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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1863
Page
1
A war poem dedicated to Alfred Burnett and Uncle Jared recounts a dying soldier urging aid for the Union. The speaker pleads for lifting the flag as battle rages and declares readiness to fall, praising Freedom Liberty and the nation as victory nears. He asks about the mother and loved ones who spur sacrifice and recalls the flag kept unsullied on the field.
The London Daily News argues that if England and the United States were at war, British officers would free Southern slaves as a wartime measure. It cites Sir Charles Napier’s plan to arm Black workers and asserts emancipation would be legitimate warfare rather than philanthropy, justifying the Federal policy.
Troops of the 11th 36th and 89th 92nd Ohio Volunteers report from Carthage Tennessee after marching from Charleston West Virginia. They describe river transport arrivals health issues with smallpox confined to Kentucky regiments, rebel cavalry activity, foraging parties captured, and efforts to build a gunboat Orient. They note rumors of Vicksburg fall and urge Union support.
In Manchester New Hampshire Hon William A Howard cited the national debt and dairy product figures from the census noting 125000000 annually and joked that in ten years our women could churn this debt away, reflecting on economic strain.
A Civil War era letter from the Seventy-Fourth Army in Mermessnono Texas describes frequent skirmishes near Franklin and Stone River, successful forays against guerrillas, and a failed reinforcement. It notes copperhead presses banned, praise for the conscription act, and vivid critique of deserters and copperheads.
A dated sketches of a soldier in the Ist Va. Cavalry detailing rations, marches, and mischief. The piece humorously notes his scavenging for bread and liquor, promises of food from a credulous farmer, and antics in Washington with Provost Marshal trouble. It ends by praising his gallantry amid camp pranks and flirtations.
The Treasury defines that funds may be accumulated at other places in ordinary business by discounting future paper and by accepting par certificates of deposit and drafts on deposit. Banks buying and selling drafts indiscriminately become liable to be assessed as brokers in decision 43. C F Eslee signs to A B Water in Athens Ohio.
A Philadelphia report recounts the forger Melville’s visit to the Rogues Gallery where he delivers a grave, stoic sermon on crime. He confesses to conscience and prison, while a Massachusetts tale follows of a falsely accused man who disappears, later revealed through a war-era reunion with his son and a faded daguerreotype.
The piece states no popular election occurs in New Hampshire and the Legislature, with a Republican majority, will elect Gilmore as governor. It notes the shift from people voting to legislative selection and identifies Gilmore as the gubernatorial candidate.
Ohio governor David Tod issues a March 13 1863 notice urging soldiers absent from their regiments to report back by April 1 1863 to avoid punishment other than loss of pay and allowances. Command offers transportation upon written application to Quartermaster General Wright with unit details and address.
The Boston Post argues that government issued notes are supported by loyal states and citizens. It claims repudiation would follow if American citizenship wanes and links mortgage security on free state lands to the stability of the currency.
The long established firm of Dr C W Roback enlarges its Third Street complex to 100 by 130 feet, with new distillation furnaces and copper stills for Catawba and Swedish brandies and expanded manufacture of Scandinavian remedies. The facility includes laboratories, workshops, packing rooms, and staff, enabling broader distribution across the Northwest and major Eastern cities.
A passenger bragged of making a hundred thousand dollars in six months and facing retirement, while a woman behind him revealed two sons killed in Fredericksburg and Murfreesboro. She slapped him, and fellow travelers ejected the man as unfit to ride with decent people.
A colonial-era observer notes Japanese squatting habits, reversed actions in work, footwear indoors, and name order. He highlights paper craft with goose-feather fuel savings, and suggests Japan’s use of delicate paper handkerchiefs and even paper cloth, contrasting with Western habits.
News from Nobel Sources reports a March 14 alert near F lahoma with imminent attack and skirmishing near Murfreesboro. Messages from Jackson Mississippi note Helen s attack catching forces in the rear, with firing heard in the area.
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