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Newspaper
Beaver Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1863
Page
2
M Pentengill & Co announce they are agents in Nev 87 Park Row New York 6 State Street Boston for Azave in those cities. They are authorized to take advertisements and subscriptions at the lowest rates.
The piece discusses the U.S. President’s sentence of Clement L. Vallandigham to banishment to the Confederate lines. It notes sympathizers in the North, argues the severity aligns with wartime needs, and cites editorials from the Pittsburg Dispatch. It also mentions Judge Leavitt’s writ of habeas corpus and a separate trial of Wheeler for Wells’s death.
Reports say the Army of the Potomac, weakened by recent losses, remains at Falmouth with uncertain prospects for a new move until reinforced. In the Southwest Gen Grant’s forces capture Jackson and press Bragg’s rebels, breaking railways and delaying property, while Rosecrans holds Tennessee and Bragg cannot attack.
The Wellsville accommodation train derailed near Courtney station on Saturday evening. Brakeman Wra Ewing was killed instantly when the car toppled over the bank and struck rock, severing the skull. Several passengers and a Bridgewater man named Blain were injured slightly, and multiple trains were delayed for hours.
Captain Littell of the Toth Pa Regiment returns home on furlough after twenty one months in service and is soon to leave for the South. Captain Henry of the 120th Regiment is also home on leave. A letter from Sergeant Brazier reports drafted men at Washington D C with three deaths, and Henderson Times quotes jealousy of Southern aristocrats about the approaching Congressional election and renewed distrust of old Democratic party factions.
A Lake Shore Michigan paper quotes an advertisement praising Gem Costar's Rat Exterminator as the simplest safest and cheapest rat remedy. It claims rats eat it if prepared per directions and die away from the medication site, with Dr. C P Cummins Son and Reaver selling it.
A council resolution calls on the finance committee to report an ordinance raising 3 million dollars to provide commutation for laboring classes unable to obtain substitutes. Humphrey Marshall is described as having been deprived of his command by Jeff. Da and General Preston is placed in large pay.
From Washington Pa May 23 reports the Beaver county Barker case proceeding. after long delays the defense seeks to quash the indictment. Judge Lindsay overrules the motion though notes possible failure if proof shows actual aid in escape. the Commonwealth agrees to quash.
Corbin and T B McGraw were executed by a 32 man party at Johnson's stand in Cincinnati. The two convicted men were shot with twenty five bullets and buckshot after a court martial, dying without a struggle as the bodies were examined by surgeons. The troops later marched past the coffins while the band played and the detachment was dismissed.
The North Star reaches New York from Aspinwall with dates to the 16th and $260,000 in treasure. The Constitution from San Francisco reports Puebla on April 30 with word the French were driven from Puebla after heavy losses, likely retreating to the seaboard as the rainy season begins. Roads to Vera Cruz are poor and guerrillas plague travel, with yellow fever expected to spread.
Tieday Losa Rowand’s cavalry left Wheeling a year and a half ago with one hundred men. Since then twenty two men have been recruited. The company now musters only twenty two men for duty, with the rest lost to sickness death or capture. Members are on the roll of honor and each given a medal as a reward of merit.
Secretary Stanton has avoided a firm ruling on the $300 exemption clause in the National Enrollment Act. Though unofficial declarations circulated widely, he now says a decision will come only when a concrete case arises, showing no determination yet.
General Banks believes Louisiana will soon reenter the Union as a free state. A persuasive letter received in Washington argues that civil institutions can be reorganized with reduced difficulties after Confederate military strength is broken, citing Opelousas as an example of recent restraint.
Dispatches from Memphis and Washington report Gen Grant’s forces have captured Jackson and surrounding works at Vicksburg, with 57 artillery pieces taken and many prisoners. The army claims control of Haines Bluff and the Black River area while preparing to close on Vicksburg. Estimates of Confederate strength in the city range up to 20,000 as bombardment ceases and field artillery is largely depleted.
Official dispatch from May 23 reports Gen Grant’s victory over Pemberton at Baker's Creek on the Jackson and Vicksburg Road, with 25 000 Confederate troops, losses for Hovey Logan and Crocker, about 2000 prisoners taken, and subsequent actions toward Vicksburg including bridges over the Big Black and the closure of the town to supplies. Sherman's corps is mentioned in ongoing fighting nearby.
Reports from May indicate heavy Civil War action around Vicksburg. Grant's forces win battles, capture prisoners, and push toward the city as telegraph updates confirm Union gains and ongoing siege efforts. Rebels resist near Jackson and Vicksburg with continued fighting and strategic withdrawals.
The Richmond papers report Jackson Miss captured after a three hour fight led by Joe Johnston. They note Union reinforcements at West Point and Hooker and claim Grant’s army is pressing a costly pursuit. A DC court grants Gen Brannan a divorce and guardianship amid wartime tensions.
The document fragment mentions Washington and New York Post context with General Wooker, hints at military idle status and a forthcoming hearing. It references the Rappahannock region and June movements, indicating planned operations and communications to come.
A fragmentary report notes Glen Schitré's filing and a readat to the War Department about the battle of Chins schorgili and rumors of a heavy cavalry raid toward Court House. Mentions Nashville and Knoxville regions, confiscation debates, and a Polish victory near Warsaw amid war news and advertisements in the Nashville area.
A government agent pursued a European steamer involved in a scheme to counterfeit United States notes in England. The probe connected the ship to illicit currency operations and authorities intensified efforts to halt the ring.
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