Call for Pennsylvania Volunteers in 1863 Proclamation
Governor Curtin urges Pennsylvania freemen to enlist under the U S President's October proclamation demanding 38 263 volunteers to rebuild regiments in the field. Recruits receive pay, bounty, and premium. draft to follow if quotas not met by January. Thanksgiving day proclamation also issued.
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Pennsylvania
Ereas
Andrew G. Curtin
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
United States
Harrisburg
A. G. Curtin
LI Slifer
Pennsylvania Vote Declares Curtin Victory and Agnew Loss
The official tally shows Curtin with 269 496 votes and Woodward 254 171, a Curtin majority of 15 325. Agnew trails by 3 137, with total state votes 523 667, up 30 001 from 1860, reflecting strong Union support and endorsement of Curtin’s administration.
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Pennsylvania
Woodward
Union Party
Gov.tin
Agnew
Supreme
Prisoners in Richmond and Milroy Acquitted
Editorial correspondence reports about 12 000 Yankee prisoners in Richmond with 1 100 officers including Indiana State Senator Armstrong. Milroy is acquitted after a court of inquiry found no disobedience. debates on command decisions and a land office arrest followed. Emancipation in Maryland looms as November 4 elections approach amid Union victory talk.
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Richmond
White
State Senate
Indiana
Armstrong
Libby
Senate
House
Sanitary Commission
Milroy
Winchester
Halleck
Schenck
Sen. Milroy
111th Regiment at Wallahatchie Losses Noted
The 111th Regiment under Lieut. Col. Thomas M. Walker distinguished itself at Wallahatchie near Lookout Mountain. Major Boyle and Lieut. Pettitt were killed, Walker Black Tracy Wells Warner wounded lightly, Black severely in the leg. George A. Cobham Jr. now commands the 2d Brigade, 12th Army Corps.
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111Th
Thomas M. Walker
Wallahatchie
Lookout Mountain
Geary
A. Boyle
M. D. Pettitt
Walker
A. Black
A. W.tracy
J. M. Wells
Wallace Warner
Lieut. Black
George A. Cobham
2D Brigade
12Th Army Corps
Warren County Teachers Institute Begins November in Youngsville
Warren County Tracuers' Insu1- Trute hosts annual session in Youngsville from November 20 for a week, with plans for a first class institute. Teachers are urged to attend to gain the offered privileges.
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Warren County Tracuers
Insu1- Trute
Youngsville
All The Yankee Boys-y Vocalists at Local Concert
A Saturday evening concert by All The Yankee Boys-y vocalists drew a large appreciative audience, with praise for the performance and a hope for a return engagement soon.
Pennsylvania Reserves Revisit and Enlistment Appeal
General Crawford reviewed the Pennsylvania Reserves and delivered a speech from Pennsylvania praising their past achievements. He urged re enlistments with government bounties and pledged ongoing support from the Governor as the war drags on. Soldiers from the 1st Rifles voiced desire to return home for a winter respite and enlist again in spring if the war ends soon.
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Pennsylvania
Crawford
Keystone
K. F
1St Rifles
War Department
Beecher Enthralls London Audiences in Emancipation Drive
Reverend Henry Ward Beecher addressed mass meetings in England on Union emancipation to a record reception. The London News calls the gatherings among London’s most enthusiastic, signaling a shift in English opinion toward crushing the rebellion and abolishing slavery for lasting peace between America and England.
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Henry Ward Beecher
England
America
London News
London
Proclamation Calls for 38268 Volunteers in State
The Governor orders 38268 volunteers as the state quota under the president's call. Counties must act immediately to prevent residents from volunteering elsewhere. Enrollment of 1862 shows 166 men furnished to New York, which claims the credit.
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New York
Beavebrk Bienes Presented to Former Superintendent
On Sunday last J A Neil superintendent of the Presbyterian Sabbath School presented to Dr Joel Danforth now resident of Jamestown NY a large valuable Bible donated by the scholars as a token of friendship. Dr Danforth thanked the officers teachers and scholars and spoke suitably. Iowa gives Col Stone 15 000 majority for Governor and Burgwin of Venango Citizen beats Judge McCalmont in the Assembly race. both praised as strong representatives.
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Beavbrek Bienes
J. A. Neil
Presbyterian Sabbath School
Joel Danforth
Jamestown
N. Y
Danforth
Burgwin
Venango
McCalmont
Assembly
Gen Sigel’s Speech Plans Stir Repute in Erie
The Erie Observer fears Gen. Sigel will ruin his once splendid reputation by giving speeches. The paper suggests he may do so with the bogus Democracy, as he supports the Government and favors the war.
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Gar
Erie
Sigel
Governor Curtin Declares Day of Thanksgiving
Governor Curtin appoints Thursday the 26th as a day of thanksgiving and prayer mirroring the President’s national fast day designation. The proclamation calls for prayers and reflection across the state.
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Curtin
Paper Shortage Halts Last Week’s Publication
Local paper announces unable to publish due to lack of paper. Orders placed with regional mills yielded no stock, leaving issue unable to print last week.
