Union Meetings Planned Across Wayne County Towns
The Central Committee schedules union meetings in multiple towns from Friday Oct 7 through Monday Oct 10 led by speakers including Ben Douglas G W Jameson M Welker Jas Brinkerhoff and Capt McClure. Notices urge full publicity and prompt local requests to add meetings if needed.
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Wayne County
Moat Eaton
Ben Douglas
G. W. Jameson
Doylestown
Capt. McClure
Jas. McQuigg
Big Prairie
John Brinkerkoff
Col
Joe. Carr
Bridgeport
Hon
M. Welker
J. Bouch
Dalton
Geo. W. Jameson
Houghs
Milton
McClure
Sas. McQuigg
Smithville
J. Brinkerhoff
Moreland
B. F. Harrison
West Union
West Union, Monday Evening, October 10Th, Capt. McClure
John Brinkerhoff
Madison
J. H. Hartman
C. M. Yocum
Congress
Jon Carr
Wooster
Ben. Douglas
Union Friends
Central Committee
Hallowell
Ch’n. Ben
Dovatas, Seo’y
Last Grand Rally in Wooster Before State Election
The Union men of Wooster announce a final rally on Monday evening at the Public Square. Ben Douglas will deliver the campaign speech, with the Union Liver Band in attendance, urging a strong turnout and a march to the polls the next morning.
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Union Men of
Wooster
Ben Douglas
Union Liver Band
Vote the entire Union ticket to seal a decisive victory
Friends of the Union are urged to avoid scratching their ballots and to stand firm against Copperhead tactics. Do not yield to the enemy. vote the clean, unscratched Union ticket to ensure an undivided triumph and honor for soldiers and supporters.
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Friends of the Union
Copperhead Party
Union
Copperheads
Ohio voters face pivotal ballot issue in upcoming election
Union men of Wayne County are urged to prepare for the ballot box on Tuesday next. The message stresses this Ohio vote as perhaps the most important since July 4, 1776, highlighting the gravity of the decision before the state’s people.
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Wayne County
State of
Ohio
Azan Ballot Seen As Warlike Tool In Government Vote
A wartime analogy compares voting to battlefield action. The piece urges support for Azan as key to suppress rebellion using the ballot, stating voting can end traitors as surely as bullets kill on the field.
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Azan
Be Not Absent Union Call Before Election Day
On Tuesday next let every Union man be at his post and vote. Absentees should arrange matters to be at home on election day. It may cost business men thousands if they fail to vote and Ohio could suffer disgrace or civil war.
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Ohio
Shermans Department
White Haver
Arkanaugs
Lyi
Missouri
Fort Donelson
Stilo
Pittsburon
Grant
Vicksburgh
North
McClellan
Copperheads
Heaven
Ugin
Abe
Ben. Butler
Lincoln
Copperhead
Army of the Union
Every Man's Turn Out For Union Victory
A call urges all Union supporters to vote on Tuesday and organize the townships and school districts for the election. It condemns Copperheads staying home and stresses vigilance at polls and active service to ensure government suppression of the rebellion.
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Alve
Friends of the Union
Max Tweedey
Wayne County Union Pleads for Welker Victory Next Tuesday
The message urges all Union men in Wayne County to vote for Judge Welker in the upcoming election to avoid another loss by 86 votes. It stresses duty, vows a five thousand majority if possible, and calls out Loraine and Medina to support Welker against Rebel aligned opposition.
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Wayne County
Congress
Jeff Davis
George Bliss
Judge Welker
Voters urged to vote early and watchful for counterfeits
A blunt call urges residents to vote the Union Ticket and mobilize early turnout. It warns Wayne County faces a desperate effort by counterfeit ticket circulators and urges vigilance against the masked “titteries” and spurious ballots.
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Garry
Wayne County
Patriots of Wayne Urge Support for Union Ballots
A Civil War era rallying call from Patriots of Wayne urging unity for Union ballots. It accuses partisan agitators of stirring passions with abolitionist rhetoric while warning that enemies seek to obstruct the president and army in suppressing the rebellion.
Fizzle at Wooster Meeting Sparks Political Critique
A Wooster gathering dubbed the Copperhead fizzle drew criticism for low turnout and weather excuses. George W. Morgan, Henry B. Paine, and Vallandigham allies spoke to modest crowds while Peace Democrats soured on Paine. The event, seen as cowardly by many Unionists, exposed factional rifts.
