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Newspaper
Marathon County Record
Location
Wausau, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1862
Page
2
In the 1862 frontier era brief news item, reports describe turmoil in Parliament and evolving war details. Mentions Nashville and Southern leaders with typhoid concerns and shifting control as observers note battles and defense in progress.
Fragmented letters and editorial excerpts reveal Jefferson County fiscal strains amid a contentious county board dispute. The text discusses a demand for $40,000 to cover legal costs, a proposed payment plan, and public outrage over governance. It cites a private letter condemning county management and signals looming financial pressures on taxpayers.
A fragmentary 19th century style report describes Gen Price and Sumter as pirates pursued across Missouri River, Kansas border, and Ozarks, while federal forces plot captures. It notes political distrust between the Union and Confederacy and calls for an end to hostilities.
The letter from Camp Griff recounts Union forces near Leavenworth and Springfield advancing, with officers Curtiss Sigel and Ashcroft in command. It notes soldiers’ morale, weather, supply tents, health, and readiness for the Lane Expedition, plus a Ben Barnes sign-off and a request to publish poems for soldiers.
A vivid Civil War era scene describes brigade drill and marching fidelity. The Wisconsin Fifth and Sixth Maine regiments are praised for discipline and steel, with banners and uniform shine. The piece mourns rebels while celebrating Union resolve and marching drills across granite fields.
A private letter from a member of Col. Casrens Cavalry reports a wardens department notice that four cavalry companies from each regiment in the state will be selected and formed into a new regiment while the remaining units are disbanded.
From Cairo dispatches the Republican and Democrat note two rebel regiments at Donelson surrendering after being deceived and tired of fighting. Gen Curtis reportedly captured Bentonville Ark with baggage wagons. Lincoln era updates include Grant advance, Donelson prisoners, and Bunside reinforcements. Authorities discuss Tennessee return to the Union and provisioning at Fort Donelson.
The Niagara from Liverpool and Queenstown the Dib deliver seven days later news. Parliament receives six sets of papers on the American civil war and about forty five official communiques about the Tuscarora and Washville. Russell declares England will not recognize the Confederacy until positions are clarified by further negotiations. Gregory attacks the blockade as weak. Scanter detained at Gibraltar over a dispute. Russell's 1861 records a cabinet note urging neutrality unless both sides seek counsel. He relays conversations with Yancey Yonat and Mann urging recognition of the Confederacy, with Maglavil maintaining neutrality and England withholding independence recognition until fortunes shift.
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