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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1862
Page
2
A narrator recounts a macabre tale of awakening to his dead wife in a coffin, the kiss of life, a blood drop on her lips, and a plea for earthly vengeance before enduring endless pain from a corrosive wound. He expresses belief that his wife forgives him in the afterlife as another patriot’s suicide echoes grief.
The piece urges a strict war policy to end the Civil War swiftly and reduce bloodshed. It supports arming enslaved people, freeing escapees, and compensating loyal owners, while criticizing past handling and promoting rapid troop deployment. It notes Gen Pope and Gen Halleck in new posts and reports prisoners escaping Fort Delaware with some recaptured.
At a special town meeting held at the Town Hall the assembly approved a $100 bounty for able bodied residents who enlist to fill the town quota of 300,000 volunteers. A Recruiting Officer was named and payments outlined in installments after legal requirements. The meeting adjourned sine die.
A Civil War era report details proceeds from a July 1862 excursion funds and lists extensive donations sent to Portsmouth Grove for sick and wounded soldiers. It notes cash totals, items packed, and ongoing support from Bristol residents, with emphasis on warm clothing and bedding as most needed.
The work by Rev. W. G. Brownlow promises a bold vehem ent account of the Civil War era with personal experiences among Tennessee secessionists. It’s a 12mo volume of over 450 pages illustrated and bound in muslin, priced at $1.25, mailed on receipt of payment. George W. Childs, Philadelphia.
A ragged compilation reports storms in Cuba and Texas, rail crashes in Tennessee, troop movements and appointments, political shifts, and notable deaths. It notes stamps becoming legal tender, a fatal lightning strike on horses, floods and famine implications, and various military and civic actions across the United States and abroad.
The document notes Gen Pope and Capt Chandler arresting four influential citizens Knox Gill Batten and Dillford for alleged Union men abductions last spring. They were seized from beds and sent to Washington. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company reportedly offered a bounty of $50,000 for two volunteers. Bishop Soule suffered partial paralysis en route to Nashville on Wednesday.
A July 11 dated dispatch notes Halleck’s proposed departure and a special order uniting units from various commands including General Halleck with division leaders of Kansas. The West Tennessee district will include Cairo and Mississippi areas and northern Alabama. Mobile line trains, 37 cars from Columbus, face guerrilla risk. prices 20 to 25 cents. rail traffic calm on Charleston Memphis Mobile and Ohio lines.
The Arkansas gunboat escaped after a dawn clash with Union vessels Carondelet Tyler and Lancaster near the Yazoo River. The Arkansas exchanged fire with 68 pounder guns, rammed and boarded briefly, later grounded, and fled downstream. Our fleet sustained 12 killed and 15 wounded, with several likely to die.
From New York on July 23 Virginia reports Jackson with 70 000 men opposing Gen Pope. Magruder has gone to East Tennessee to take command against Buell.
Formal notice from Washington dated July 11 1862 and July 23 1862 announces Major General Henry W. Halleck assigned to command of the land forces of the United States as General-in-Chief. Lincoln orders Halleck to report to the capital at once to assume his duties in the department under his charge.
The Illinois 68th Regiment arrives in Washington after rapid organization within ten days of the new call. The unit, drawn from central Illinois near the precedent site, travels in response to the wartime mobilization, with greetings noted on their Friday arrival.
A freed colored man from Richmond reports rebel losses during seven days of battle, claiming about 32 000 killed and wounded and a rebel force near 250 000 under Gen. Ewell. Johnston reportedly suffered a severe neck wound.
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