Dramatic Civil War naval and land action near Fort Donelson
The report recounts intense river gunboat combat at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, with Commodore Foote's fleet under heavy fire from Confederate batteries. It details hull damage, pilot losses, and flag-raising successes, followed by a land engagement where Union forces under McClernand and Wallace repel Confederate assaults, regroup, and advance, aided by Savier’s battery and Taumian’s brigade.
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Taft Lowry
Gaunts
McClernand
The-Creek
Wallace
Ganneral
Ceneral Gants
Smith
Wallice
Clarksville
Port Henry
Ann Avent
Com
St. Tenia
Louisville
Pittsburgh
Cairo
Cumbrland
St. Louis
Longessea
Do'elde
Gen. Geant
Cou
Bort
Gormandoare Pout
Joneninge
St. Toy
Ont Rossels
Fort Henry
Louisiana
Wm. Hinton
Carondelet
Foote
Ats
St Louisa
St. Lon
Fort Donelson Victory Reported with Civil War Details
The account recalls the Fort Donelson battle, detailing assaults, firm rifle pits, and Confederate retreats. It notes Colonel Lavin, General Buckner, and Major Calvary as key figures, the 33,000 strong Union force, and the capture of Fort Donelson with its guns, arms, and prisoners. The piece ends by contrasting Union gains with ongoing political strife over State Rights resolutions.
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Indiana
Taumian
Smith
Grant
Mort Donelson
Jude
Gainy
Fort Donelson
Mississippi
Kentucky
Ponnerses
Laman
Col. Trend
Lavin
Priito
Thaspob
Lidia
Tennyson
Dol
Lauman
Calabry
Buckner
Floyd
Virginia
Pillow
Buck- Tam
Forest
Louisiana
Chieng
Escape and Death: Duke of Norfolk's Narrow Reprieve
An ornate, imperfectly legible account discusses mid 16th century events showing the Duke of Norfolk’s survival on the scaffold after Henry VIII’s death. It notes an uprising against Robespierre style brutality, and mentions past battles, executions, and fears amid court intrigue.
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France
Vecrer
Lubespierre
Maghiad
Henry the Highth
Blackwood
Duke of Norfolk
Kingland
Flodden
Scotland
Tory Waehn Mga
Anne Boleyn
Catherine Howard
Daanuary
Shi
Smiason
Asuferer
Dent
Trishia
Didea
Norfolk
Tadiana appeals and army hospitals new York dispatch
A translation of a World Washington dispatch discusses Tadiana legal appeals and public support, criticizing a leader for lacking home and sympathy. It notes new army hospitals are ready for duty, praises medical reform, and mentions smallpox abatement and bureaucratic actions in Congress.
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Tae Letanopolis
Ladinna
Tadisna
Indiana
Ana
Tle
Sasitin
Tadiana
Senate
New York
Washington
Tugon
Chat Tha Denis
Congress
A. Brokisn
Mark Hamilton
Fort Columbia
Kerth Richmond
Mauve Peabody
Port Dashyette
Anekes
Arya
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