Welker Wins 14th District With Large Majority
The Republican paper proclaims Hon. Martin Welker as district representative with a home vote majority between 1500 and 1600 and an overall lead including soldiers’ votes. It notes county totals are not official yet but near confirmed, with about 2000 soldiers voting and copperheads reportedly vanquished. The piece salutes Union soldiers and urges three cheers for their heavy blows against the rebels.
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Martin Welker
Welker
J. A. Reed
the Democrat
Jezebel
Lincoln
Mississippi
Federa
North West
Union
Kentucky
Maryland
Virginia
Gulf
Ben. Wade
Ren Wade
McClellan
South
Richmond Enquirer
Richmond
Chicago
Richmond Anquirer and Examiner
Jeff Davis
Wayne County Soldiers Vote Shifts Show Union Triumph
Report details Wayne County election results with copperhead edge in civilian vote but strong Union gains from soldiers. It projects a large Union majority in Congress with 17 Union to 2 Copperheads, noting turnout and absenteeism by Republicans and soldiers. The piece predicts official township tallies next week.
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Dem
Diebugpebnci
Sugarcreek
Ee Baughman
Congress
Trina Veseetoy Pétete
Clinton
Ohio Soldiers Vote Union In Liberal Telegraph Returns
Telegraphed results from Ohio troops show strong Union votes across multiple regiments and locations including Lexington Kentucky 126 to 6 in favor of the Union, Chester Hospital 80 to 0, Beverly Virginia 448 to 12 for Shellenger, Camp Chase 695 to 112, and St Louis 169 to 1. Washington reports 526 to 18 for Union. Democrats criticized.
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Copperhead
Vallandigham
Lexington
Union
Ohio
Chester Hospital
Philadelphia
8Th Cavalry
Beverly
Shellenger
Cox
Glorious Union Victories Sweep Ohio and Indiana
Election returns show a sweeping Union gain in Ohio with at least nine to twelve new Congressmen and a state Union majority estimated between 20 000 and 46 000. Indiana also reports strong Union support and Morton’s majority above 20 000. Major county and city results across Ohio list Union majorities ranging from 1 900 in Green County to 2 600 in Schenck district, with several Democratic gains erased by Union advances.
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Hamilton County
Cincinnati
Warren County
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Park County
Springfield
Phellatacy
Champaign Co
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Licking County
Follet
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Ashley
Johnstown
Steubenville
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Shellabarger
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Circleville
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City
Richland County
Plymouth
Clark County
Montgomery County
Dayton
Schenack
Jake
Lawrence
Jes Huron
Lake County
Lorain
Pinnae Elaware
Indiana Victory Forecast: Large Union Gains In 1860 Reversal
Reports from Indiana indicate sizable Union gains over 1860, with Morton winning majorities in multiple counties and cities. Predictions place Morton at a potential 20,000 vote majority and gains in two Congress seats, while the Union State ticket is seen winning by 15,000 to 20,000. Six Union Congressmen considered certain.
Pennsylvania Soldiers Boost Union Gain in Statewide Vote
Report from October 12 at Republican headquarters claims 16 Union Congressmen elected in Pennsylvania, a gain of four, with a largely Union legislature and a predicted statewide Union majority near ten to one after soldiers’ ballots. Returns from Washington and Alexandria show 842 Union to 189 Democratic among Pennsylvania soldiers.
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Alexandria
Butler
Coke
Col. Young
Camo Stoneman
Union
Union Meeting in Wooster and Arcademe Hall
The Wooster Union meeting drew thousands despite rain. Speakers included Hon. John Sherman and Gen. James A. Garfield delivering strong Union advocacy and denouncing Northern traitors. Another Arcademe Hall address by Rev. Forney of Chambersleugh, Pa., praised as learned and eloquent.
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Wainster
Fair Grounds
Wooster Silver Corner
John Sherman
J. A. Garfield
Senator Sherman
Linccoln
Garfield
Chicago
Union
Wooster
Arcademe Hall
Sherman Letters to Hood and Atlanta Mayor Spark Civic Pride
The newspaper prints noble letters from Gen Sherman to Gen Hood and the Atlanta mayor praising the Union cause. It emphasizes war’s harshness and the duty to preserve a united Republic, urging readers to adopt Sherman’s hard stance and reject blame on the government.
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Hood
Atlanta
Sharman
West
Republic
Pat
Democratic Success and War Debt Questioning the Burden
A critical plea asks who caused the war and its burdens and why the Democratic party should be trusted to ease the debt. It challenges plans to assume Confederate obligations and questions peace strategies tied to national destruction and labor by citizens.
