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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1864
Page
1
A fragmentary poem by Tawra G. Chans and references Horace Waters praise sacrifice and liberty. It echoes anti slavery sentiment, calls for courage in battle, and urges death rather than submission to oppression. The piece blends martial imagery with calls to freedom and national honor.
A detailed account honors the Sixth Maine Regiment veterans returning to Camp Berry after their term. It chronicles battles from Fredericksburg to Gettysburg and Brandy Station, noting casualties, officers wounded or killed, and the regiment’s steady, costly service in the Union cause.
The document outlines a Congress authorized loan up to two hundred million dollars in Treasury notes bearing interest, with conversion options to bonds. It argues the nation’s war burden and debt, praises tax reform and internal revenue growth, and calls on citizens to support the credit and funding needed for government operations and future stability.
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