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GLC03606.31

Dear Brother

GLC03606.32

to Robert G. White

Discusses local Pennsylvania politics, elections for the United States Senate, and worries about the Whigs taking control of the state Legislature.

GLC05891.02

to Robert G. White

Discusses local Pennsylvania politics and an upcoming election, which he believes he can win.

GLC05891.03

to Robert G. White

Discusses local Pennsylvania politics and an election he hopes to win. Details the tactics of his enemies, and his plan to defeat them.

GLC05891.04

to Robert G. White

Discusses a recent election he has just lost. Believes his opponents defeated him only because of dubious practices, hopes for another election, and believes he will prevail in the long run.

GLC05891.05

to Robert G. White

Discusses upcoming elections, support of Fremont over Buchanan. Believes he can help Fremont win the election.

GLC05891.07

to Robert G. White

Asks White to make sure that a State Legislator votes for him in his upcoming bid for the Senate. Cameron believes "With his vote, I can essentially be elected." Cameron was successfully elected to the Senate that year. Written at "Lochiel,"...

GLC05891.08

to Robert G. White

Discusses politics, upcoming elections, and plans to use promises of political patronage to secure votes.

GLC05891.09

to Robert G. White

Suggests nominating General John White Geary, Union Civil War hero and Governor of Pennsylvania, for President. Cameron states he does not wish to run for President himself, but seems to desire some influence over the man who is in office. Also...

GLC05891.15

Daily federal union. [Vol. 4, no. 24 (December 5, 1861)]

Gen. Bragg's congratulatory order. This issue reports the results of the electoral college electing Jefferson Davis and Alexander H. Stephens as president and vice president of the Confederacy. Various reports describe the state of war events at...

GLC05959.01.04

Daily chronicle & sentinel. [Vol. 28, no.25 (January 16, 1864)]

From Charleston, Late News From Texas, Latest From the North.
The results of the Edgefield District elections are listed. The Secretary of War reports the achievements of the army for 1863. The culprit who has cut the telegraph lines for the past...

GLC05959.07.07

Southern Confederacy. [Vol. 1, No. 225, (November 6, 1861)]

Victory at Leesburg, Article on General W.H.T. Walker, Election Ticket for Jefferson Davis, Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederate States and Alexander H. Stephens as Vice-President. Miscellaneous advertisements throughout issue.

GLC05959.09.004

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 248 (July 27, 1863)]

Morgan's Movements, Lee's Army Reported Retreating, General Blunt Fights Reb. General Cooper, Johston Retreats, Bragg's Army Mostly at Chattanooga.
The front page is filled with lengthy reports from the Army of the Cumberland, the Twentieth Army...

GLC05959.14.01

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 249 (July 28, 1863)]

900 of Morgan's Men in Camp Chase Until Officers of Straight Expedition are Released.
A lengthy letter to the editor examines the relationship between the three branches of government. An article on the "Secession Ticket" exposes Union foibles...

GLC05959.14.02

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 262 (August 10, 1863)]

News From Charleston.
This issue's front page is the same as the previous issue, with the addition of ads in the right column. Several reactions to the elections discuss Union and anti-Union sentiments in Kentucky. The Journal prints a competing...

GLC05959.14.04

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 290 (September 7, 1863)]

Latest News From Charleston, Siege Progressing Favorable, Knoxville Captured, Kentucky Again Invaded by Rebels.

This issue contains the same front page articles as the previous paper, with an additional column of ads. A political editorial about the...

GLC05959.14.08

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 327 (October 14, 1863)]

News From Virginia, Fighting Near Culpepper, Federals Evacuate Culpepper, Rebel Army Crosses Rapidan, General Meade Falling Back, Federal Cavalry in Pursuit of Wheeler, News From the Potomac.
A report of the destruction of a supply train in Tennessee...

GLC05959.14.20

Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 34, no. 1 (November 24, 1863)]

General Steele's Course in Arkansas, Pursuit of Rebels under Faulkner.
A.J. Daugherty writes about various generals on their work in the Cumberland area. A letter from a Union solder to the Journal describes the ceremony of a flag presentation to the...

GLC05959.14.29

Opelousas courier. [Vol. 11, no. 43 (January 30, 1864)]

The front page is in French and the back page is in English. Includes announcement of Surgeons and Confederate Army, $600 Reward for Runaway Slave, Capt. Perrodin of the 10th Louisiana Regiment will Leave for Virginia and Deliver Letters to Soldiers...

GLC05959.15.03

Semi-weekly standard. [Vol. 11, no. 26 (March 2, 1861)]

Moderation. Lists of congressmen and their term expirations are listed, as are breakdowns for slave and free states and state governors and their political parties. Ratified acts are detailed in brief captions. An editorial expresses hope for a quick...

GLC05959.23.01

Semi-weekly standard. [Vol. 11, no. 88 (October 5, 1861)]

The Confiscation Bill, Surrender of Fort Hatteras, The Affair at Hatteras.
This issue includes the Confiscation Bill, an act for the sequestration of properties for the Confederacy. Reports from various regiments appear in the form of letters to the...

GLC05959.23.08

Semi-weekly standard. [Vol. 14, no. 47 (August 19, 1864)]

Official Report by Mosby, Shelling of Atlanta, Latest News from Richmond.
Missing front and back page. War news includes reports from various battle fronts. An editorial examines the local conservative paper in terms of recent election results and...

GLC05959.23.14

Weekly state journal. [Vol. 2, no. 25 (April 30, 1862)]

North Carolina State Convention, Burnside's Official Report of the Capture of Newbern, North Carolina.

Several editorials attack local papers and their opinions on various topics, including war and the gubernatorial elections. Notes from North...

GLC05959.25.02

Semi-weekly Raleigh register. [Vol. 61, no. 76 (September 21, 1861)]

The Capture of Fort Hatteras, The Statement of General Walter Gwynn, Wreck of the Privateer Sumter, General Polk's Proclamation, Cox Surrounded by Wise, Floyd & Loring, Report from Leesburg, Proclamation of the Governor of Kentucky, General Jeff...

GLC05959.26.06