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Burlington Weekly Hawk

Location

Burlington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1864

Page

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Interview Between Davis and Union Colonel in Richmond

The excerpt portrays a dramatic Civil War dialogue in Richmond between Confederate President Jefferson Davis and a Union colonel, exploring peace talks, Union terms, and the prospects of Confederate independence versus reunion. It also notes Confederate confidence in independence and Southern resistance to emancipation while facing Northern political pressures.

Edmund Kirke Wickmena Eyphelden Kirke Tae Hovss Richmond Beojanin Genten Ceesar Mr. Davis Benjamin Bing Union Sential North Mr. Benjamin Grant Sherman Atlanta Rapidan Lee Maryland Washington Fahad Benjamin Sa Davis Lyceum Dubuque Bangor Lincoln House Ashley Smilava United States South Virginia Uth Carolina South Carolina Peo Davin Tgme Confeder 2 Abraham Lincoln Colorado Idaho Illinois Abraham Trans Mississippis Kentucky Tennessee Georgia Petersburg Appomattox Stanton Serge Gans Washington Press Examiner Senate House “Committee Wade Ohio Winter Davis New York Herald Buffalo Baboon Tailor Fremont Democratic Party Peace Democrats Kago Chicago War Democracy Sach Chicago Democrats Richmond Examiner

Sherman Warns on Recruiting in Rebel States

Gen Sherman writes from Atlanta 1864 arguing recruiting depots in Georgia Alabama Mississippi and encouraging white and black volunteers. He denounces civilian agents and defends his views on negro labor while urging unity and morale in Union forces.

Gen. Sherman Sherman Headquarters Military Div Mississippi Atlanta John A. Spooner Commonwealth of Massachusetts Nashville Tennessee Chattanooga Georgia Alabama Congress Webster Macon Columbus Miss Selma Montgomery Mobile Ala Milledgeville Savannah Memphis Vicksburg Natchez Chatt Menou Sam

Desiring Peace Amid War Rhetoric Across Borders

A fragment from a wartime column denounces piecemeal peace as hollow and calls for outright war until Confederates withdraw and the flag of stripes falls from U S forts. The writer mocks pacifist talk and urges decisive action beyond mere terms.

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