Union Victories Grow as Army Votes and Letters Date News
The Union gains in Pennsylvania include at least 10 000 popular votes and state gains of four congressmen with potential six, six state senators, and nine assemblymen boosting the Union majority. Letters from soldiers in Atlanta N C barracks City Point and elsewhere praise Union advancement with strong anti–McClellan and pro–Lincoln sentiment urging continued war to restore the Union and end slavery.
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Pennsylvania
Senate
House of Union
Atlanta
Sherman
Old Hood
Uncle Sam
Barracks Hospital
N. C
Little Mac
Chickahominy
Stonewall Jackson
McLane
Geo. B McClellan
Abraham Lincoln
Ifis
Nus
C. H
City Point
Rebel Struggles and Slavery in Civil War Dispatch
The passage cites Jeff. Davis warning of a collapsed rebel army as Cooper orders conscription. The Richmond Enquirer praises freeing slaves to fight for the Confederacy, urging emancipation to sustain the rebellion, while noting Northern objections to arming Black troops and predicting slavery and the rebellion will fall together.
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Jeff. Davis
Cooper
Richmond Lnquirer
Confederate Congress
The
Enquirer
Virginia
Jeff Davis
Col. Jaques
Election districts show Scofield leading in 19th District
Partial results list Scofield ahead in Erie Warren Cameron McKean Forrest Clearfield Jefferson Elk counties with majorities or estimates. Totals show Scofield’s overall lead of 1,197 as county tallies vary and some results remain unofficial.
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Scofield
Bigler
Erie County
Warren County
Cameron County
McKean County
Forrest County
Clearfield County
Jefferson County
Elk County
Resets View Sr Hon B A Hill Speech in Macon
The Georgia politician urged defeat of Sherman to secure peace and honor, stating McClellan’s election hinges on Sherman’s defeat. He framed the conflict as essential for the state and for freemen, tying military outcomes to political victory.
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B. A. Hill
Georgia
Macon
McClellan
Sherman
Elections Chart Delegations by State and Party
The text lists elected Congressmen in Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Nebraska Territory. It distinguishes Union and Democratic representatives with counts and notes re-elections. It shows totals: Pennsylvania twelve Union twelve Democrats. Ohio twelve Union twelve Democrats. Indiana five Union fourteen Democrats. Nebraska Territory a Union delegate won by large margin.
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Ted
Charles W. Culver
James K. Morehead
Wenty
Thomas Williams
George W. Lawrence
Samuel J. Randall
B. M. Boyer
Sydenham E. Ancona
Myer Strouse
Phillip Johnson
Adam J. Grossrenner
John L. Dawson
Union
Ohio
Benjamin Huggleston
Rutherford B. Hayes
Robert C. Schenck
William Lawrence
Reeder W. Clark
Samuel Shellabarger
Wighth
James I. Hubbell
Ralph P. Buckland
James M. Ashley
Hezekiah
Bundy
Columbus Delano
Martin Walker
T. A. Plants
E. R. Eckley
Ralph Hill
George Sullivan
Ebenezer Dumont
Godleyer
Orth
Schuyler Colfax
Joseph HH
Defrees
Itieventh
Thomias M. Stilwell
William EB
Niblack
George Berry
Segonti
Daniel W. Voorhees
Nebraska Territory
Congress
Pendleton and party push old confederacy aims
In the Cincinnati Enquirer framing Pendleton as a Democratic nominee tied to restoring the old Confederacy, urging readers to oppose him while McClellan supporters would align with that bloc. The piece notes rapid Erie Dispatch news via P and E Railroad and cites Jeff Davis’s speech reflecting Southern rebellion against Davis, with Indiana Ohio and Pennsylvania voices noted.
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Pendleton
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
McClellan
Jeff. Davis
Davis
Indiana
Ohio
Pensylvania
Butler's political creed and war aims outlined
General Butler pledges a sharp decisive prosecution of the war until Union authority is acknowledged and laws are obeyed on every inch of Union soil. A map page shows the Administration's progress against rebel slaveholders and boosts to rebuke the Democratic boast of a four year failure. Fire threatens the East Exchange smithy as assemblies report margins for Brown and Burgwin in Warren and Venango counties. Internal revenue receipts for Sep-
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McClellan
Pendleton
Vallandigham
Voorhees
Cox
Democratic Party
Chicago
Long
X. Gen. Butler
United States
Sheridan Triumph at Cedar Creek Victory Report
Washington reports Sheridan led a major victory over Longstreet at Cedar Creek with 43 artillery pieces captured and many prisoners. Rebel Ramseur among the captured. General Bidwell of Buffalo killed. Generals Wright and Rakett wounded. Further details to follow.
