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Newspaper
Burlington Weekly Hawk
Location
Burlington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1863
Page
1
The piece from Monroe Michigan offers a loving Christmas Eve poem by a mother lamenting a missing stocking and a late child’s loss. It contrasts tender home scenes with sorrow, as the speaker prays for guidance and wonders about the baby’s fate, ending with a faith-filled plea for heaven.
The article discusses casualties in the Civil War era, estimating killed and wounded, deaths by disease, and overall losses, then shifts to a 1794 Western Pennsylvania insurrection and President Washington's pardon, followed by a sensational soldier-rescued money incident in Illinois and Navy enlistment ideas. It contrasts wartime mortality with disease, cites hospital statistics, and ends with a tale of a gold rumor and immigrant prospecting.
A historical analysis argues Kennedy’s claim that war fatalities surpass the gain in able-bodied men. It reviews population growth since April 1861, immigration trends, and army losses, noting variances by age, state, and battlefield deaths. It estimates national able-bodied increase around 487,500 after subtracting rebel states, then weighs war losses by battle deaths and wounds.
Letter to the editor reviews prior uses of pardons by rulers after crises. It cites Charles II and George II cases where pardon was granted on condition and accepted by a public act within forty days, noting the removal of individual condemnation.
About six thousand rebel prisoners are at Camp Douglas, with over one hundred enlisting to support the Union Navy. A Kentucky man attempting to spirit out his rebel son was caught and jailed, duped by a smooth con man who promised an easy escape for money.
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