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2531
Cleveland Morning Leader, 9 January 1864
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2531 - L. Jan. 9:2/4 - Merrill Barlow of Cuyahoga county has been ap-
pointed to the staff of Governor Brough as quartermaster general. Aids
to the commander-in-chief and military secretary have not yet been
appointed. (3)
Index terms:
Brough, Governor (Ohio); Cuyahoga county; Harlow, Merril 1; *Officers (Civil War)
2532
Cleveland Morning Leader, 15 January 1864
(1 inches)
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2532 - L. Jan. 15:4/2 - Ex-Governor Tod has listed Morris Baxter of the
7th regiment from a second to a first lieutenant, and has listed
Captain Pruff to a major of the 125th regiment. - (1)
Index terms:
Baxter, Morris; Tod, David (ex-governor); Union army; U. S. army
2553
Cleveland Morning Leader, 4 March 1864
(ed; 3 inches)
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2553 - L. Mar. 4; ed:4/2 - U. S. Grant has been nominated lieutenant
general by Lincoln. If General Grant can infuse "the same brilliant
genius into the future operations of all our armies as he has exhibited,
the country may be congratulated." (3)
Index terms:
Grant, Gen. U. S.; Lincoln, Abraham
2554
Cleveland Morning Leader, 15 March 1864
(2 inches)
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2554 - L. Mar. 15: 1/3 - Captain S. K. Williams, late of the 2nd Ohio
cavalry, was dismissed from the service on a charge preferred by a
fellow officer, for hanging some guerrillas in Kentucky. After his
dismissal he secured a trial before the military commission in this
city, of which General Rickets is president. He has just been honor-
ably acquitted by this commission, restored to the army, and pro-
moted to the rank of major in the invalid corps. (2)
Index terms:
Kentucky; Rickets, General; U. S. army; Williams, Captain
2555
Cleveland Morning Leader, 28 March 1864
(ed; 4 inches)
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2555 - L. Mar. 28; ed:2/1 - Major Generals Sykes, French, and Newton,
have been shelved from the army. Four more major generals.
"If any of them have any performance in them, let them take a posi-
tion in some place where the responsibility of their actions will not
upset the plan of the campaign." (4)
Index terms:
French, Maj. Gen.; Newton, Maj. Gen.; Sykes, Maj. Gen.; U. S. army
2556
Cleveland Morning Leader, 8 June 1864
(ed; 2 inches)
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2556 - L. June 8; ed:2/1 - General Sherman has driven the army corre-
spondents and the sanitary commission agents back from li is lines.
"The general may succeed in his attempts to carry on war in his new
way, - but we greatly doubt it." - - - - - - (2)
Index terms:
Northern Ohio Sanitary fair commission; Sherman, Gen. W. T.
2557
Cleveland Morning Leader, 13 June 1864
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2557 - L June 13:4/2 - Colonel Wiley, who was in command of Camp Cleve-
land, has been honorably discharged, due to injuries. • * - (l)
Index terms:
Camp Cleveland; Wiley, Col.
2558
Cleveland Morning Leader, 13 June 1864
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2558 - L June 13:4/4 - Captain J. R. Sanford of the 128th regiment
arrived in the city from Johnson's island June 10. He has been appointed
acting assistant inspector general on the staff of General Heintzelman.
- - - (2)
Index terms:
Heintzelman, Major General; Johnson's island; Sanford, Capt. J. E.; U. S. army
2559
Cleveland Morning Leader, 16 June 1864
(ed; 4 inches)
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2559 - L June 16; ed: 2/1 - The stubborn audacity with which Grant has
persisted in not retreating, after the first shock of battle, is a
subject of pleasantry to the WillG. -
"Admitting that Grant's army has fought as it never fought before,
the WHIG makes merry over the idea that Grant is intent on destroying
his army against Rebel breastworks, which General Lee obligingly, puts
in his way." (4)
Index terms:
Grant, Gen. U. S.; Lee, Gen. Robert E.; WHIG, THE (newspaper)
2560
Cleveland Morning Leader, 25 June 1864
(ed; 6 inches)
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2560 - L June 25; ed: 2/1 - The secessionists, traitors, and "Copper-
heads" of our large cities have a way of representing General Grant
which must be satisfactory to the Rebels. One would suppose, to read
the Baltimore correspondence of the New York WORLD, that Grant was: in
league with Lee and was doing the very things that Lee wished to have
him do. . -
"General Grant needs no defense against the correspondents of the
WORLD." (6)
Index terms:
Grant, Gen. U. S.; Lee, Gen. Robert E.; New York city; New York WORLD
2561
Cleveland Morning Leader, 28 June 1864
(11 inches)
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2561 - L. June 28:4/4 - The following is a list of the commissioned
officers of the 7th Ohio regiment at the time of enlisting in the
service and at present: 1861 - E. B. Tyler, W. R. Creighton, J. S. -
Casement. Thirty-four more. 1864 - Samuel McClelland, E. B. Lockwood,
S. T. Loomis. Seventeen more. (11)
Index terms:
Casement, J. S.; Creighton, Col. W. R.; Lockwood, E. B.; Loomis, S. T.; McClelland, Samuel; Tyler, E. C.; U. S. army
2562
Cleveland Morning Leader, 25 November 1864
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2562 - H Nov. 25:3/2 - L. S. Phillips has returned to his home in
Cleveland after over three years' service in the Union army as steward
to Colonel Barnett, Generals Rosecrans, and Thomas. - (2)
Index terms:
Barnett, Col.; Phillips, L. S.; Rosecrans, General W. S.; Thomas, Gen.
2563
Cleveland Morning Leader, 22 December 1864
(ed; 3 inches)
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2563 - L. Dec. 22; ed:2/1 - The bill creating the rank of vice admiral has
passed both Houses and will soon become a law.
"We feel sure that we express a universal sentiment in suggesting
that the fittest man for that high office is the gallant hero who won - -
the battle of New Orleans... the noble old Farragut." . . . . (3)
Index terms:
Farragut, Admiral David R.; New Orleans, La.; U. S. Congress
2564
Cleveland Morning Leader, 23 December 1864
(ei; 2 inches)
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2564 - L. Dec. 23; ei:2/2 - Some one has proposed giving a homestead farm
in his native county, Fairfield, to Sherman as a testimonial to his
achievements.
"Let it be made a State contribution, in which all sections shall be
represented." (2)
Index terms:
Fairfield; Sherman, Gen. W. T.