Sew ard preached peace and victory at Corning Hall
The reception for Mr. Secretary Seward in Auburn featured a large Corning Hall audience on the eve of the election. He predicted victory, argued against rebels and slavery, and urged unity under Lincoln, asserting war will end with the rebels defeated and slavery abolished.
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Seward
Auburn
Corning Hall
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Tam
Sam
Sumter
Jefferson Davis
Robert P. Toombs
Shakespearean Divinity Guides Mass. Bootmaking Trade
A Massachusetts industry note describes thousands of pretty girls employed to craft gentle men's boots, illustrating the belief that a higher force shapes human outcomes in workplace fortune.
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Shakspeare
Massachusetts
Tribute to General Herron and a May 1772 birth coincidence
The text praises General Herron for his service in Civil War campaigns and carries an official tribute from General Ord commending his promptness and bravery. It notes Herron’s rise from Captain to major general through merit, and recalls a birthday coincidence: Josiah Quincy of Boston and Lord Lyndhurst were born May 21, 1772, with the attending physician Dr. Joseph Warren who later died at Bunker Hill.
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Niagara Falls
Ben D
Canada
Gen. C
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Yaas
Diggins
George A. Thomas
Gen. Rosecrans
Army of the Cumberland
Mill Springs
Stone River
Chickamauga
Brage
National Intelligencer
Fort Sumter
Thomas
Murfreesboro
Nashville
Grant
Tuirrpenta
Carronuton
Herron
HE. O. C. Orn
Vicksburg
Mississippi River
Gen. Herron
Josiah Quincey
Boston
Lord Lyndhurst
Joseph Warren
Bunker Hill
Josiah Quincy
Cambridge
Massachusetts
John Leighton Copley
England
Dunn Brown Reports Important Springfield Notice
Springfield Republican correspondent Dunn Brown presents a major announcement. The report outlines key details and calls readers to note the forthcoming action and its local impact.
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Dunn Brown
The
Springfield Republican
Potomac and Rapidan Through Express Revived for Weekly Run
Meade and Leo announce a weekly Alexandria to Culpeper through line with connections to North and South. The Army of the Potomac and Army of Northern Virginia trains will run each week, with Meade and Lee alternating on out and in trips, asserting punctuality and reliability despite weather or road conditions.
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Alexandria
Culpepper
Capitol
Libby Prison
Army of the Potomac
Army of Northern Virginia
Culpeper
Lee
Meade
G. G. Meane
R. E. Leg. P.S
Pennsylvania
Dunn Brown
Sec’y
Bridge disaster at Serre Haute sparks strange body recovery tale
Reports recount a bridge collapse near Serre Haute where several drowned, highlighting a dramatic recovery method involving quicksilver in bread to locate Miss thralls. Separate items note Gen. Grant's new Military Division of the Mississippi and rumors about Stonewall Jackson's death arising from Richmond leaders' alleged actions.
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Serre Haute
Verre Haute
Grant
St. Louis Republican
Mississippi
Department of the Ohio
Burnside
Department of the Cumberland
Thomas
Department of the Tennessee
Hurlbut
Department of North Mississippi
M’pherson
Sherman
Hooker
Department of the Gulf
Red River
Missouri
Schofield
The
Missouri Republican
Stonewall Jackson
Richmond
Billy” Smith
Virginia
Laves of prejudice against advertised medicines
The piece argues that prejudice against advertised remedies is irrational. It defends Dr. Holloway's Pills and Ointment as proven specifics, noting broad public and official endorsement and urging wide publicity for the benefits to mankind. It cites Cincinnati and the Dollar Columbian as sources.
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Holloway
Cincinnati
Dollar Columbian
Movements of the Army Led by Grant and Meade
Washington Tribune reports Grant takes personal command at Chattanooga and Meade is promised battle for the Army of the Potomac. Burnside can aid either force, with Foster poised to threaten Richmond, while activity continues across all Union positions.
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Washington
the Tribune
Grant
Chattanooga
Meade
Army of the Potomac
Burnside
Foster
Richmond
Broad Arrow Mark Indicates Royal Ownership of Naval Stores
The broad arrow on rebel rams marks ownership by her Majesty to deter theft in ships and dockyards. It denotes criminal possession with heavy fines. The Nash ville Union notes emancipated slaves in Nashville run eight respected schools with six hundred pupils under African descent trustees and teachers. Government has no involvement.
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Royal Naval
Edwards
Nashville Union
Disinterment Contract Awarded for Gettysburg Dead
The disinterment contract for Gettysburg battlefield bodies, surrounding hospitals, and Soldier's National Cemetery has been awarded to John Hoke and Franklin Biesecker at 159 dollars per body. Work begins immediately as cemetery grounds are prepared.
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JontraAct
Gettysburg
Soldier's National Cemetery
John Hoke
Franklin Biesecker
Holloway ointment touted as skin cure for soldiers
Wartime column touts Holloway's OINTMENT as a universal skin remedy for scurvy and eruptions among brav...
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Jr.coleman
Dunkirk
E. M. Pierce
Third
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Brown Brothers
H. W. Brown
Thos, Brown
John Brown
Nesmith & Keller
Exchange Building
P. R. Bennett
Big Bend
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Youngsville
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Greenland Brothers
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George Ball
Central Clothing
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Sounewango
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