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Copperhead
Wooster
Ohio
George W. Morgan
Morgan
Cumberland Gap
France
Court House
Henry B. Paine
Cleveland
Court Hoye
Sigege
McClellan
Vallandigham
Pendleton
Paine
Peace Democrats
McSweeny
Dean
Congress Union Meeting Draws Overflow Crowd in Campaign Speech
A September 30 meeting at Congress drew a large, eager crowd despite bad weather. Ben. Douglas spoke with noted doctrine wit and eloquence, delivering one of the campaign’s best addresses and signaling impact on the forthcoming congressional election.
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Congress
Ben. Douglas
Vallandigham and McClellan in Civil War Debate
The speech in Sidney praises McClellan's capacity for civil service while Vallandigham recalls his Congress remarks from January 14, 1863, asserting no wartime support and professing he would rather lose a right arm than defile his soul with perjury. He states he did not support the war and blesses God that no blood stains his garments.
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McClellan
Vallandigham
Tne
Sidney
Congress
Fall of Gold and Prices Signal Rebel Weakness
The piece argues that gold decline and falling commodity prices, worsened by war costs, prove Rebel strength waning and foretell Union victory. It lauds the anticipated overthrow of Rebel-sympathizing Democracy in the upcoming election.
Edits at Wayne Co Democrat amid party leadership clash
The Wayne County Democrat announces sale of the paper to B Eason of Plain Township amid turmoil over party leadership. The piece condemns various leaders as cowardly or duplicitous, laments editor Oberly's predicament, and glories in a successor who will stand for open allegiance to the Union despite rebel sympathy among some factions.
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J Holberly Koretotere
Wayne Cuunty Democrat
Sue
B. Eason
Plain Township
Oberly
Providence
Democratic Party
Tyou
Elf
Jeff. Davis
Oherry
Neal Power
Byers
John Larwell
Blackburn
McBade
Jeff
Davis
Eason
Zimmerman
Firestone
Vallandigham Dean
Black Horse Cavalry
Bull Run
McClellan
Judas
The
Democrat
Gatd Rant Road Company
Leva
Equitada
Akrun Beauch
Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad
Coontree
Summit
Wayne and Wolmes
Hodeon
Summit Co
Pittsborgh
Mithersbugh
Times County
Atlantic and Great Weatero
Akeon
Pattsburgh Korg
Wayne & Chicago Railroad
Orrville
Atlantic & Great Western Railroad Company
Asid Cleveland Zaneeuilie & Ciocipitati Railroad Company
Raid Company
David L King
Mevelant
Help the Soldiers Fight Copperheads and Win Battles
An officer in Sheridan's army urges civilians to fight Copperheads to boost morale and hasten victory. The note reflects broad support for Union efforts and echoes Gen. Hooker'sBrooklyn Union meeting remarks praising front line triumphs and civilian enthusiasm for wartime successes.
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Sheridan
Gen. Hooker
Union
Brooklyn
Inside View of Copperhead Plotting in 1864 Letter
The missive from Alexander Long, a Copperhead leader in the Second District, exposes Peace Democrats’ strategizing and disappointments. It details conventions, selections, and internal conflicts, noting figures like Amos Green and Ben Wood, and predicting Democratic defeat with a Peace Convention anticipated in Cincinnati on the 8th of next month.
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Alex. Long
Congress
Peace Democracy
Alexander Long
Cincinnati
New York
Amos Green
Illinois
St. Nicholas Hotel
Singleton
Ohio
Metropolitan Record
Freeman's Journal
Ben
Wood
Eagleton
Washington
Alax Ender Long
Wooster Boy Urges Draft Support and Unity in War
A veteran officer writes from the army to urge North support for the government against copperheads. He stresses in bold terms the need for union, emphasizes victory over rebels, and denounces McClellan as a copperhead leader while calling for loyal citizens to back the draft and the Lincoln administration.
Atlanta Campaign Reflections From Emmet Hart
Emmet Hart writes from Sherman’s army in Atlanta on September 14 1864 praising the campaign that led to the city’s fall. He urges northern unity to sustain the war until rebel resistance ends and vows to return home after victory to marry and rebuild. He discusses elections and the need to defeat traitors while maintaining a Republican government.
