Clinton and Chester Townships Union Candidates Named
The Union men of Clinton township nominate Justice of the Peace James Aylesworth and trustees W W Brown Henry Hinkle John Shearer with J E Yocum as treasurer and Asael Sheahem as assessor. Chester Township lists Amos Garver Martin Smyzer Newton McDonald William D Rath Clerk Daniel J Miller Joseph A Funk G R Buchanan and constables Nathaniel McConnell Pierson Long. Congress Tp Union ticket names true blue candidates and urges strong turnout to secure a majority.
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Clinton To
Clinton Township
James Ayleswor
W. W. Brown
Henry Hinkle
John Shearer
Wae
J. E. Yocum
Asael Sheaheh
Albert Sab
John Bunting
Chester
Union
Chester Township
Amos Garver
Martin Smyzer
Newton McDonald
William D. Rath
Daniel J. Miller
Joseph A. Funk
G. R. Buchanan
Nathaniel McConnell
Pierson Long
The Kentucky Raid by Forrest Threatens Paducah
The Rebel General Forrest with about 7000 men captured Paducah on Friday, burning government stores and the Dacotah steamship. Col. Hicks with 800 troops defended the fort, repelling four assaults. losses were four killed and forty six wounded for Union forces, while rebels suffered heavy casualties. Gunboats shelled the rebels who retreated by Saturday morning toward Columbus and Mayfield, with Hickman taken and Mayfield houses burned to protect the defenders.
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Kentucky
Forrest
Paducah
Illinois
Dacotah
Hicks
Col. Hicks
Columbus
Mayfield
Hickman
Grant Arrives at Army of the Potomac Headquarters
Lieutenant-General Grant and staff arrived at the Army of the Potomac headquarters on Thursday. He orders an immediate inspection and consolidation of the army into three corps led by Hancock Warren and Sedgwick, with Meade remaining commander under Grant.
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Grant
Army of the Potomac
Confederacy
Hancock
Warren
Sedgwick
Catholic Press and Slavery in the Rebellion Era
The Catholic Press shifts stance on anti slavery amid the Rebellion. Cincinnati Telegraph, Archbishop Purcell’s organ, moves toward anti slavery while other Catholic journals oppose government policy. The era shows evolving positions as war progresses.
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Brownson
Quarterly Review
Cincinnati Telegraph
Purcell
Ier Adrabeien
Copperhead Convention at Columbus Chooses Frontline Leaders
The Copperhead State Convention in Columbus last week elected George Rex Eng as temporary and permanent chair. The platform denounces the current administration and calls for peaceable settlement while preserving the Union under the Constitution.
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Columbus
George Rex Eng
Wayne
Copperheads
Wa. Allen
Rosa
Thurman
Franklin
George H. Pendleton Hamilton
Renny
Vallandigham
Friends of Renny
Ranny
Wallanding
Friends of the
Canada
George E. Pugh
T. W. Bartley
Ramsey
Bill Larwill
Loudenville
Board of Public Works
Democratic Party
Jefferson
Madison
Jackson
Virginia
Kentucky
Fathers of the Republic
Washington
Cincinnati Inquirer
Ohio
Inquirer
Lincoln Praises Loyal Women at Patent Office Fair
At Washington's Patent Office Fair closing, President Lincoln lauded the women of America for their aid to soldiers and families in the Civil War. He said the highest merit lies with the soldier and thanked the women for relief efforts. He received woolen socks from Miss Addie Brockway of Newburyport, bearing the Secession flag and the Stars and Stripes.
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Washington
Lincoln
Women of
America
Addie Brockway
Newberryport
Mass
Lincoln Proclamation on Amnesty Oath for Civil War Offenders
The 1864 proclamation by Abraham Lincoln defines who is eligible for the amnesty offered in the December 8 1863 proclamation. It excludes those in confinement or on parole and permits clemency applications for other offenders. It authorizes oath administration by officers and records custody in State and Department of State archives.
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United States
Abraham Lincoln
Department of State
Secretary of State
Washington
Wa. H. Szwanin
Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Cin. Enquirer
Proclamation of Emancipation and Cabinet Reactions Revealed
A Washington correspondent details how Lincoln’s initial draft grew with Cabinet input. Chase added the justice invocation while Lincoln kept the phrase Constitution plus military necessity. Seward urged delay. Blair feared election losses. the final Proclamation issued January 1 after testing timing.
