Disloyalty in Government Departments Fallout and War Outlook
This dated letter and article discuss loyalty in federal offices after the Bull Run battle, noting dismissals of about 170 clerks for oath issues or treasonable acts. It links bureau chiefs to inefficiency in the Navy and War Departments, cites Potter’s committee findings, and argues for stronger measures against traitors while emphasizing wartime resolve and unity under Congress.
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Congress
House
Alr. Potter
Navy
War Departments
Missouri
Tennessee
Potter
Ar. Potter
Acen
Vessels to be Sunk in Southern Harbors
The Baltimore Exchange reports government efforts to sink old schooners and small vessels in southern rivers and inlets to obstruct navigation. A few boats have already been seized or towed south, with twenty or more loading with stone at Port Deposit. Tugs and merchant steamers are outfitted for the operations as part of a broader expedition possibly aimed at North Carolina coastal waters and bay tributaries.
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Baltimore Exchange
Port Deposit
Bay Lines
North Corolina
Georgia Regiments Valor at Bull Run Reported in Fragment
A historical account describes the hth Georgia Regiment at Bull Run with bold fire and retreat, noting Colonel Bartow slain and heavy casualties across Georgia and other Confederate units. It compares losses to Illinois and North Carolina regiments while noting Union casualties were claimed lighter by rebel authorities.
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Bull Run
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Bartow
Auveromite
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Lowsinntins
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Last Words of Parson Brownlow Defiant in Face of Suppression
Paragraph from the early Confederate era recounts Parson Brownlow’s Whig being suppressed by Nashville commander Gent Zollivetter and Richmond orders. The editor vows to resist tyranny, refuses to praise the Confederacy, and pledges to publish no secession falsehood even amid looming death. The piece defends loyalty to the old American Union and condemns those who would dissolve it.
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Nashville
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The Slavery Question New Phase In Civil War Era
The government faces a North funded movement calling for arming and freeing enslaved people in the South under religious philanthropy. If aided, rebels might face a powerful new foe at their doors. private contributions grow, threatening government interference.
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New York Pins
Washington
Jth
Rebels encamped in Wayne county and Ceredo pickets under fire
Captain Dary arrives from Union camp at Ceredo in Wayne county to buy cannon for defense against rebels reportedly gathering near the county seat. Rebels estimated at seven hundred near Ceredo and three hundred in another area, with nightly alarms and exchanges of fire. Reports also mention political rhetoric, wartime sentiment from Joseph Holt, and local notices on morale, medical case of delirium tremens, and Washington loyalist cleanups. The piece notes no official casualty counts yet and mentions a nearby bridge project at Oshkosh.
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Wayne County
Bun Tranklin
Pittsburg
Davy
Donkins
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