2459
Cleveland Morning Leader, 18 February 1864
(ed; 9 inches)
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p.2, col.1
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2459 - L Feb. 18; ed: 2/1 - The expedition to seize the military triangle
formed by Mobile, Meridan, and Selma offers vast military possibilities.
Control of these cities means control of the most defensible stronghold in
the gulf states.
"We shall witness a combination of military power that will strike the
center of the Rebellion and drive the scattered forces to the circumference
where but a short life awaits them." (9)
Wars /
Civil War /
Military Engagements and Campaigns
Index terms:
Meridan, Ala.; Mobile, Ala.; Selma, Aba
2506
Cleveland Morning Leader, 20 July 1864
(ed; 7 inches)
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p.2, col.2
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2506 - L. July 20; ed: 2/2 - The expedition of 20,000 men under General A.
J. Smith, on its way to Montgomery or Selma, has met with success.
Another important expedition, under General Rousseau, is also headed
for Selma or Montgomery and will probably meet Smith enroute and inflict
great damage to the enemy, as General Johnston cannot spare a man to re-
pel them.
If they reach Selma, the Union force will move on to Mobile or Mont-
gomery. "We watch with the greatest interest, this important expedition."
(7)
Wars /
Civil War /
Military Engagements and Campaigns
Index terms:
Johnston, Gen. Joseph E.; Mobile, Ala.; Montgomery, Ala.; Rousseau, General; Selma, Aba; Smith, Gen. A. J.