16 Apr 1863
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1863
Page
1
A poem by Isaac McLellan celebrates Union forces advancing along Potomac and Rappahannock fronts and the James River. It references Union generals and ships, including Rosecrans, Banks, Grant, and Hunter, with calls to arms and bold charges as Confederate resistance is pushed back. The piece evokes a wartime cadence, marching counters, and decisive action by land and sea.
A lyrical meditation on labor powering progress from forests to cities. The poem contrasts axed trees and blooming harvest with industrial forge, steam engine, and the shaping of cities linked by commerce and trade. It envisions labor as creative force building temples to industry and linking lands with trade.
Caul McCrennan reports changes in command and growing plans against Vicksburg. Sherman no longer leads the corps, new generals earn soldiers’ trust, Yazoo City and Haine’s Bluff claimed, Farragut’s gunboats near the canal, heavy cannonading at Vicksburg, a rebel town burned, camp at Milliken’s Bend, health improves yet many deaths including Adjutant Tools and Orderly Wiggins, Col Cradlebaugh back with the regiment, James Lynch and brother among the men, home-sent provisions boost morale.
General Butler defends the Union and condemns Copperheads while urging nonintercourse with Britain to curb pirate commerce. He argues slavery must end for the Union to endure, endorses conscription and emancipation policies, and calls for loyal support of the Government. He criticizes English actions and political tampering, ending with gratitude to New York listeners.
A First Ohio Cavalry letter from Stewartsporo Tennessee dated March 28 describes the regiment’s service of about nineteen months. It notes engagements at Bardstown Perryville and Stone River plus daily skirmishes from Louisville to Perryville. It reports about four hundred men fit for duty and overall good health as spring arrives.
General Butler delivers a late 1860s style keynote at the New York Academy of Music praising Andrew Jackson Democrats while opposing the Confederacy. He traces his shift from supporting state rights and the Constitution to recognizing the rebellion as a revolution and rejecting union with the Confederacy. He recounts personal ties to Jefferson Davis and remarks on revolution versus insurrection.
A fragment notes a young man and the Prince of Wales, with reference to the Duchy of Cornwall revenues and net proceeds placed to credit after adjustments. It mentions a substantial sum of 384,088 currency units and various related annuities and stock transfers.
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