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Beaver Dam Argus

Location

Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jul 04, 1862

Page

2

Wisconsin 1862 water ditch laws and banking act amendment

The act discusses cost apportionment for ditch repairs by county boards, liability for damages to watercourses, and drainage authorizations. It also amends chapter 203 of the general laws 1862 to transfer failed securities to bank stock owners after note circulation. Additional sections set assessment duties for 1862 including property abstracts, state tax apportionment, and publication requirements. A brief local note mentions a German boy Siegmund found dead in the river near a mill and a report about Commodore Goldsborough's printing press aboard the Minnesota.

County Board of Supervisors County Board of Superviare Lereigy Beaupants Drainage Land Commissioners Cona Cory Wisconsin Senate Assembly Secretary of State Ech V of State Poperty County Boards of Supervisors Siegmund Robinson & Ballou’s Voy Howard Tram Bay Advocate Saucer D. Wastises State of Wisconsin Secratary’s Madison

The Fourth of July in Early America

A retrospective on the Declaration of Independence, its unity of the new states, and endurance through war, urging continued patriotism and fidelity to the Union. It notes notable figures and calls for celebration of the nation’s founding and its ongoing prosperity despite internal conflict.

America Philadelphia Wade United States Julie Adams Thomas Jefferson Janes Madison Berrick Pringigaypaysicians Leox County Florida Albany Turnes & Clark Park Row New York Tremain Gir Herrick Hervick United, States Candag DR. L. RO

Desperate Two Day Battle Near Richmond Reported

New York Tribune extra describes two days of heavy fighting with 124000 men engaged. Bucktails company captured, retreat of right wing, fierce cannonades and infantry clashes near Mechanicsville and Hanover Court House. McClellan on field praised. heavy losses and stubborn rear-guard action across the Chickahominy as forces contest for control toward Richmond.

New York New Yok Tribune Whitehouse Richmond Chickahominy Mechanicsville McCall McClellan Stoneman Hanover Court House Mechanicaville Campbell Pennsylvania Mechanicsville Road Virginia Central Railroad Fennsylvania Meehanicaville Ure Humphrey Pennsylvania Bucktail Regiment Porter Dr Gaines Durvee Duryce Thomas Francis Meager Twaam Hooker Kearney Sumner Swice Sameer Ayres

Fragments describe Civil War actions and losses at Richmond

The account reports heavy combat around Porter's and Smith's divisions near Mechanicsville and Gaines Mill with large rebel forces, high Union casualties, and notes from Washington and New York papers. It describes troop movements toward Richmond, evacuations at White House, and Beauregard and Jackson reinforcements, framing a costly engagement for McClellan's army.

Count de Paris Jackson Shenandoah Fair Oaks Pennsylvania Sykes Slotum Porter 11Th Regular Infantry 14Th Roselle McClellan Col. Pratt New York Black Sweitzer Smith

Gen McClellan Roils James River Moves Toward Fort Monroe

Philadelphia dispatches describe Gen McClellan drawing his right wing across the Chickahominy to the James River with gunboat aid and light losses, while enemy forces estimated around 30,000 hum with Stoneman’s corps hovering. Reports note disordered telegraph lines near Washington and a new army appointment list from Wisconsin and Colorado volunteers.

Whitehouse Waitehouse Inez Stoneman Gen. Casey Col. Ingalls Capt. Sartetle Yorktown James River Fortress Monroe McClellan Washington Ife Chickahominy Philadelphia Baltimore American James Silver Kumua River Redmond

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Com. Goldsborough Minnesota Suly War Department Squire Burchard Staite Ovince Stare Treagerer Manises Janes T. Lewis PROM New York Herald Gaines’ Mills McGielan Tiree P.m Slocum Parner Meagher Meagh Leoni Lee Amierson Branch West Point Virginia New Hank Washington City Gen. McClellan Tunstall Adjutant General’s Janes Potter Cavalry Theodore Ten Eyck 19Th Regiment Infantry Terry J. Doolittle Wis Aide Deramp Rains QS. Vanahon W. AL. Payne Aid Decamat McDowell Joswell E. Sawyer Gupta Wailton Ihinore E. Litts Secretary of War L.tuomas Adj King Fremont Heang Warners Kine Fredericksburg Tolis Cit Rufus King Charles Henry Killips Tehall Geaver Dam Robert Killips M. G. Robinson M. C. Robinson Rabicon Atam Hawn, Jerome Pwawn IL. W. Finch Fancy Cassimeres Bouver Dam H.W. Bartis Daly Bua Mt City Babcoge Guy Clerk Dodge County Court Probitte Oader Wm AL. Foster Heeea John N. Foster Juneau Tve Beaver Dam Arms Said Leonard Martz Shaye Dodge Counry Wn. F. Crawford Bleezer B. Foster James McPaclin Mayville Acre Eleazer B. Foster Guardian Cloeks W. HH. Thorp. Drown Beaver Tam E. R. Swato Drown Swan Joan A. Bigert Otige Dodge County State of Francis J. Raed Calamus Acclion Dodge Fune Sat Erard Huntington Farmersburg Clayton County Towa Cor T. & J. Robinson Bkanitowoc A. Martin Onion River Fort Atkinson F. Reerrs Boston State Aly Toatts Votal Liabili REDFI Zarte and Gsad Substantia ELD agent_ahne McClellan Mills Fleming and Grist Ali Marvin & Goodnow Thomas Samuels Wiwat Millaratour Ily Lalig E L. Jones Junean Wight G. W. Farr Trenton WM. B. Martin June Estray Binet Burnett W. NI. Sutherland Puynett Fane
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