The War Costs and Northern Spy Tale
The piece argues war is costly and morally trying, foretelling hardship yet claiming the nation will endure and emerge stronger. It recounts a Northern spy story involving a young woman driven from Mobile to Richmond and Alexandria amid threats and humiliation.
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Republic
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Committee of Indies
Richmond
Norihorn
Lotohor
Alexandria
Abo
Mins McQray
Albany
Making the War Short War Plan Described by Washington Correspondent
A Washington Evening Post correspondent details a plan to rapidly wage war by forming a large army. It envisions 96,000 at Macon Junction, 50,000 near Washington, 50,000 to seize Norfolk and Richmond, and 50,000 to the West for river operations, aiming to crush rebel resistance.
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Memphis
Toatlen among Stats Troops Ho ly Eeployed of the Frontier
From the Bay State Democrat a claim sparks outrage over pay withheld from frontier troops. Officers say funds were allocated for the winter but diverted by the governor to other uses, leaving many veterans unpaid and in distress despite loyal service since the expedition moved toward St Louis. Some would rejoin the Union when given a chance.
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