Dismissal of British Consul at Richmond
The Confederate States revoke exequatur of George Monroe as British Consul at Richmond after he refused to submit consular credentials and continued correspondence with the Confederate War Office. President Davis orders public notice of the letters patent revoking his exequatur.
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Richmond
Mississippi
Secretary of State
Davis
Straits of America
Department of State
Confederate States
Richmons
Servy J.P. Benjamin
George Monre
Richmond, Va
Exequatur Revoked for George Moore Confederate Letter
Jefferson Davis issues patent revoking exequatur for George Moore as Her Britannic Majesty's Consul at Richmond and barring him from any Consular functions in the Confederate States. The document notes Moore's actions beyond Virginia and his correspondence with the Confederate War Secretary.
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George Moore
Richmond
Jefferson Davis
Confederate States of America
Virginia
State of
Secretary of State
Department of State
Confederate States
Great Britain
Pemberton’s Resolve to Hold Vicksburg Banner Speech
The Mississippian prints Gen. Pemberton’s speech denouncing rumors of incompetence and treason while vowing to resist surrender until the last resource is exhausted. It cites a Confederate belief in his feint and the Yankee repulse at Vicksburg. The Petersburg Expre ss reports two North Carolina soldiers in Pocahontas under guard, one condemned for desertion, shot after a march delay allowed by their regiments.
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Vicksburg
Wm. Jas
R. Saunders
Selma
Alabama
Grant
Hundley
D. R. Hundley
Fort Gibson
Vaugton
Mr. Saunders
Co. Hundly
Eliott
Johnston
Snyder
Bluf
Kerr
Burbridge
Lay
Bowman
Natchez
Nightingale
Sanders
Pemberton
20Th Ohio
McClernand
Col. Womack
N. Y. Herald
Potter
Oneida
William M. Dodge
Pernambuco
Philadelphia
Florida
Liverpool
West Indies
Oneida Arenzietta
Louisa Hatch
Nora
Commonwealth
Charles Hill Lafeyette
Kate Cory
Kingfisher
Admiral Wilks
Vanderbilt
Hhis
Erceleus
Secretary of the Navy
Lincoln
Welles
Rip van Winkle
Mississippian
N. C
Pocahontas
Petersburg
Hzpress
Peace Movement at the North and Its Demands
The peace party in the United States, mainly former northern Democrats, grows in strength and moral force by denouncing Lincoln’s administration and defending constitutional rights. At New York’s Peace Convention Fernando Wood led resolutions affirming state sovereignty, opposing federal coercion, and calling for cessation of the war and peaceful reconciliation. The piece criticizes Southern press abuse, notes unity among peace advocates, and urges stopping the war as ruinous.
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Peace Party of
United States
Lincoln
New York City
Fernando Wood
Vallandigham
CorrupERate Mother Warns About Confederate Notes
The Observer argues against claims that after August 1 Confederate Treasury notes will be worthless. Sept 1, 1861 dated notes will be nonfundable, but not worthless, as people shift to newer notes. the government aims to withdraw older notes by funding before August 1863.
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Confederacy
Fay
War issues loom in fall election as peace or war decisions rise
Northern agitation builds around the presidential race to be held next fall. The central question concerns how the war is waged and by whom, with future choices likely to be between pursuing peace or sustaining conflict. The New York Herald predicts a peace platform for 1863 with victory for the candidate chosen on that basis.
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New York Herald
Herald
Lincoln
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Elliot
Diocese of Georgia
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