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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore), Capture of Missouri secessionists. (search)
Capture of Missouri secessionists.
Cairo, June 11.--Yesterday an old farmer from Rush Ridge, named J. G. Long, and a citizen named Kelton, who had been driven out by the secessionists, gave information that there were two armed companies of secessionists formed to be taken into the command of Watkins, one of Claib.
Jackson's brigadier-generals, who were driving out and threatening all Union men there.
After they had driven Mr. Long and family out, he sent an agent to take care of his far sitive terms to the avowed objects of these armed gangs,.which were, to fight against the Union when they obtained arms and reinforcements from the South; also, to the threats that they had made of soon cleaning out the d — d Dutch and niggers at Cairo, as they termed them.
After the examination had been gone through with, each one was asked if he would take the oath of allegiance to the United States.
They all declined except three young men, who had been enticed into bad company.
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 192 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 244 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 292 (search)
B S. Walcott, Esq., a wealthy manufacturer, and proprietor of the New York mills, presented to the Government a steamer now lying at St. Louis, which he says cost him last year $7,000. Gen. Prentiss, in command of the United States forces at Cairo, takes the responsibility of accepting the gift on behalf of the Government, remarking that a good steamboat is and has been in constant need at that post, and has been obtained at an exorbitant rent.--Louisville Courier, July 11.