Resolution Adopted by a Caucus of Union Men in Congress
A 1862 convention resolution declares loyalty to the Union, urges united support for the war effort, calls for severest action against treason, and invites all loyal men to rekindle patriotic resolve to crush rebellion and prevent disunion in any state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Ledger
Lincoln
Republic
Wendell Phillips
Charles Ingersoll
Axe
Pennsylvania
Secretary of War
Congress
Eric Gazette
People's County Convention Nominates State and Local Leaders
The People's Convention met at the Court House with G. W. N. Yates presiding. Delegates were credentialed from Freehold Limestone Tidout e and Pleasant, with committees to examine claims and draft resolutions. They nominated J. H. Mitchell Corydon as Auditor Alden Marsh Youngsville as Commissioner W. B. Benedict Southwest Assembly Warren for Treasurer and Wm. D. Brown Warren as State Senate candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis B Benedict
Southwest
Alden Marsh
Youngsville
J. H. Mitchell
Corydon
People’s County
People’s Convention
Court House
G. W. N. Yates
H. A. Jamieson
L. L. Spencer
Freehold
Limestone
Tidioute
Pleasant
B. F. Miller
8. E. Pease
L. D. Wetmore
State Senate
Wm. D. Brown
Jerome B. Fisher
H. P. Kinnear
D. McKelvy
G. W. Scofield
Myron Waters
J. J. Sherman
David McKelvy
W. F. Dalrymple
B. G. Morrison
M. Miles
John C. Dinsmore
W. B. Benedict
Southwest Assembly
Warren
Committee On
Warren County
J. 4H. Mitchell
T. L. Spencer
S. M. Mills
W. G. Garedon
Washington battlefield rumors and the Bull Run aftermath
Reports from Washington recount the Bull Run fighting near Manassas with heavy casualties and wounded being ferried to care centers. Civilians rush to aid, packing trains and ships with nurses and supplies as fear and grief grip the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jackson
Warren
Pope
Bull Run
Manassas
Long Bridge
Alexandria
Potomac Hills
Lincoln and Kentucky Towns in Civil War Alarm
Dispatches detail Gen. McClellan taking command of Washington fortifications. Rebellious forces under Morgan threaten Louisville and Lexington with reports of 20 000 to 30 000 rebels rallying near Boyle s Station. Cincinnati reports rapid militia mobilization, evacuations, and preparations across Kentucky hills as telegraph and rail links struggle to Alabama frontier.
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McClellan
Washington
E. D. Townsend
Cincinnati
Kentucky Hills
Tod
Boyle's
59Th Ohio
Covington
Gilbert
Lexington
Frankfort
Falmouth
Paris
Louisville Citizens Urged to Arm for Defense in War
A Louisville mass meeting at the Court House led to a mayoral proclamation calling male citizens to enroll and report arms to Col. Thomas W. Gibson. Governor James F. Robinson authorized Gibson to organize able bodied men in Jefferson county and Louisville for defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LouisviL_E
Court House
Mas. Guthrie
Louisville
Thos. W. Gibson
J. M. Deton
I. James F. Robinson
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Thomas W. Gibson
Jefferson
Adjutant Quidus Among Rebel Prisoners
A Washington dispatch reports Adjutant Quidus of the 49th Georgia Regiment among rebel prisoners. It states Lee had succeeded in his design to turn our right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie
Willard’s
Washington
Jehu
Boss
Pomeroy
Massa
Rapid-Ann
Old Ebony
Virginia
Philepelouta
Quidus
49Th
Georgia
Lee
Marriages in Brokenstraw and Tidioute
