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Michael Corcoran was an Irish immigrant who was appointed Colonel of the 69th New York regiment in 1859. The following year he refused an order to march the regiment in a parade to honor the Prince of Wales and was removed from command while awaiting court martial. With the outbreak of war he was restored to command and had the charges dropped. He was captured at First Bull Run. Corcoran’s legal issues must have made him a celebrity in NYC, because his return to New York caused a sensation. The entire front page and much of the last page, plus an editorial, are devoted to it – HJS.

Corcoran at Home: The Ovation of Yesterday – 2-3
The Indian Atrocities: Murder of Whites at the Lower Sioux Agency in Minnesota – 3
The Battle of Slaughter’s Mountain: Services and Losses of the Ohio Regiments in the Fight – 3-4
Movements in the West: Bridges on the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad Burned by the Rebels – 4
Important from Washington: The Appointments Under the New Tax Law for New-York and Brooklyn – 4-5
The Bounty Muddle – 5
Editorial: The Army in Front of Washington – 5
From Richmond – Strength of the Rebel Army – 5
Editorial: Corcoran, the Patriot – 5-6
Filling Up the German Regiments – 6
Local Intelligence: Military Matters in the City – 6