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Newspaper
Aurora Commercial
Location
Aurora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1864
Page
2
Jan 1 1864 issue notes a communication on church music was crowded out and will appear next week. Also mentions Lieut Green's remarks on the East Tennessee campaign and receipt of Peterson's Magazine for February from Philadelphia publisher C J Peterson.
Deputy Provost Marshal R. D. Brown objects to papers claiming Indiana's volunteer quota is filled. He states the claim is premature. In Greensburg at the Fourth District Democratic Convention, Burton W. Wilson is named elector for the district with E. P. Ferris as contingent elector. Delegates to the National Convention include Marcus Levy and John S. Campbell. Contingent delegates listed are W. H. Dodd and Jas. B. Foley.
Barron recounts Burnside’s East Tennessee advance in 1863, the Cumberland mountains march, and supply train risks. He notes water scarcity, mountain culture, and mountain families suffering while Union forces advance toward Knoxville and London, conveying a personal, reflective Civil War account.
A veteran report cites Col Frank Wolford and Col Adams in a Philadelphia campaign during a Civil War action. It notes Wolford’s cautious scouting, the rescue of a forage train, and a running pursuit that inflicted heavy rebel losses before London. Major Graham and Capt Fred Slater receive praise for bravery.
A detailed Civil War account describes the Philadelphia fight where Walford’s two regiments and a mountain howitzer battery faced overwhelming rebel forces. Despite encirclement and heavy strain, Walfordions fought fiercely, broke the Confederate line with a charge, and escaped with fifty prisoners while losing the artillery. Casualties totaled about 451, with 359 captured or missing. The piece questions Halleck’s casualty figures and notes Burnside’s responsibility for reporting. The narrative follows troop movements toward Knoxville and subsequent actions near Rockford and Maryville, ending with the hospital period of the author.
Edward H Green writes a lengthy letter praising Sanders Wolford and others for gallantry at the fort, denounces centralization, calls for protection of law and order, and urges loyal citizens to support the Union while avoiding faction and preserving the Constitution. He references General Carpenter, Slater, Adama, and Kentucky as figures in the war.
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