War dispatch from Fort Lexington October 25 1862
The record describes a failed expedition by detachments of the 13th and cavalry under Lt-Col Patrick toward Camden, a skirmish at Waergeners Landing, a riverine mission to recover bodies, an attack by rebels with river artillery, and local casualties. It notes regimental health improvements, one death Ole Ousmanson, and preparations for winter quarters. News of snow, rumors of posting, and personnel movements accompany reflections on old age and duty.
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Camden
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Waegeners Landing
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Simon Nelson
Harvey Gunderson
Saxon
Columbus
Dunttson
Beary
Hickmann
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Rver
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Tharbell
Capt. Blood
Stig
O. A. Cheney
E. Jara Mayren Uollis
F. Hedson
Fom
Leavenworth
Seregeant
A. J Smith
Richard Dwieht
Camuorthes
Lient
Oliver and
Graham
Cepalirs
Smithlind
Maj
Breney
Dia “Lal Hickman
Missionary Letter from 1801 Details Africa Trials and Loss
Rev James Stewart recounts Dr Livingstone and Mrs Livingstone’s deaths, a baobab burial, and a retreat of Oxford and Cambridge Mission near the Shire River. He notes rumors of disinterment of Mr Gar rap’s body and ongoing peril delaying travel toward Lake Nyassa, with a two year return hoped.
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Pree
Central Africa
Dr. Livingstone
Abe Stewart
TiPeline
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Tts
Thingstone
Abe Stewark
Antararis
River Shire
Ino Limited
Lake Nyassa
Printing Calico Process Described by Lowell Workshop
A correspondent details calico printing at Lowell, describing cloth preparation, dyeing, and color transfer through copper rollers. The process includes drying in a heated oven, boiling, washing, and fixing with soaps and mordants to produce a white base and bold colors. The piece notes California’s noble aid to wounded soldiers and comments on Jefferson Davis’s need for safety.
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Cleveland Lerdd Witless Ata Nethe Calign Printing Works
Lowell
Mure Sachsisetics
Atea
Thayer’s Plan for Florida Colonization by Federal Troops
A New York Evening Post piece outlines a government scheme to depopulate southern Florida with 20 000 armed colonists from six to twelve months to occupy lands and build a new loyal population. The plan envisions granting 100 acres to each settler and moving 100 000 freedmen to Florida for wage labor, creating a prosperous, orderly social and economic system in the South.
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New York Evening Post
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Indiana
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Slive
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May Ole
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Wool and Sheep Favor Domestic Production Over Imports
The piece argues for expanding sheep farming as wool prices rise and domestic cloth production grows. It notes US sheep numbers, a modest 1860 clip, and a shift toward home manufacture, urging cal wool use and reduced reliance on imported wool. It also includes a wry aside about domestic harmony and a note that 73 Boston Printing Union members joined the armed forces.
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Cullen
United States
The Pioneer's Last Shot and Nine Others
A frontier reminiscence recalls a 1765 encounter near the Falls of the Danish with hostile Indians. The settler fends off attack with a single musket shot, killing five of six attackers and fleeing one wounded foe. The tale ends with the survivor’s life in a transformed wilderness and a note on General Burnside’s recent promotion and a Pennsylvania family drift.
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Thad Kiled
Deval
Thad
Felda
Free labor sentiment grows in North Carolina during Union advance
Correspondence from Newareng North Carolina reports widespread support for free labor and Lincoln's proclamation. Local slaveholders join Union units, displaying strong anti-slavery views and harsh denunciations of the slave system. Union troops in NC reveal surprising fighting skill and restraint toward disloyal neighbors, while称 Buffaloes nickname and literacy gaps underscore regional tensions.
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Newareng
N.C
North Carolina
New England
Baron Steinberger Dead in Poverty and Scandal
Baron John Beal Steinberger once a leading beef contractor and financier died in the city after a life of vast fortune loss and dissipated business ventures. He shared a notable, erratic career from Virginia cattle dealing to California ventures, with ties to Nicholas Biddle and beef contractors during the Civil War era. His widow, daughter of Col Borns, survived him in Virginia listing property. a curiously told scene follows on his deathbed and a moral tale about a widow negotiating a dog and horse sale.
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St. Louis
John Beal Steinberger
United States
John Boal Steinberger
Shenandoal Valley
Virginia
Nicholas Biddle
United States Bank
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California
Commodore Thomas Ap Catesby Jones
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Fremont
Soan
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