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Washington
Dix
Sheridan
Longstreet
Cedar Creek
Ramseur
Wright
Ricketts
Gen. Bidwell
Buffalo
TK. M. Staantron
Episcopal service and ordination notice
Right Rev John Potter Bishop of Pennsylvania to hold Episcopal service at the Baptist Church on Sunday next the 23d inst beginning at 11 AM and 7 PM Ordination in the morning and Confirmation in the evening Attendance invited. Baltimore dry goods stores were closed by military authority on the 17th for rebel trade arrests and related detentions noted.
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Norice
John Potter
Pennsylvania
Baptist Church
Baltimore
Union State Central Committee Address Announces Union Victory
The October 14 1864 Election Address reports Pennsylvania’s Union victory with a majority in both houses and gains in Congress. It notes soldiers' votes still arriving and estimates a larger November majority for Lincoln Johnson. Simon Cameron chairs the Union State Central Committee.
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Pennsylvania
Keystone
Ohio
Indiana
Union Party
Congress
Lincoln
Johnson
Conspiracy in the Northwest Rocks the Indiana Treason Case
The article reports Dodd, Grand Master of the Sons of Liberty, fled Indiana after breaking parole amid treason trial in Indianapolis. It links the conspiracy to Indiana Illinois Missouri and Chicago Convention figures including Vallandigham and Horatio Seymour, notes arms seizures and argues for swift punishment and adherence to law.
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Dodd
Sons of Liberty
Indiana
Indianapolis
Illinois
Missouri
Chicago
Vallandigham
Horatio Seymour
Lincoln
Milwaukee
Wool on McClellan blasts general for Yorktown delay
Veteran Gen Wool, once a Democratic presidential candidate list, sharply criticizes Gen McClellan. He cites the large army and President’s support yet accuses McClellan of poor timing and movement, trapping his forces at Yorktown and letting the enemy swell their numbers.
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Wool
Gen. McClellan
Yorktown
Union
Peace Convention in Cincinnati Sets Independent Nomination
The Cincinnati Peace Convention met behind closed doors with fifty delegates. William M. Corry was named permanent chairman and a resolutions committee was formed. The group adjourned to resume today and aims for a State sovereignty based peace plan. Participants Long and Singleton were mentioned as presidential and vice presidential candidates.
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Cincinnati
Wm. M. Corry
McClellan
Long
Singleton
Valley skirmishes and rail moves amid Civil War news
Dispatches from Philadelphia and Baltimore report guerrilla skirmishes in the Valley with no major actions, Sheridan’s guns arriving at Winchester, and mills and barns destroyed to weaken rebel supply. Fort Royal guards the railroad to Manassas Junction as repairs reach Pectertown.
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Philadelphia
Winchester
Martinsburg
Sheridan
United States
Fort Royal
Manassas Junction
Alexandria
Pectertown
New York
Washington
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Baltimore
Dublin
Mace
Colburn
Goods Grass Station
Cashel
the Tribune
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
World
Tribune
Maryland
Voorhees
M. C
Indiana
Pennsylvania Votes and Unionists Push Back Democrats
The Chicago Democracy spent resources to overcome Pennsylvania's Unionists but failed. They ignored the strong Unionist mobilization with 23,000 soldiers in the field and no new furloughs this year. Despite Democratic pressure, Unionists increased congressional seats and statewide control without soldiers' votes. The New York Tribune forecast McClellan and Pendleton Democrats being wiped out in November.
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Pennsylvania
Congress
McClellan
Pendleton
V. Y. Tribune
Groans greet Grant references at McClellan demo in New York
At a McClellan demonstration in New York the crowd reacted with groans to mentions of General Grant. The New York World notes parentheses of anger and excitement, with calls labeling Grant as the butcher and expressions of opposition to his potential presidency.
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Hissine
Grant
New York
New York World’s
Butcher
Lincoln
Lee
United States
Representative substitutes and Patriot Patton noted
The Clearfield Journal praises substitute draft exemptions of the past three months and highlights Hon. John Patton who, though exempt, has sent two substitutes and donated thousands to the Christian and Sanitary Com missions. It asks why he does not go himself and urges others to follow his example.
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John Patton
Patton
Clearfield Journal
Recount of Horatio Seymour Victory And Charleston Gun Salute
The passage recalls the 1863 election of Horatio Seymour of New York two years after a prior event and notes rebels in Charleston fired one hundred guns in celebration of the result.
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Horatio Seymour
New York
Charleston
Slavery And The Democracy In Crisis Rhetoric
A historical tirade declares the democracy politically orphaned by slavery and rejected by both the Army and civilian society, lamenting its lack of asylum, shelter, and sustenance. The piece frames slavery as eroding democratic viability and social support structures.
The Dodded Democracy Question Provokes Indiana Debates
The Indianapolis Journal ponders whether it is profane to say the dammed democracy in Indiana. The column questions religious and political tensions shaping state discourse.
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The
Indianapolis Journal
Indiana
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