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Democratic Party
Fremont and McClellan Contrast in Duty and Pay
The piece contrasts Fremont and McClellan over loyalty and duty. Fremont resigns his army commission after accepting a political nomination, while McClellan clings to his pay and continues to draw three hundred dollars monthly. The author questions McClellan’s fitness, accusing him of desiring certainty over service.
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Fremont
Cleveland
McClellan
Sermon Sparks Anger in Democratic Editor Clash
ALIQUIS reports a heated debate sparked by Rev. J. A. Reed’s sermon. The piece accuses a Democratic editor of misquotation, defamation, and weak scholarship while portraying Lincoln’s war aims and the South’s rebellion as central to the era’s political battle.
Sandusky grape islands and McClellan support mixed in letter
In a Sandusky article dated Oct 8 1864 the writer extols local grape islands along Lake Erie including Kelley’s Bass Islands and the Peninsula noting vast vineyard expansion. The piece ends with a list of British and French journals and American figures endorsing McClellan, urging readers to align with the anti Lincoln stance and Rebel sympathy.
Letter praising a Northern Ohio summer resort potential
A reader writes that Northern Ohio could become a great summer resort, noting this pleasure is not yet known to inland communities. The author signs as HC d and promises to write better in the future, asking readers to excuse the digression.
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Ohio
Interior
Republican
Evermore
Incomplete Confederate Conspiracy Talk Amid Missouri Tensions
Fragmentary notes claim the conflict over Missouri and ongoing invasion stem from a political arrangement. The text suggests the death of John Morgan and related events disrupted conspirators and kept the Democratic party involved in treasonous plans.
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Price
Missour
Entel
Missouri
John Morgan
Confederacy
Democratic
Was
Shenandoah Valley Battle Recap by Sheridan and Hooker
Official dispatches recount a Union victory in the Shenandoah Valley with General Torbert Custar and Merritt leading cavalry against Confederate forces. extensive destruction to supply lines, captures of prisoners and artillery, and reports of bushwhacking and local fatigue mark the campaign amid Grant’s countermoves from Port Republic to Harrisonburg.
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Harrisonburg
Blue Ridge
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Luray Valley
Little Fort
John R Meigs
Dayton
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Winchester
P. H. Sheridan
War Bulletins Report Favorable Military Conditions
Washington Oct 10 reports from Generals Butler Sherman Thomas Sheridan and Burbridge indicate favorable conditions across their theaters. Grant completes Lexington visit and returns to headquarters with no telegraphic updates since. In Nashville Corse says Sherman at Kenesaw repairing rail lines. Rosseau notes Forrest's escape across the Tennessee near Florence on the 6th.
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Sheridan
Burbridge
Ian
Lesington
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Corse
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Kenesaw
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Forrest
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Florence
Shoal Creek
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Geo. H. Thomas
Sherman report on Allatoona battle at Kesw Mountains
Major General W T Sherman reports the Allatoona engagement near the Kenesaw Mountains on October 6 1864. He states Union forces repelled the attack after fortifying from Rome with Gen Corse and reinforcements, noting enemy casualties around 200 dead and 1000 wounded or captured. Sherman says Union losses were about 700 and reports rail lines burned by the enemy while Atlanta remains secure. Hood moves toward Dallas Wirt and Sherman watches for Kingston or Rome.
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Ackworth
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W. T. Sherman
Evidence of Democratic conspiracy to overthrow government at trial
The Indianapolis trial reveals a broad Western Democratic conspiracy. Leaders formed military lodges to aid rebel armies with Vallandigham as commander in chief and Marshals for prison releases. Indiana, Missouri, Ohio and Kentucky were targeted with large enlistments and planned invasions.
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Song of Liberty
Democratic Senator Logan and McClellan in Civil War politics
A speaker condemns George B. McClellan and George H. Pendleton, defending Gen. Logan as a loyal Civil War figure. The remarks attack Copperhead leaders and warn against voting for McClellan on a platform that favors compromise with traitors.
A Fractured Rhetoric on Treason and State Rights
A fragmentary speech critique denounces a congressman as treasonous for opposing the war and advocating secession. The speaker accuses him of never supporting soldiers or government expenditures and argues his letters reveal loyalty to state rights and southern secession.
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Congress
Eo South
McClellan and the Union Election Question
The article poses questions on whether Rebels and Imperialists support a Confederate split or a restored Union. It asks if England's privileged class favors preserving Democrat institutions and the Fit shapers of the Model Republic, and if McClellan’s opponents believe his election would harm the country.
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Sacha Gore
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