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Cleveland Morning Leader, 4 March 1864
(ed; 4 inches)
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2462 - L. Mar. 4; ed: 2/2 - Sherman's boldest movement is to maintain himself
on the Alabama river, which will prove a damaging blow to the Rebels.
"Evidently south Alabama is, for a time, to be the theater of important
military movements." - (4)
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Cleveland Morning Leader, 31 May 1864
(ed; 9 inches)
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2485 - L. May 31; ed: 2/1 - Sherman's troops met the Rebel army at Dallas,
Ga., and defeated them, losing 300 and capturing 2,500, thus giving him a
change of base to the Alabatua river. -
"The only fear is that Johnston may have quietly reinforced Lee. If
so, Sherman will find plenty to do." (9)
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Alabama river; Confederate Army; Dallas, Ga.; Johnston, Gen. Joseph E.; Lee, Gen. Robert E.; Sherman, Gen. W. T.; U. S. army
Cleveland Morning Leader, 12 August 1864
(ed; 12 inches)
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2513 - L. Aug. 12; ed:2/1 - Attention of the nation is directed toward
Mobile, Ala. Word from that city warns us that Mobile is in greater dan-
ger now than at any time during the war. The capture of Mobile will have
important bearing on affairs in Alabama. Its possession will give us the
navigation of the Alabama river as far as Montgomery, and will enable
Sherman to advance to Alabama and Georgia. -
"On the whole, the speedy fall of Mobile is predicted, if Admiral
Farragut and General Asbothano allowed to indulge their fighting propen-
sities." (12)
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Alabama; Alabama river; Asbotharo, General; Farragut, Admiral David R.; Georgia; Mobile, Ala.; Montgomery, Ala.; Sherman, Gen. W. T.