Provisional Government Declared Amid Rebels Surrender
Eastern Virginia news reports a provisional government amid Civil War tensions with 1,800 rebels surrendering arms. Dispatches consider Mason and Slidell a diplomatic issue while Lord Lyons faces criticism for diplomacy. US loan funds disbursed to officers, with troops extending operations along Maryland and Virginia borders.
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Southwest advices claim Price abandons camp move west
Fragmentary report notes Price has abandoned his camp and moved toward it as reports say Gen Frost would take command of Gen Rain's division in the rebel army, with Times indicating possibilities near Kanes and Camp Jackson.
Rebel raid stops steamer Platte Valley at Price's Landing
Nov 19 report states Jeff Thompson with 500 men intercepted the Platte Valley and captured two Federal officers on furlough, who were paroled. Thompson aimed to meet Gen Grant. Tyler and Alick Scott moved to locate the ship. Belmont casualties reportedly near 800, with five steamboat loads of wounded sent to Memphis.
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Jennison forces clash as rebels burn railcar and homes
From Kansas Cirr Nov 18 reports eight hundred Jennison's men rode to Berea to seize oxen for the convoy. A subsequent dispatch from Kansas City Nov 20 says Captain Burchard with twenty four men of Jennison's Regiment attacked at Hays, drove off rebels, and burned the rebels' house and a man’s stead.
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Rebel sympathizers report seized letters as Union troops advance
A broad statement describes confiscation of full establishment contents including a bar-room safe and vault. Loyal staff allegedly moved mail toward West River and Tay Prince. some employees or lodgers may have relayed letters south. Two men, M. O. Hart and J. Earle, are under arrest. Dispatches from Virginia’s eastern shore say 1800 secessionists in Northampton County laid down arms and Federal troops gained control of that area and Accomack County.
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Battle Tactics and Slavery Policy Debate by Dupont and Lane
A Civil War era reflection discusses Dupont's naval attack strategy against shore forts, praising mobility over fixed guns. It argues for aggressive anti slavery policy, urging emancipation as war aims and proposing colonization and relocation plans for freed slaves, with calls for congressional action.
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Fragmentary notes on ex senator Jim Green reassessing Union stance
Reduce to a brief item: references to ex-senator Jim Green of Missouri being labeled a rebel then repenting and becoming a Union man. Mentions a person named Wine denying a letter allegedly written in Washington about his reunion. The text is tangled and incomplete, with unclear dates and places.
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