20 Feb 1862
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Newspaper
Berlin City Courant
Location
Berlin, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1862
Page
1
A sweeping critique on class, home, and loyalty interweaves a call for social reform. It contrasts poor tenements with noble estates, denounces slavery, and argues for universal citizenship, freedom, and duty, citing the war and public figures to illustrate moral stakes.
Special correspondence describes the conduct and planning of the Fort Henry expedition led by General Halleck and Commodore Foote. The narrative details river positions, fort defenses, boat arrangements, and the decisive naval assault by gunboats Cincinnati, Mankship, Conestoga, and Taylor against Fort Henry and nearby defenses on the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, culminating in a Union victory. The account notes the coordination with Grant, the landing at Pinewu, and Foote’s tactic of slow, precise fire to overwhelm Confederate works.
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