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Newspaper
Burlington Weekly Hawk
Location
Burlington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1864
Page
1
Republican State Convention at Des Moines 1864
The Third Quadrennial Republican State Convention meets in Des Moines on February 2 1864 to select delegates for the National Republican Convention. Loyal electors are urged to join delegates from their counties based on a ratio: one delegate per county and one more for each hundred votes plus soldiers from the county in 1863. THO F WITHROW, Chn Republican State Central Committee. Des Moines Jan 15 1864.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
William M. Stone
Tho. F. Withrow
Republican State Central Committee
The Hawk Eye reflects Union faith during war era
The Burlington Hawk-Eye extols the war as a battle of ideas and urges readers to support the Union and press. It praises the press for uniting public opinion, calls for broader civic effort, and outlines annual subscription plans for the Weekly Semi-Weekly and Daily Hawk-Eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Hawk-Eye
Union
Pat
Plo
Hawkk-Eye
Northwest
Rebel leaders aim to seize spring offensive and salvage rebellion
The text argues rebel leaders plan a spring push to overwhelm a Union army at either Potomac or Chattanooga. It suggests universal conscription signals their goal to concentrate forces, revive discouraged support, and push continued resistance in 1864.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac
Chattanooga
Conscription and Rebel Strategy in the Civil War
The article argues conscription alone won’t decisively boost rebel forces, as Richmond or Georgia cannot be abandoned without ruin. It suggests Lee and Longstreet may seek a flank against Grant through East Tennessee and Kentucky, while Grant moves north along the Cumberland Gap. It also notes Iowa regiments returning home to recruit, urging rapid enlistment to fill veteran ranks before large bounties end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bragg
Lee
Grant
Meade
Richmond
Georgia
Washington
Maryland
Longstreet
East Tennessee
Kentucky
Louisville
Cincinnati
Cumberland Gap
Knoxville
Lexington
Iowa
Salaries for Iowa State Officers Face War Time Pressure
A Des Moines dispatch asserts Iowa state officers seek pay increases, sparking editorial skepticism. The piece argues current salaries are ample, urges legislators not to raise pay during wartime, and warns of political consequences for backers. It notes the Third Iowa Cavalry’s return, enlistments, and a talk on excluding Eastern Bank rags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Journal
Des Moines
Iowa
Third
Iowa Cavalry
Cairo
Keokuk
Col. Bussy
Little Rock
Ark
Gue
Scott County
Sanitary Stores Distribution Appointed in Iowa
In Des Moines on January 26 1864 the State Sanitary Commission names Mrs Wittenmeyer General Agent for distributing sanitary stores to hospitals and soldiers homes. Dr McClure Dr Udell Mrs Horner and Mrs Chittenden named as department agents. The Board backs a Governor appointed Surgeon General to visit Iowa regiments and report on surgeon duties. The 15th Iowa Infantry under Col dy Foup reenlists, four hundred volunteers mustered and paid bounty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Board of Control
State Sanitary Commission
Wittenmeyer
Stone
Army
Alco
McClure
Dubuque
Udell
Veteran Volunteer Soldier Writes Home From Arkansas
Private letter from Little Rock dated January 7 1864 details enlistment as a veteran volunteer and expected homecoming within a month. He notes the regiment’s rolls, competition between units for early departure, and reports a public hanging of a young traitor. He closes with prayers for his family’s health and signs as Thomas J. R. Perry Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Ith
Illinois Cavalry
Ilinois
Iowa
Jeff
Davis
Price
T. J. R. Perry, JR
Lookout Mountain hospital letters reveal wartime suffering
Annie Wittenmyer reports from Capitol letters about the Civil War hospital scene, praising Allied patriotism and denouncing political selfishness. She describes wounded Iowa soldiers, shortages, and the need for warm clothing and rations. She urges rapid aid and charity to sustain troops and civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Lookout Mountain
McLemore
Christian Commission
Cgentlemen
Pittsburg
North
Annie Wittenmyer
The Wounded at Chattanooga
Mrs C Ben Darwin of Burlington Aid Society reports on wounded soldiers at Chattanooga with support from the U S Christian Com Branch Office dated January 1 1864 and a note from Darwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
U.S. Christian Com
C. Ben. Darwin
Burlington Aid Society
Shocking Case of Domestic Cruelty Exposed in Manteno
Mrs. E P W Packard petitions habeas corpus to end four years of alleged imprisonment by her husband Rev Theophilus Packard in Manteno Illinois. He allegedly silenced her religious discussions and separated her from family, then had her deemed insane and confined to state asylum from 1860 until last June before release. The case details coercive detention, forged insanity claims, and a plea for jury scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Starr
E. P. W. Packard
Manteno
Theophilus Packard
Packard
Presbyterian Church
Europe
America
Jacksonville
State Hospital
Dr. McFarland
Trial Ends in Not Guilty Verdict for Mrs Packard
Testimony from physicians on insanity conflicted with defense witnesses who described Mrs Packard as sane and educated. Jury found Mrs Packard sane after five days of hearing, as Packard faced plans to confine her in Massachusetts. News notes Packard fled the state and Manteno Gazette editors comment on shifting public opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Packard
Brown
Hindeo
Presbyterian Church
Methodist
Nev. Packard
E. P. W. Packard
Mrs. Packard
Masachusetts
Manteno
Wolf
Kankakee
Organized Emigration to Ease National Debt Burden
The piece argues that high national expenditures must be paid from industrial proceeds and that orderly emigration from Europe would supply labor to boost production. It warns labor shortages due to military mobilization will hit agriculture, and endorses large foreign labor importation to spur employment and wages in the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sible
Europe
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Ohio
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A. J. Hamilton
Texas
Western
Virginia
England
New Zealand
Dixie
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Davenport
New Orleans
Polk
Second
Iowa Infantry
le Claire Hall
John B. Govan
Bryan Hall
Chicago
First Iowa Cavalry
The
Capitol
American
Ugarte
Santiago
Goddess of Liberty
Mammon
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