Weather and politics from Washington in December 1861
Correspondent from Trempealeau County notes unusually warm weather in Washington while Wisconsin endures snow. He discusses Lincoln's administration, Congress, and cabinet figures Cameron Wells Chase and Wilkes, noting debates over slavery, debt, and war funding. He laments Bull Run memories and urges practical support for Union efforts.
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Washington
Trempealeau County
Congress
Lhogo
Long
Seward
Cov. Seward
Duces
Lincoln
Ife
Gov. Benard
Zachary Taylor
Abe
The Massachusetts Twentieth Poem From General Lander
The Boston Post notes Brigadier General Lander wrote verses praising the Massachusetts Twentieth Regiment for gallantry and sacrifice while recovering from wounds. The stanzas honor their pride, the land, and the soldiers who fought to secure liberty, with royal diction and wartime fervor.
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Paladin
Paenanix Lander
Boston Post
Lander
Massachusetts
Wo Truss
Has Sparta move
Fragmented historical record from MTome Journal notes freemen rights and duty. It mentions pride in language and God, a welcoming home, and a call to save the wounded. References to Holmes Putnam Bartleth Pierson-Mere appear as names amid wartime imagery.
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Priny
Holmes
Putnam
Bartleth
Pierson-Mere
Sparta
Mtome Journal
Harriet Beecher Stowe Quits Writing During War
Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe writes to the New York independent to say war induced mental strain compels her to suspend fiction writing for now though she hopes to resume soon. Jim Lane serenaded at Washington Monday night with Vic introduced by Owen Lovejoy, who urged marching to crush treason and let slavery stand.
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Ans. Stowe
Harriet Beechar
Stowe
New York
Fael
Jim Lane
Washington
Vic
Owen Lovejoy
Occupation of Bybee Island Reported to Navy Department
Commodore Dupont announces to the Navy that Tybee Island near the Savannah River mouth has been captured. The island lies within mortar distance of Port Pulaski and will allow control of approaches to Savannah. A Martello tower with a base battery sits on the island aiding the Union fortifications.
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Bybee Island
Dupont
Navy Department
Tybee Island
Savannnah River
Port Pulaski
Savannah
Lectures in Washington This Winter Features Noted Speakers
An announced slate for winter lectures in Washington includes Heary Ward Beecher Wendell Phillips Horace Greeley Ralph Waldo Minerson Bayard Taylor and Chapin. The roster prompts debate over the influence of reformers on Capitol discourse amid partisan times.
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Washington
Heary Ward Beecher
Wendell Phillips
Horace Greeley
Ralph Waldo Minerson
Bayard Taylor
Chapin
Capitol
Editorial Office Mix Ups At Kenosha Telegraph
The Kenosha Telegraph office sits above a reeringing room as the editor quips the ghig and drumming drive thoughts away. A bustling scene unfolds with a lively, if garbled, description of local press life in LaCrosse Democrat.
Fremonts Body Guard Disbanded Amid Recruiting Frenzy
The body guard surrounding Fremont has been disbanded as officers race to recruit. Men join Major Bakers Chicago Dragoons now serving with McClellan. Several companies head to Kentucky while many enlist in the Kansas Brigade under Jim Lane.
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Fremont
Major Baker
Chicago Dragoons
Washington
McClellan
Kentucky
Kansas Brigade
Jim Lane
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Capt. Wilkes
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Trent
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Chase
Henge
Chage
Treasury
Racine
la Crosse
White House
Virginia
Scott
Patterson
Charleston
Wells
Wisconsin
Souis
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