Village Businesses Set Early Hours Through March
After the 15th instant and until March 1, the principal places of business in this village will close at 8 PM. The Ladies Aid Society of Warren gratefully acknowledges receipt of $10 from Mr. William Martin of New York.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of
Warren
Wm. Martin
New York
Evening Journal Defamed as Election Returns Arrive
The Evening Journal of Philadelphia is accused of lacking brains and principle as election returns poured in, described as a traitorous sheet by critics.
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Evening Journal
Philadelphia
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad Completes Major Milestone
Emporium Cameron County celebrates the P and E Railroad milestone with an ox roast and speeches. The division under Samuel A. Black shows strong local trade growth while general manager Joseph D. Potts leads a trusted plan to finish rails to St Marys and Buena Vista, marking Erie to Philadelphia progress and near completion.
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Philadelphia and Erie Railroad
Emporium
Cameron County
Philadelphia Press
Philadelphia & Erie Road
Samuel A. Black
Joseph D. Potts
Potts
St. Marys
Buena Vista
Erie
Sunbury
Philadelphia
City
Railway gains and a U S proclamation from 1863
Readers learn of the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad winning support for broad gauge extensions from Dayton to Cincinnati and to New York via Cleveland, plus a proclamation by the President urging a national Day of Thanksgiving. The report also notes cooperation between rail lines and the advisory roles of railroad presidents and engineers. The piece ends with the President's call for November’s last Thursday to be observed as a day of thanks and prayer amid the Civil War.
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Atlantic and Great Western Railroad
Corry
Cleveland
New York
Dayton, Hamilton
Cincinnati
St. Louis
The
Herald
Cincinnati, Tramilton and Dayton Railroad Company
Dayton
Atlantic and Great Western Railway
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
Little Miami
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad Company
Ohio and Mississippi
Union
United States
Washington
War rift in Democratic ranks echoed by Vallandigham ally press
The Dayton Empire attacks Vallandigham led Democrats in Ohio and Pennsylvania claiming they place party over country and oppose the war. The piece argues that if Democratic leaders had stayed with the Sumter platform and supported union war measures they would have won, while now the National Union gains.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York
Maryland
Massachusetts
Republican Party
Lincoln
Democratic Party
South
National Union
Missouri
Republican Organization
National Union Party
Democratic War Party
Warren County
Vallandigham, Seymour, Wood, Woodward, & Co
Vallandigham
Seymour, Wood & Co
Sumter
Butler
Dickinson
Holt
Union
State Treasurer Candidate Henry D. Moore
Hon. Henry D. Moore of Philadelphia is announced as a Union candidate for State Treasurer. He previously held the office for two years under Governor Curtin and aided the administration’s success. The Legislature could hardly select a safer or better man for Treasurer of the State.
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Henry D. Moore
Philadelphia
State ‘T
Curtin
Buffalo rally features Miss Anna E. Dickinson
Gov Seymour supports his allies in New York and is met by Unionists with Quaker orator Miss Anna E Dickinson of the state. The remark about a woman delivering the cudgel adds sharp political edge to the encounter.
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Seymour
New York
Buffalo
Anna E. Dickinson
North Carolina Editorial Warns Secessionists Lose Power
The Raleigh Standard argues peace chances end if original Secessionists stay in power. It notes Ohio and Pennsylvania defeats for Democrats signal a Northern tilt against the South, predicts Lincoln’s re election and a prolonged war. The piece says the South faces global opposition and urges making peace soon.
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North Carolina
Raleigh Standard
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Standard
Lincoln
Providence
Minnesota elects Stephen Miller Union governor
Results from Curcaco show Stephen Miller elected governor with a likely 10 000 vote majority. St Paul City and county returns indicate gains for the Union party across Minnesota reflecting nationwide Union strength with reports from Washington and army dispatches on Confederate positions and captures.
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Minnesota
Stephen Miller
St. Paul
Notable Lectures Set by Allegheny Literary Society
The Allegheny Literary Society will open a December course of lectures featuring Rev W H Milburn the Blind Preacher Hon Wendell Phillips John B Gough Miss Anna E Dickinson Edmund Kirk author of Among the Pines and others. Expected speakers include B F Taylor Prof A J Upson Bayard Taylor Henry Ward Beecher and Hon Edward Everett.
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Allegheny Literary Society
W. H. Milburn
Wendell Phillips
John B. Gough
Anna E. Dickinson
Edmund Kirk
the Pines
B. F.taylor
Chicago Journal
A. J. Upson
Hamilton College
N. Y
Bayard Taylor
Henry Ward Beecher
Edward Everett
Mead
Patriot Democrats Honored for Support of Government
The Erie County Union men and other patriotic Democrats are praised for backing the Government over party ties. The piece honors loyal figures like George H. Cutler Henry Gingrich W Decamp Boyd and others across Erie County and Pennsylvania.
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Erie County
George H. Cutler
Henry Gingrich
W. Decamp
Boyd
Pennsylvania
Rte Gazette
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MR. Beecher
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