13 Jul 1864
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Newspaper
Beaver Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1864
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR from Rochester area item shows codes and measurements for a field operation. Readable details are minimal, but indicate a technical log snippet with identifiers such as BHD Plo L190 A and T2017.
The Governor Andrew G. Curtin issues a proclamation urging citizens to enlist for military service for up to one hundred days. The call cites national crisis and the threat of Confederate forces near Richmond, urging able-bodied Pennsylvanians to join the army and support the Union.
Governor Curtin proclaims call for twelve thousand volunteers to repel incursions from border forces. The document details enrollment, terms of service, ranks, and rewards for officers. It urges loyal veterans to answer the emergency and outlines processing locations in Harrisburg and Philadelphia.
In a Civil War era account, a sergeant near death clings to God and family as he speaks of marching and rest. He gives keepsakes to his sister and pledges to a beloved, promising to meet in heaven as the fatherly voice of prayer joins the room.
Important general orders from Harrisburg May 5 1864 authorize 12 000 militia volunteers to serve in and around Washington DC for up to one home day or longer as directed by the President. Commanders must organize detachments and prepare rapid deployment under provincial regiments and squads.
A vast outpouring from the Army of the Potomac arrives at Washington’s post office. About four hundred thousand letters are weighed and sorted, praised as evidence of noble character by citizens and veterans. Postmaster General and President Lincoln figure in the narrative amid wartime concerns and public indignation over slavery.
A mixed excerpt discusses gratuitous printing by associations and individuals and the burden on publishers to provide free material. It then covers horse care, stressing constant access to clean water, the risks of overheating, and observable signs of water withholding. The piece ends noting a Baltimore death of a 116 year old colored woman who collected colonial-era occurrences.
A damaged fragment describes a canine specimen exhibited at the Agricultural Show in Islington London. The owner values the dog at £1500. Muskets and arms readiness mention appears as garbled text not linked to the exhibit.
A heated verbal exchange between a Virginian and a Pennsylvanian in Washington grows tense as Copperhead labels surface. The Athinta Appeal accuses Northern Copperheads of aiding the South and praises blows tied to a northern strike capability under Harris, Foorde, and Peet.
Fragmentary report touches on sunstroke remedies, a brig named Vision sailing from New York to Europe, crew members John Donovan Rhoda and a dog, a distracted man nearly drowning, and a vague note about memory and inventions amid scattered quotes and names.
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