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Newspaper
Fort Atkinson Standard
Location
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1861
Page
2
The text outlines exemptions for persons connected to military service or affiliated organizations. It notes print evidence of exemption, that service mustered into US or state service, and that exemption time does not pause civil action deadlines. The act becomes effective upon passage and publication, approved May 25 1861.
An 1860s Wisconsin act provides five dollars monthly for volunteers with dependent families, with funds held in the State Treasury and paid on orders drawn under law. The act mandates warrants from the Secretary of State against the war fund and remains in force from passage.
Chapter 9 Extra Session lays out pay for volunteers discharged without muster after three months service. Officers must submit accurate muster rolls, warrants issued by the Secretary of State, and payments drawn from the War Fund. Effective upon passage May 27 1861.
Chapter 10 details an act to provide for expenses of the special May 1861 legislative session. It outlines appropriations and financial provisions for the extraordinary gathering, listing the scope of costs and the authority directing payment.
An act provides that all expenses of the May 15 1861 special session of the Legislature be charged to the war fund with sufficient appropriations to cover expenditures. The act takes effect from the date of its passage.
May 27 1861 act amends section five of chapter four of the General Laws of 1861 extra session to provide a military force for immediate service to aid in protecting the Constitution and the Union. It inserts language after the word provided indicating three months mustered into state service. Approved May 27 1861.
The Wisconsin regiment travels via Toledo Cleveland and Pittsburgh amid great popular demonstrations from Chicago to Harrisburg. At Ravenna and Pittsburgh to Martinsburg crowds cheer and water and bouquets are given. Col Starkweather’s command heads to Chambersburg to Harper's Ferry, with Wisconsin citizens hopeful of a report on the pursuit of rebels.
The piece reports Rebels evacuating Harper's Ferry and possibly regrouping at Manassas Junction with Federal forces advancing. It notes Gov Jackson of Missouri aims to remove the state from the Union, a looming clash with Gen Lyon, and argues the conflict centers on preserving the Republic, not abolition or partisan aims, urging loyalty and government stability.
The text lists Union force concentrations at multiple points: Washington with 24,000 under Brig. Gen. Mansfield, 21,000 at the south side of the Potomac under Brig. Gen. McDowell, 10,001 at Fortress Monroe under Major Gen Butler, 3,000 at Port McHenry and Baltimore, 8,000 at Philadelphia under Maj. Gen. Patterson, 15,000 at Chambersburg and Western Pennsylvania under Major Gen. Keim, 13,000 in Western Virginia and Cincinnati under Maj. Gen. McMellen, 7,000 at Cairo vicinity under Brig. Gen. Prentiss, and about 100,000 total with additional 10,000 near Cairo and further detachments in St. Louis, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Indiana composing a force of roughly 235,000 troops.
Telegraph dispatches seized by the government reveal alleged intrigues with rebels by James E. Tarvey the Minister to Portugal. Treason is described as having many attractions, Tarvey has been recalled, and a war ship is wished to pursue him in irons.
The New Orleans Delta reports the tort of maintaining the southern army at Fort Dickens carries a daily liability of ten thousand dollars, highlighting the alleged financial impact of army sustenance.
A Prattville Georgia fire destroyed property after six healthy children were left alone in a room by their mother and set fire to themselves, resulting in total burns and no insurance coverage.
A citizen voiced anger at lenient treatment of Confederate sympathizers and alleged traitor activity. The letter cites parole for a prisoner, failed arrests aboard a steamer, and calls for harsher action to end the rebellion. Local items note drownings and burglaries, including a theft at Dr Cody's residence and a mint of stolen valuables.
A Fortress Monroe correspondent describes a new influx of contraband goods and enslaved people arriving by boat, with a humorous sight of their march into refuge. The piece contrasts Northern protection for Southerners with wartime atrocities and notes Mr Breck's creditor assignment amid a divorce case.
June reports detail near total demolition at Harper's Ferry with the bridge, telegraph lines, rifle factory and most armor buildings destroyed. Government losses near 500000 dollars. railroad losses similar. Rebels reportedly moved toward Charles Town and Shepherdstown. scouts say forces concentrate at Manassas.
A dispatch from Cairo reports George McDowell in a balloon ascent at the Presidential Grounds to test telegraphic air communication. If successful, the device could aid battlefield coordination and enable government use of balloon-linked field signals.
Commissioners appointed to receive and adjust all claims against Daniel McLaughlin deceased of Palmyra Wisconsin announce that February 20, 1802 is the last day to present claims for examination. They will meet on the third Monday of July October and February at J M Bingham's Palmyra office to examine and adjust all claims. Dated June 13 1861.
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