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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Press
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1862
Page
2
The January issue is ready at three cents per copy and includes the latest telegrams, market notes, and a Romney Virginia dispatch. It reports troop movements near Romney and mentions Colonel Hazard of the Thirty-Ninth Indiana Regiment amid critique of his disciplinary actions.
A long discussion argues that wealthier families must educate their children to endure poverty and social upheaval, not flaunt wealth. It warns luxury and idle amusements harm future independence, urging steady virtue and practical mental education to sustain work and character through wartime changes.
A Kentucky letter describes raids by armed bands terrorizing rural households near Green River. It details thefts from a widow, looting of clothes, and threats to women and children. Troop actions, arrests, and tensions within the Tenth Ohio regiment are recounted, with criticism of a cruel colonel and praise for humane officers and medical staff. The bridge over Green River is noted as swept away by flood, and hospital supplies and local military life are touched on amid ongoing Civil War hardships.
A garbled historical column blends notes on Kentucky cavalry units independent companies from Tennessee and Ohio with references to regimental ends, stone preservation in New York, Trinity Church, and U.S. military provisioning. It also mentions the Prairie Farmer editor, worm infestations in clover, and a voyage involving the Australia ship and gun contracts.
Reports describe a battle incident near Pensacola with soldiers of the Mipelanippi Regiment, a tent fire and explosions causing injuries. The scene links to broader war dispatches, with British praise for Irish regiments and commentary on Kentucky conflicts. Additional items note cotton exports from Peru, explosive safety tips, a drowning rescue, and various wartime rumors and public notices.
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