Letters from the Soldiers Import and Spirit
Letters from Wayne County soldiers in the Army of the Potomac Rosecrans army and the Army of the Mississippi near Vicksburg are featured with pride and gratitude. The piece condemns deserters and copperhead influence while praising the Union’s resolve to end the rebellion and preserve the republic.
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Wayne County
Army of the Potomac
Rosecrans
Army of the Mississippi
Vicksburg
Grand Army of the
United States
Benedict Arnold
Copperhead
Jeff. Davis
Loyal Wooster meeting denounces Copperhead rhetoric
At a Wooster Court House gathering Judge Lawrence Logan and Chaplain Collier urged support for the Union and suppression of the rebellion. Resolutions proclaimed the government’s resolve to fight on, denounced treasonous talk, and vowed loyalty and continued military effort to defeat the rebellion.
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Bliss-Valandigham
Democracy
Court House
George Bliss
Jeff Davis
Bliss
Parsons
Rex
Traito Sandigham
Wester Copperheads
Erroe Ahra
John H Kauke
J. D Robison
E. Foreman
Lawrence Logan
Collier
34Th Ohio Regiment
Lawrence
Wooster
Chaplain Collier
Union
Wueneras
Disturbance at Worcester Meeting Over Judge Bliss Speech
Avgsy W. Dewer writes of a Worcester gathering where Judge Bliss attacked New England and faced jeers and calls to eject him. He defends liberty of speech while noting threats and political tensions involving Congressman elect and southern Democrats.
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Mr. Borror
Judge Bliss
Wooster
Massachusetts
United States
New England
Asa
Bliss
Congress
Jo Burns
House of Representatives
Washington
Avgsy W. Dewer
Prosecutor Rex Accused of Inciting Mob Violence in Meeting
A Wooster meeting of rebel sympathizers condemned by critics for mob rhetoric led by Rex, the county prosecutor and town mayor, who allegedly urged violence and arson to defend alleged constitutional laws. The speech drew broader cries against Republican and Democratic leaders and warned of civil war risk.
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Rex
Wooster
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Iis Party
Jef Davie
Knights of the Golden Circle
Copperhead
Atty
Rebs
Copperheads under fire in N Y Herald critique
The N Y Herald denounces Vallandigham like peace copperheads as dangerous and misleading. It warns that peace radicals drift from lawful support of the war and urges strict enforcement of wartime authority to sustain government, liberty, and property.
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N ¥. Herald
N.Y. Herald
Herald
Vallandigham
Copperheads
Woion
Democratic Peace
Ruie
Pledge of Loyal Support to United States Government
A pledge declares unconditional loyalty to the U S Government, backing its efforts to suppress the Rebellion and maintain national unity and territorial integrity. It aims to bind all loyal men across trades in a common union to uphold the nation’s power and glory. It is a patriotic pledge, not a party formation.
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United States
Northern traitors and a 41st well come home draft
A fragmented note suggests enforcing a stance if necessary regarding Northern traitors. The text references a 41st well and a welcome home theme but lacks clear context or events.
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Aslo
Letters From the Front Then and Now
From Reesboro Tennessee March 7 1862 a letter discusses Civil War skirmishes with rebels and a capture of a Confederate commander. The writer notes army movements, tactics and rumors while criticizing newspapers and political sides amid wartime tensions.
Veteran Soldier Recalls Fort Donelson and Vicksburg Fight
A veteran letter from Moses Kerr, 76, recalls service with the 2nd Iowa Volunteers at Fort Donelson and the crucial Vicksburg campaign. He writes of hard marching, fierce combat, and the resolve to defend the flag and nation. He notes Washington’s birthday and stresses duty, vengeance for treason, and loyalty to the North.
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Jon
Fort Donaldson
Corintl
Missy
Presen
Vicksburg
Vicksbug
Loy I
Thim
Washington
Moses Kerrer
Soldier letters on emancipation and North politics
A Civil War era letter discusses how emancipation may affect soldiers and Northern sentiment. The writer doubts immediate unity but asserts the Proclamation is morally right and legally sound, urging the public to align with the Union and heed war’s costs to curb rebel aims. He laments party divisions harming national resolve.
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Ati Lagrange
Tennessee
Apa
Sasthe
Ation
United States
Union
Bhomg
Hig Wi Son
Overwhelming Attack on General Rosecrans Expected
Vicksburg dispatch reports Yazoo Pass captured twenty six steamers with eighteen destroyed. Gunboats arrived above Haines Bluff and planned attack. Rumors say rebel forces may evacuate Vicksburg and move to Chattanooga to engage Rosecrans. Union troops diverted to Mudluken’s Bend amid high water and flooding across Louisiana. Guerrillas active. a Georgia refugee reports severe destruction in Northern Alabama and Georgia.
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Cincinnati
Vicksburg
Yazoo Pass
Haines’ Bluff
Chattanooga
Rogecrans
Medernand
Mudukiken’s
Lake Providence
Louisiana
Georgia
Murfreesboro
Alabama
Proclamation Offers Pardon to Absent Union Soldiers
President Lincoln proclaims all soldiers absent without leave may return by April 1 1863 without punishment except lost pay, urging Ohio troops to report by the deadline. The notice emphasizes restoring regimental strength and supporting the war effort amid rebellion.
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Washington
United States
Executive Mansion
Congress
S. Abraham Lincoln
Army and Navy
War Department
Act of Congress
City of
Amraham Lincoln
Edwin M Stanton
Columbus O
Ohio
Arme
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Sam Medary
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