26 Oct 1861
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Newspaper
Algona Pioneer Press
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1861
Page
1
Notices on burying-ground funds and enlistment details. town reports praise for the Iowa Third Regiment under Col. Scott, its campaigns, and losses. County fair recap shows 225 entries with strong crafts, vegetables, horses, cattle, and premiums. treasury gains and expenses discussed. Commodore Stribling’s Union stance noted amid secession tensions. Tod and Jewett election returns projected with large majority.
A district race narrows to a tight margin with the solicitor challenging Mr. Blackford for the Legislature, the contest tally showing a slim 66 vote spread across the district. The result hinges on late counts and legal scrutiny as candidates dispute balloting.
War news from Lexington Kentucky reports Col Baker of Oregon killed near Leeburg after leading his brigade into combat. Zollicoffer and Garrard clash at Camp Wildcat with 6,000 to 7,000 rebels. Federal losses include four killed and twenty wounded. Reinforcements arrive as Skirmishers rout Thompson and Lowe, with four heavy guns captured. James F. Wilson wins Congress in the First District by a large margin.
Missouri reports an ordinance abolishing certain offices and trimming salaries to test civil officers loyalty. It exempts oath takers from arrest for aiding the Confederacy. A request to the President seeks prisoner amnesty. Separate news recounts a Potomac recon mission and severe Civil War conditions at Fairfax hospital with Union and Confederate leaders noted nearby.
The text notes Confederate forces in front of Washington facing a firm stand, with a belief that Beauregard would burn Fairfax Court House if evacuated. Rebel numbers around Fairfax ranged from 5,000 to 10,000, Geary observed the rebels were better fed than clothed, salt scarce but improving, and hundreds toiled on the shore to manufacture salt.
Washington dispatch describes a skirmish near widow Childs house three miles from Minor’s Lil. Union foraging parties engaged a rebel force. one Union soldier wounded, rebel losses unspecified. Separately, Fremont’s Missouri operations are scaled back. War Dept orders suspensions on fortifications and barracks, funds to army expenses, and restricted payments to officers.
A day or two old report confirms a clash on the 27th between federal troops under Montgomery and Jennison and McQuilonell’s advance and Judge Chenault’s State Guards. The fight started near Shanghi in Barton county, rebels retreated with losses, Montgomery fell back to Greenfield, and rumors place Montgomery at 80,000 and rebels at 24,000 though no solid confirmation. A band of 300 marauders at Wilson’s Mill on White River was attacked by Home Guards, twenty five captured.
Unverified report claims General Wyidan surprised Gebation in Tnelaid county and captured rebels along with stores and resources. Confirmation disputed as details remain uncertain.
Oct 14 Fort Monroe reports Geneva Mansfield assumes command at Camp Hamilton amid a recent retreat of the 20th Indiana, with 41 losses noted. Seven contrabands cross Sewell's Point. rebel forces estimated at 400 at that location. Lieut Maury of the gunboat Louisiana burned a rebel vessel and reported forced activity nearby.
Reports claim the rebel forces have shifted to a new west side line near the Raps pean with a strong right wing and aim at Acquia Creek. Armies concentrate 86,000 troops. Gen Mitchell may replace Gen Thomas at Camp Dick Robinson, a change Kentucky towns hint at with mixed support. Harriet Jane returns from Indian Head aboard Commodore Craven, armed with 82 pounders and an 18 inch rifled cannon, needing heavier armament to face the new batteries expected to arrive.
A Baltimore Ontario report details a clash near Harpers Ferry where 6 companies from the 18th Pennsylvania, 3d Wisconsin, and 13th Massachusetts under Col. Geary, with 8,500 Confederates, engaged in heavy fighting. Union forces briefly held the field, recaptured a 32 pounder, and forced a Confederate retreat with seven killed on their side and at least 160 enemy dead or wounded. Additional items note wounded returns from Springfield, Missouri after a skirmish near Lebanon, and rumors of Col. Tyler’s rebel regiment moving toward the Osage. Fort Monroe reports the gunboat Semingoe exchanging fire with rebel batteries and the prize ship Sem inole delivering contraband. Prices Army movements near Chaponville and Cedar County indicate ongoing Osage passage and retreat orders.
Report notes an Indian dispute over quotas and enlistment figures for New Hampshire volunteers. It lists quotas for infantry, cavalry, and artillery, totaling about 1,393 men in actual service, with six departments ready for field use as spring arms can be procured and organized quickly.
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