20 Mar 1862
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Newspaper
Linn County Register
Location
Marion, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1862
Page
1
Letter from H 91 Town cites a long message dated February 22 1881 from Cross Uonnowa Arkansas reporting the seizure of fifty guns and three thousand arms.
Dispatches from Baxtimore and Baltimoe report Union success at Newbern with 90 killed and 400 wounded, plus 800 prisoners. Accounts describe heavy fighting, captured artillery, sege guns, and loss of key officers. Island No 10 and New Madrid also fall to Union forces. two steamers captured and supplies seized. The text notes confusion and rumors among troops.
A correspondent details a Springfield to Cross Hollows march through Arkansas during the Civil War. He notes skirmishes near Springfield, the abandonment of the town, and pursuit of Price’s forces, with description of camps, hardships, and supply shortages.
A scathing, fragmented jeremiad decries proslavery advocates accusing them of bias and lawbreaking. It claims Republicans would punish slave traders while proslavery leaders shielded them, and mocks adherence to Fugitive Slave laws as oppression of Black people.
The Chicago Tribune debates whether Fremont bought arms in Europe after a prior report claimed a large European arms purchase. The paper now questions its earlier statement while readers await which stance the Tribune will adopt.
A Civil War era notice condemns rebels for desecrating graves after Bull Run. It claims jaw bones were made into spurs for rebel cavalry and compares the attackers to savage Indians, arguing slavery fosters pirates and scoundrels.
The piece lauds Iowa forces in Arkansas and describes the Ninth Iowa’s heavy losses, noting six hundred fifty eight entering battle and two hundred forty eight killed or wounded. It recalls Vandever and praises Western volunteers for their charge and stands of courage amid fierce fighting.
An anti slavery manifesto denounces expediency in politics and religion, condemning pro slavery ministers. It notes General Birney assume command in Gen. Sedgwick’s division, with ties to Kentucky and Philadelphia, and recalls his Mexican War service and Civil War roles.
Abram fills arrives with petitions to Maj. Gen. Hunter seeking protection for counties along the Missouri line. Troops are redeployed from Fort Scott Mine Creek Westport, leaving the region thinly garrisoned while Missouri rebels gather thirty day forces for possible forays, prompting alarm in Linn Miami and Johnson counties.
A Nashville correspondent to the New York World laments neglect of wounded soldiers in city hospitals. He recounts delays in dressing wounds and asks where the surgeons are while patients suffer and some die. He condemns certain army surgeons as lacking conscience and notes a local negro preacher delivering a fiery day of judgment discourse.
The report covers a Civil War engagement near Tittle Sugar Creek with Gen Sigel delaying rebels to protect trains, heavy losses across Dodge Carr Vandever and other units, and captured artillery. It notes about 800 to 1,000 American dead or wounded, higher Confederate losses, and prisoners including William C. Price. Rebels reportedly had 2,000 Indian allies and significant captives.
St Louis reports Gen Halleck announcing that Island Number 10 is captured with guns ammo and transports. A separate Arkansas victory is claimed with three colonels captured. Details remain untransmitted.
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