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Newspaper
Beaver Dam Argus
Location
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1861
Page
3
Fragmentary notice urges citizens of the state to assemble in convention in the city on a November day in 1861 to consult on the country and select a state committee and union representative, with names obscured and place uncertain.
Disjointed OCR text recounts Civil War era war news and public sentiment. Mentions New York, Boston, Worcester, Springfield, and patriotic speeches urging unity, suppression of rebellion, and support for Union efforts amid battlefield references and a governor or general figure touring Massa.
Madison Correspondence from Aug 30 1861 reports strong Union sentiment in Grant County Wisconsin as volunteers are urged for five infantry regiments and five batteries, while leaders urge unity and support for the war effort amid losses at Boise Lyon. The piece notes preparations for upcoming regiments, medical issues, and political tensions across Democrats and Republicans. Senator Johnson and Everson Ethridge depart Washington to aid Union mobilization, and English sources discuss secession debates and Northern resolve.
Social Despatch reports a Union success on the North Carolina coast capturing forts, 700 prisoners, 30 cannon, and two fire ships. Commodore Bain and Gen. Butler led the operation, with key targets including Cape Hatteras lighthouse. Forts fell day one, and Union forces gained control to harass the coast and land as needed.
A collage of 19th century notes touches on president’s stance toward press freedom and treasonous rhetoric, recounts Gov Sprague’s bold battlefield rescue for ammunition, a Midway flag incident with Union defenders, World despatches on army expansion and drafting, and a Scots minister quip amid wartime sentiment. The items highlight Union loyalty, courage, and wartime strain without graphic detail.
A large city gathering endorsed unwavering support for the President and the war aims to punish treason and uphold the Constitution. The resolution condemns abolitionist agitation, vows to resist traitors and supporters of subjugation, and affirms loyalty to enforce laws and protect the flag amid Civil War tensions.
An account recounts General Lyon's death and the delays in his burial after being placed in an ambulance. The body was kept in town, attempted preservation with arsenic, then buried by Mrs. Phelps after express permission. The narrative notes Lyon was killed by a single ball near the heart as he urged on wounded comrades.
Telegraphic rows from Aug to Sept recount Union and Confederate figures. Messages report Jeff Davis death rumors, rebel concentration near Chain Bridge, and brisk Union recruitment. State elections show party lines blurred. Holbrook leads in Vermont, Dowarrats fare poorly, and Wilmington votes Union ticket.
A Chesapeake despatch notes a brig running the blockade at dawn and a fruit vessel. Liverpool arrived at Beaufort last week, Alliance laden with arms and ammo, Beaugard and Johnson to report Manassas. Fort Hatteras taken, wounded aboard steamboat. North Carolina updates till eight. Fort Macon sighted by a Yankee fleet. expected attack Monday. War news from North Carolina and Virginia heats the coast. Saratoga notes James Chapin’s arrest in Vicksburg. Powhattan seeks prize near Sumter. Pickens quiet.
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