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Newspaper
Beaver Dam Argus
Location
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1862
Page
3
Local notes discuss Trenton town elections and a contentious stance on wartime enlistment. Amid debates about neighboring towns and county lines, observers warn against cross-town quotas while urging fuller local participation. The piece references New York political figures and Milwaukee convention logistics without clear dates.
The Bemour Dam Argus notes Barnett pays a one hundred five dollar bounty to volunteers. A passenger recalls a Utica to Troy journey via Milwaukee and Genesee streets, praising travel connections through Michigan Canada and N Y Central with smooth trains and satisfactory accommodations. The writer criticizes ungrateful Americans while reflecting on Mohawk Valley scenery and Dutch churches.
The memoir recounts a journey along the Mohawk and Hudson rivers with reflections on Dutch settlers, Revolutionary memory, and a mid 19th century Civil War era camp at Troy. It describes recruiting tents, patriotic fervor, and calls to support the Union, including observations on draft sentiment and local mobilization efforts. It also contains a long first person account from a Wisconsin cavalry volunteer detailing a skirmish, retreat, and hospital duties in Memphis with vivid, non-graphic combat recollections.
The North Star and Roanoke report the defeat of rebel forces at Baton Rouge with the destruction of the ram Arkansas. Breckinridge and Lovell suffer heavy losses while Gen Williams is killed. Union forces claim numerous prisoners including Capt Brant and Gen Allen. Arkansas grounded and later set ablaze by gunboats. transport Lewis Whitman sinks after collision. Casualties and captures cited with evolving reports from Cahill and others.
The State awarded the printing for two years from January first to Carpenter and Hyer of the Madison Patriot at a 63 percent discount from maximum prices. County commissions were tendered to F H flawley Pax Lake J J Back Waupun George Price Lowell and W T F Bidwell. The Union Convention of Delaware nominated William Cameron for Governor and Geo B Fisher was nominated for Congress by acclamation.
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