In Brokenstraw on August 31 at the bride’s father’s residence S Hull officiated marriage of Mason O. Olds of Youngsville to Eliza Mead of Brokenstraw. In Tidioute on August 30 Rev Stocker joined Lieut S H Evans to Emeline Ma Gill both of Tidioute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brokenstraw
S. Hull
Mason O. Olds
Youngsville
Eliza Mead
Tidioute
J. F. Stocker
S. H. Evans
Emeline Magill
Port Byron Baby Carrie Lucinda Jackson Passes
Carrie Lucinda Jackson, youngest child of Willard H. and Betsey M. Jackson, aged 1 year 11 months 14 days, of Port Byron in Rock Island County Illinois, noted in local death records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal Hospital
Virginia
Reuben Clark
Kenzon
Penn
Port Byron
Rock Island Co
Carrie Lucinda
Willard H. and
Betsey M. Jackson
Market Price Snapshot from Historic Ledger
A compact record of varied commodities and prices including flour, wheat, corn, oats, and multiple fish products, with entries for butter cheese lard and canned goods, alongside livestock terms and staples like potatoes and hay. The text presents a snapshot of market rates and product names typical of a late historical newspaper market page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Leer
Tailoring and Dressmaking Awards by Judges Buell and Markham
Judges D W Buell and wife Mrs William Markham award prizes for tailoring and dressmaking. Best made suit of men’s clothes earns 1 dollar, best made coat by a woman 60 cents, second prizes 25 cents. Best vest by a woman 60 cents, second 25 cents. Best pants by a woman 50 cents, second 5 cents. Best dress takes 75 cents, second 60 cents, eighth 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mahan
Emery Daily
D. Hall
Charles Cummings
Philip Seichrist
R. A. Hodges
Hrifer
William Higgins
A. L. Monroe
Peter McKinney
S. A. Wetmore
James Woodside
Moses Ricker
Sterling Holcomb
Cyrus Arters
Daniel Gross
C. Smith
J. B. Brown
Walter Davis
Wm. M. Cummings
W. J. Davis
Rusker F. Davis
Wm. A. Irvine
J. H. Hiller
J. B. Vandensen
Harnese,&c
G. H. Ames
A. D. Blodget
Leonard Spiesman
Yast
Bex
R. Brown
Alice Coblam
Alice Smith
Patrick Falconer
Acocks
Chapman Seabury
F. Henry
D. W. Buell
William Markham
Daniel Phippe
Russel Clark
Ben Crekcraft
Hest
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Peoples
Cochran
York Co
William C Ross
Lugerne Co
William D. Brown
Warren Co
Henry C. Johnson
Crawford Co
People’s Platform
G. V.N. Yates, Prog Hi, A. Jamieson, L. L. Spenore,Seoy
Loway
South
North
Wadsworth
Davenport News
Iowa
Proximo
United States
A. Lincoln
L. M. Stanton
Great Consolidated American Lottery
Ington
John W. Tunnell
Kentucky
Journal
Morgan
Glasgow
Nashville
Kirby Smith
Lew Wallace
Hooker
Fairfax
Centerville
Fairfax Court House
Munson
Washingon
Potomac
St. Josefn
Poindexter
Missouri
Hudson
Ind
Uw Do
L. D. Crandall
F. A. Long
Pittsfield
Pittsfiel
Pittsfeld
Warren County Agricultural Society
The
J. T. Corrie
F. R. Milner
Sugar Grove
Alden Mariu
Calvin Wright
Byron Ebbed
J. C. Hamilton
JL. Lott
James Younie
Hiram Horn
L. A. Chaffee
Daniel Spencer
Peter Somers
Revert Allen
E. T. F. Valentine
Marthason
Ietle
Wm. Terry
Hon
Lewis Arnett
J. B. Philips
Wm. A. Davis
N. B. Langdon
J. A. Jackson
Wm. A. Younic
James Hamilton
Hugh Willson
Mat Jackson
J. B. Hamilton
Miss S. Wright
Bell Eddy
Harty Pendleton
Herrick
Army and Navy
Albany Journal
Albany Standard
Avtockat
Sanitary Commission
Dr. Herrica
Great Pill Autocrat of
America
Albany Statesman
Canadas
South America
Herrick & Brother
Albany
N. Y
Hazeltine & Co
F. A. Randall
Barclay’s
Barclay's
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