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Newspaper
Linn County Register
Location
Marion, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1863
Page
1
A Linn County Register excerpt describes the 24th Regiment in good health and morale despite recent deaths and limited duty. The writer stays with the Quartermaster as about 25 convalescents and guards tend stores and horses. Sweet potatoes and chickens are plentiful. Army Lager Bells priced at 50 cents per drink and tobacco in small portions are noted.
The Republicans of Iowa invite delegates to a State Convention in Des Moines on June 12 1908 to nominate candidates for Governor Lieutenant Governor and one Supreme Court Judge. Allocation of delegates follows county representation plus 100 votes per county and 60 plus fractional votes for Abraham Lincoln as President. Citizens in support of union government and anti rebellion measures are urged to unite and county committees urged to ensure full attendance and organized response.
The article notes ongoing anxiety over Vicksburg as Grant secures a key position near the city. It asserts reinforced Union strength and faith in eventual victory, cautioning that siege and time, not a single assault, will deliver the victory while urging no discouragement.
Tension grows as rank and file view disunion as a HORRID spectacle. Leaders are blamed for steering the party into conflict with the Government. Reports say Gen Butler may not join the Ohio Department, while enrollment changes push the Draft era forward. A Cincinnati Gazette correspondent details General Dodge’s Alabama expedition destroying provisions, livestock, boats, railways, and enslaved people, with 1,500 blacks given escape.
A Civil War era critique argues Gen Curtis is replaced to appease Missouri coalitions, accusing Gen Schofield of leaning toward slow emancipation and proslavery Kentucky trade. The piece mocks copperhead factions, praises or condemns generals, and cites David Tuttle’s Crawford County remarks as copperhead creed.
A May 27 dispatch from Cairo via the G W Graham reports Grant surrounding Vicksburg with 8 000 prisoners and a flood of Confederate captives. It notes Jackson Miss destroyed, Memphis papers arriving, and that Illinois regiments not engaged in the fight are en route as reinforcement.
In Rock Island a missing eight year old girl Lorina Roe prompted a search. Her bones and clothing were found in a wagon-maker shop box, leading to the arrest of J G Johnson on a murder inquiry. The case stirred the community amid fears and court action.
The report outlines Iowa's quotas under multiple calls totaling 75,000, with 48,514 furnished so far. It notes a pending 7th Iowa Cavalry muster that could remove the apparent deficiency, indicating no current excess beyond the quota.
The New York Commercial Advertiser reports that rumors of retirement of the army of the Potomac are groundless. Heavy reinforcements arrive and a speedy resumption of hostilities is planned. Gen Looker is expected to retain command until another offensive. The Washington correspondent says Gen Hooker will not lie idle and that the country will hear from him soon, likely with enemy activity on the south side of the Rappahannock in June.
A Washington dispatch from Senator Harlan of Iowa states there is no truth to the claim that Benator is dangerously ill. The envoy reports that Benator is in excellent health and well.
The Cincinnati Gazette publishes a letter from Hulena Ack stating Price threatened the town as a feint to cover another movement, clarifying that the reported capture is untrue.
General orders from Colonel Green chief Quartermaster report that no payments will be made to claimants against the command until they take the oath of allegiance as demanded by Guy Heintzleman.
Liberal Fitz Ilenty Warrens is urged as Governor candidate for Towant in the October election. General Warren is praised for unity and vigor in the fight against rebellion, with Iowa troops backing him for a united vote. Springfield Missourian notes promotions and officer changes in the First Iowa Cavalry, arming the regiment with Sharp carbines and howitzers and numbering 1137 men.
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