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Lincoln
Cincinnati Gazette
Washington
United States
Chase
Montgomery Blair
Conscription of Negroes Indorsed in Kentucky Speech
Special dispatch from Lexindox reports Green Clay Smith addressing a packed Court House on war duties and conscription. He backs the conscript law, payment for owners of conscripted slaves, and argues Negro labor strengthens the Union war effort, drawing loud audience endorsement. He notes uncertainty over the Union nominee but plans to attend the Baltimore Convention.
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Cincinnati Gasette
Lexindox
Court House
Kentucky
Green Clay Smith
Congress
Peace Party of the
North
Loyal Party of
Baltimore
Owen Lovejoy Dies in Brooklyn
The Illinois congressman Owen Lovejoy died in Brooklyn last night on New Year’s Eve and March 26 is noted. Sam Cox reportedly seeks the Copperhead vice presidential nomination. The piece mocks General McClellan and Sammy with a playful jab.
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Owen Lovejoy
New Year
Congress
Illinois
Brooklyn
Sam. Cox
Copperhead
Mac
Sammy
Journal
Ohio bounty fund act to pay volunteers and refund subscriptions
Ohio General Assembly enacts a bounty fund measure for counties cities and townships to levy taxes in 1864 to pay bounties up to 100 per volunteer enlisted under President calls for 1863 64 and to refund money pledged or borrowed for such bounties. It sets levy limits and procedures for collecting disbursing and recording and authorizes bonds and loans with tax pledges to cover future calls.
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General Assembly
State of
Ohio
United States
Jane
Congressional News Roundup March 21 22
Senate reports no orders issued by Provost Marshals on border elections. Iowa proposes military wagon road from Missouri River region to Gallatin Idaho. Debates over paying loyal owners for slaves and wartime troop transport. House seeks refund from railroads and tariff review for wool. West Point pay and cadet expansion debated. Senate votes on copper coin weight, nine months militia, bounty queries, and Mexico policy. House actions include a murder inquiry by pirates and salt duties for bounties.
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Secretary of War
Frovost
Grimes
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Missouri River
Nebraska Territory
Gallatin
Idaho
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Congress
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Committee On Public Lands
West Point Academy
Bernan
New York
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Kelly
Broomall
Pennsylvania
Woodward
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Harris
Clark
New Hampshire
Wilson
Massachusetts
McDougall
California
Mexico
United States Marine Corps
Sumner
Willey
Capt. Reed
Philadelphia
Chesapeak Bay
Committee On Commerce
Delaware Bay Raritan
Debate on Export Tax Ban and West Point Cadet Cuts
The excerpt notes a ban on taxing exported articles debated in Congress with Mr Broomall opposing a lull and Mr Garfield supporting it. It mentions adoption of the Conference Committee report on West Point Military Academy Hill, and a bill amendment removing cadet allocations. The National Bank Act was discussed without action before adjournment.
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Broomall
Pennsylvania
Garfield
Ohio
West Point Military Academy
Senate
National Bank Act
Naval and land actions across Louisiana and river forts
Chronicle of Civil War era moves including Porter’s fleet at Alexandria and Berwick’s Bay gunboats, captures at Fort De Russey, Baton Rouge guerrilla activity, and Union advances in Western Louisiana, with LiberaI Mexican and French movements at Matamoros and Guadalgara, plus political shifts in Louisiana and Free State stance.
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Evening Star
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Havana
Yazoo
Mattas
Catawba
Ericson
Mississippi
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Alexandria
L.a
Ft. Debussey
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River
Baltimore
Quotonara
Fort Powell
Baton Rouge
4Th Wisconsin Mounted Infantry
Brownsville
Rio Grande
Matamoros
Guadalgara
Arago
Mejia
San Luis Potosi
Puebla
Vidaurri
Carisma
Doblado
Matamoras
Santillo
Cortinas
Tamaulipas
Stormer McClellan
Fort de Russey
Lee
New Thern
Vermillion Prairie
Vermillion Bayou
Hahn
N. R. Fish
Free State Executive Committee
Free State Party
Gncom
Louisiana
United States
Bounty bill signed as prisoners move to Camp Chase
Columbus reports that 218 Libby prison ers on parole left for Camp Chase from Washington per a dispatch from State Military Agent Wetmore. 120 from Ohio regiments among them. Ohio men from Southern prisons arrive at Annapolis and will be sent to Camp Chase or furloughed. back pay and ration commutations to follow after descriptive rolls are obtained. Local editorials urge end to war debate and uphold constitutional bounds.
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Washington
Libby
Parol
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Ohio
Hoffman
Annapolis
Potomac Army
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