minor losses.
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Gen. Fremont
Price
Fremont
Springfield
Hammondsville
McKeever
P. M
Legoine
Court House
Scott
Romney
B. F. Ketty
Great Naval Expedition Sails for Secret Destination
The large scale expedition has sailed with about 16 000 troops. A War Department order from Oct 14 1861 directs commanders to use available labor and fugitives under government control, while avoiding general arming. It assures compensation to masters and seeks to secure rights without disrupting local social systems as insurrection is addressed. Brig Gen T W Snearman leads the Southern coast expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Butler
Congress
United States
Union
Simon Cameron
T. W. Snearman
Burning Oil Well At Oil Creek Seen In Terrific Blaze
A Greenville Argus correspondent describes a Bloods Creek oil well fire as a spectacular, nearly daylight inferno with jetting flames and a vast smoke cloud. He estimates about 500 barrels of oil daily feed the blaze and notes the scene's awe and danger. A Tribune correspondent asks when the Civil War will end, voiced as a question about earnest national effort.
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Brother Brown
Greenville Argus
Oil Creek
M. VY. Tribune
Bucktails Scout and Press Forward on Leesburg Turnpike
General McCall leads a substantial force including Reynolds and Mead in an early morning reconnaissance toward Leesburg on the Fairfax line. Skirmishers cross rough terrain, forts, and fords to reach a hill observation, taking one captured militia captain and a civilian prisoner while dispatching enemy pickets. The expedition yields maps and valuable local intelligence and the Bucktails earn praise for drill and discipline as they become an independent regiment underMcCall.
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Prixport
McCal
Fairfax Co
McCall
Reynolds
Mead
1St Rifles
1St Cavalry
1St Atillery
Leesburg
Col
Kane
Fairfax
Ren. Mead
Tennallytown
Col. Biddle
1St Artillery
Geo. McCall
Col. Campbell
Artillery
Hell
Manassas
Gap
Nous Verrons
Volveteer
Eleven Federal Rebellions in Early American History
A historical overview lists eleven challenges to federal authority since the nation’s founding. It cites 1782 conspiracy to unite states under Washington, 1787 Shay’s Rebellion, 1794 Whisky Insurrection, 1814 Hartford Convention, Missouri admission clashes under Monroe, Georgia Creek lands dispute, 1881 Cherokee resistance, 1852 South Carolina nullification, 1842 Rhode Island suffrage clash, 1856 Mormon resistance, and the current secession attempt.
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Washington
Shay
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Monroe
Missouri
Georgia
South Carolina
Rhode Island
Suffrage Association
Pennsylvania Intercity Rail Lease Advances to Stockholders
The Pennsylvania Railroad and Philadelphia and Erie Railroad move toward a joint lease. A formal contract will be drafted by their solicitors under presidents’ supervision and submitted to stockholders for final ratification. The plan links Philadelphia Erie Pittsburg, with aims to boost state trade and coal field links.
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Pui Adelphia
Erte Rattroop
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad Company
Philadelphia
Erie
Pittsburg
Ohio
Mississippi Valley
Basin of the Lakes
Pennsylvania
Ridgeway
Szagonyi Leads Fremont Body Guard In Victory
In the Tribune account Major Szagonyi commands Gen. Fremont's body guard in a brilliant Saturday attack. A veteran of the Hungarian War of Independence, he fights for constitutional liberty though unpaid due to lacking formal pay paperwork. The unit trains officers by example, Szagonyi serving as a strong instructor.
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Gen. Fremont
Szagonyi
Tribune
Blankets Arrive in New York for Quar Termaster Dept
Europe ordered blankets arrival noted by the Quar termaster's Department. 29,500 blankets have reached New York. Each costs 40 cents per pound, weighs five pounds, totaling 2 dollars per blanket.
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Europe
Quartermaster’s Department
New York
Smallest Soldier in the Army Eddy Black of Indianapolis
Eddy Black, eight years old, son of George H. Black of Indianapolis, enlisted in the Twenty-First regiment under Col. McMillan near Baltimore. He sent his two months pay plus money from volunteers totaling sixty dollars to Treasury notes, refuses furlough, and drums while others fight. An elderly man promised a horse if he returns alive.
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Eddy Black
George H. Black
Indianapolis
United States
Indiana
Twenty-First Regiment
Col. McMillan
Baltimore
Treasury
Eddy
Presentation of a horse to Gen Scott from Clarion county
Col P Kerr of Clarion county PA presents to General Winfield Scott a 15 hundred pound, 17 hands high sorrel horse aged five. The horse, raised by Mr Shoup, replaces the aging mount used by the General who is praised for his service. Clarion county has produced horses for heroes including Napoleon III. The report notes Leesburg battle losses and Col Baker’s stubborn stand despite river risks and orders not to engage.
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Gen. Scott
Col. P. Kerr
Clarion County
Pennsylvania
Winfield Scott
Shoup
Napoleon III
Washington chatter links Wood Butler Fremont on slavery
A contemporary says General Wood and General Butler back General Fremont and agree slavery causes the war and must be destroyed if it hinders the Government. It hints Bader is sidelined for unsound views on slavery. It warns against elevating Democrats to high posts as once Kansas governors.
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Washington
Wood
Butler
Fremont
Bader
Kansas
Prisoner depot at Johnson's Island announced for 1000
Secretary Cameron authorizes a POW depot at Johnson's Island in Sandusky Bay Ohio with seventeen buildings to house 1000 prisoners. First Lieut E W H Reade of the 8th Infantry to serve as Acting Assistant Quartermaster and Subsistence officer. 150 guards to be detailed.
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Cameron
Johnson’s Island
Sandusky Bay
Lake Erie
Sandusky
E. W. H. Reade
8Th Infantry
New York Court Rules Against Eaton and Jenkins for Counterfeiting Ayer’s Pills
The Supreme Court of New York issued a perpetual injunction against Eaton and Jenkins for counterfeiting Ayer’s Cathartic Pills. The ruling bars further imitation that could injure the public, especially the sick and vulnerable, and stresses the need for strong legal protection of trusted remedies. Cabinet, Schenectady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the State of
Schenectady
Rumors on Resignations and Orders Reported in New York
Specials deny McClellan and Scott resignations and note no removal order for Fremont. McClellan complains clerks in the War Department shared orders with reporters. Dupont letter denies robbery of private instructions and maps.
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New York
McClellan
Scott
Fremont
Gen. McClellan
War Department
Com. Dupont
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