10 Dec 1863
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Newspaper
Holmes County Farmer
Location
Millersburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1863
Page
1
Fragmented lines reference Columbia and the longing for a past harmony. It evokes a wartime anthem mood with repeated calls to Columbia and a plea for peace. Anguished lines touch on music, angels, and mourned lives, presenting a nostalgic, patriotic fragment.
Mr William Woodhouse fears women but falls in love with Adelaide Browne after a comic tangle involving Mrs Hooper. He confesses to the widow who supports the match, only to face comic peril, ending with a hasty, improvised proposal that Adelaide accepts. The tale closes with a note on the inner life and imagination born of habit and reflection.
A Civil War field dispatch describes Gen Grant’s forces at Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain during the Chattanooga operations. It notes skirmishing, artillery duels, and a successful rightward assault that secured the ridge, with Bragg retreating toward Dalton and Union forces capturing prisoners and cannons. The report praises the daylight surprise and overall victory, reporting several thousand prisoners and thirty artillery pieces.
The widow of a soldier killed in defense of the country was buried from the Hospital of the Sisters of Charity amid claims she starved to death while a city rich from war profits survives on Army contracts. The Columbus Journal denounces Loyal Leaguers for neglect and political corruption, urging accountability and reform.
A tattered Civil War era correspondence from a Cleveland area writer describes marching eleven days across Tennessee, ration hardships, and disdain for abolitionists. He defends his patriotism, criticizes Brigadier General Dodge, and condemns Black soldiers claiming unfair treatment deep in a long, accusatory missive.
A long political meditation compares farming cycles to electoral effort. It urges Democrats to till the soil, sow seeds, and weed out aversion and corruption to reap a harvest of peace and prosperity. It references Artemus Ward advertisements and various social anecdotes to illustrate public sentiment and rhetoric.
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