Morse, N.S., fl. 1862-1864 Daily chronicle & sentinel.

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Each issue contains telegraphic reports and Northern news, mostly covering battle reports and war news. Commercial reports indicate stock values in Augusta markets, including financial, cotton, dry goods, grain, groceries, country produce, and sale of enslaved people. Special notices in each issue list religious services, legislative and election news (including intentions of running for elected office), meeting notices, requests for blankets for soldiers, and conscription notices. Auction notices list a variety of things for sale in each issue. Most issues have four pages; one has two extant pages. The 23 (Vol. 25 no. 277; vol. 27 nos. 226, 309, 355 and 361; vol. 28 nos. 19, 25 and 193. 1861/12/1; 1863/9/22, 1863/11/10, 1863/12/6, 1863/12/10; 1864/1/13, 1864/1/16 and 1864/7/30.)

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GLC05959.07-View header record
Type
Header Record
Date
1862 - 1864
Author/Creator
Morse, N.S., fl. 1862-1864
Title
Daily chronicle & sentinel.
Place Written
Augusta, Georgia
Pagination
8 issues : 4 p. : Height: 58 cm, Width: 40.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War
Morse, N.S., fl. 1862-1864
Civil War
Military History
Confederate States of America
Battle
Finance
Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
Cotton
Slavery
Slave Sale
African American History
Religion
Election
Politics
Government and Civics
Military Supplies
Conscription
Merchants and Trade
Commerce

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Daily chronicle & sentinel. [Vol. 25, no. 277 (December 1, 1862)]

December 1, 1862

Morse, N.S., fl. 1862-1864

List of Generals in Regular Confederate Army. An editorial discusses the idea that Lincoln will abandon the Emancipation Proclamation, which was designed as a military move, and another guest editorial works to define independence in terms of...

GLC05959.07.01
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Newspaper

Daily chronicle & sentinel. [Vol. 27, no. 226 (September 22, 1863)]

September 22, 1863

Morse, N.S., fl. 1862-1864

One issue of the Daily chronicle & sentinel dated September 22, 1863. Includes articles of a letter from the newly-elected governor of Alabama who dispels rumors of his supposedly reconstructive agenda, reports from Virginia, north Georgia, trans...

GLC05959.07.02
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Newspaper

Daily chronicle & sentinel. [Vol. 27, no. 309 (November 10, 1863)]

10 November 1863

Morse, N.S., fl. 1862-1864

Subjects include General Expectation of a Battle in the Vicinity of Chattanooga, Forces Now Occupy Knoxville, Tennessee, Sherman to Command in Tennessee, Meade to Advance Again, The Federals Occupying Charleston, Capture of Bragg's Forage Train, From...

GLC05959.07.03
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Newspaper

Daily chronicle & sentinel. [Vol. 27, no. 355 (December 6, 1863)]

6 December 1863

Morse, N.S., fl. 1862-1864

Yankee Estimates of Battle of Chattanooga, Siege of Knoxville.
A detailed letter from Atlanta describes the recent mayoral election. An editorial implores the Confederate Congress to improve the currency situation through taxation. An article details...

GLC05959.07.04
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Newspaper

Daily chronicle & sentinel. [Vol. 27, no. 361 (December 10, 1863)]

10 December 1863

Morse, N.S., fl. 1862-1864

Subjects include The Siege of Charleston-Further Shelling of the City, Yankees Have Seized All Boats Along the Tennessee River, News on the Siege of Fort Sumter. A proclamation from the governor requests citizens to join in a day of fasting, prayer...

GLC05959.07.05
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Newspaper

Daily chronicle & sentinel. [Vol. 28, no.19 (January 13, 1864)]

January 13,1864

Morse, N.S., fl. 1862-1864

General Morgan's Escape From Prison, The Siege of Charleston, Attack on Wilmington. Confederate congressional reports fill the front page. A lengthy account details General Morgan's escape from the Ohio Penitentiary. A city ordinance prohibits Black...

GLC05959.07.06
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Newspaper

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

January 16, 1864

Morse, N.S., fl. 1862-1864

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
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Newspaper

Daily chronicle & sentinel. [Vol. 28, no. 193 (July 30, 1864)]

30 July 1864

Morse, N.S., fl. 1862-1864

Subjects include Evacuation at Williamsburg and Yorktown Confirmed, From Charleston - Bombardment of Fort Sumter Continues, Fighting Again at Atlanta, Yankees Driven Back, Democratic Peace Meeting Held in New York. An account of peace negotiations...

GLC05959.07.08