Panic in Richmond as Davis deserts sinking rebel capital
A City Point correspondent reports panic in Richmond with citizens fleeing as Union victories in the Valley boost Union prospects. Deserters note the rebel treasury theft by a paymaster and clerk, and Jeff Davis is said to have left Richmond to visit Hood's army amid fears of capture.
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City Point Va
Richmond
Jeff Davis
Hood
Copperhead definition as used by New Orleans Times
The Times defines Copperheads as Northern men who distrust the Union and seek its disruption. It labels them as rebels supporters who avoid direct violence yet back secession, and describes them as moral and political outlaws driven by selfish ambition.
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New Orleana Times
War Department bulletin reports Staunton raids and positions
Official war billetin from Washington dated October 8 describes Sheridan’s foray to Staunton and Waynesboro destroying bridges, Grant’s forces maintaining positions near Petersburg and Richmond, and defensive actions against Wheeler and Forrest rear-guard operations. Stanton notes lack of Sherman dispatches but asserts efforts to protect communications.
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War Department
Washmnoton
Diz
Sheridan
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Wasterboro
South River
Waynesboro
Christiana Creek
Grant City Pvt
Fal'ckutler
James Tier
Meade
Petersburg
Buinr
Richmond
U.5
Grant
Sherman
Wheeler
Forrest
E M. Stanton
McClellan Blamed for Repeated Civil War Setbacks
A historical critique lists McClellan's alleged failures across campaigns from Ball's Bluff to Antietam. It accuses him of mismanagement at Yorktown Ball's Bluff Fair Oaks and Richmond, delaying moves against Lee and Pope, withholding reinforcements, blocking expeditions, and neglecting field leadership and winter quarters. The item portrays a pattern of retreat, misjudgment, and strategic indecision attributed to his command.
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McClellan
Ball's Bluff
Yorktown
Fair Oake
Richmond
Pope
Lynchburg
Lee
Army of the Potomac
Stanton
President
War Department
Potomac
West Virginia
Rich Mountain
Rosecrans
Munson's Hill
Manassas
Buell
Halleck
Grant
Buellith
Burnside
Antietam
Corn Exchange
Shepardstown
Maryland
Soldier suffrage during the Civil War years
The piece notes soldiers voting in field elections from 1861 to 1864 across about nine or ten states and Colorado Territory. It asserts no expansion of voting rights by pro Lincoln or Democratic legislatures, no coerced votes, and that Democratic ballots never formed a majority. It cites decreasing Democratic support over the years and mocks the claim soldiers will favor Modee and Pendleton.
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Colorado
Annest
Modee
Pendleton
N. Yo Tin Sane
Wooster
Akron
John Jody Toa
Webstar
Dix Voices War Policy at Sandusky Rally
Gen Dix, serenaded in Sandusky Ohio, denounces armistice with the Chicago Platform as dangerous. He urges unremitting war to crush the rebellion and expel its leaders, insisting peace cannot come while Confederate forces remain.
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Dix
Sandusky
Fanion
Confederacy
Chicago
Basia
Nce
Further Operations Before Richmond Dispatch Summary
War dispatches report Warren driving the enemy’s line near Poplar Grove Church and capturing prisoners. Meade advances left and near Poplar Grove Church, while Butler repulses a three column assault near Chapin. Sherman exchanges 2,000 men and arranges clothing relief for prisoners. Yellow fever spreads at New Bern but remains non fatal to troops. Secretary Stanton notes these updates.
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Cory Port
Warren
Meade
Poplar Grove Church
Butler
Chapin
Poplar Grove
Sherdan
Richmond
Staunton
Hood
Kk M Stanton
Frontal clash repulsed rebels near Potomac
Army forces repelled an assault on Ayers division with heavy losses while Jade Urmpton’s cavalry pressured Gregg on the Vaud road. Report claims Sheridan retreated as Richmond papers boast of victory. The line remains strongly entrenched and a further battle could occur.
Memory of Stephen A. Douglas Recalls Lincoln Election Faith
General Steedman recounts a Toledo speech in which Douglas told him Lincoln would be elected and Douglas sought an honorable record. Douglas described Lincoln as an honest fearless man and a safe country in his hands. The reminiscence ends with a reflection on memory and the visible soul.
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General Steedman
Toledo
Stephen A. Douglas
Detroit
Douglas
Dennis Coghlin
Ohio
Lincoln
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