MARATHON COUNTY RECORD War News From Nashville and Missouri
The March 6 1862 edition reports war updates from the Army of the Mississippi under General Basil, claiming Union forces crossed the river and captured Charleston and Tarpor’s Ferry. It notes rumors of Nashville’s evacuation and Confederate forces reportedly surrounded at Muartrexbere, with forty eight hours to decide surrender or fight. Details reflect tidbits from distant fronts and evolving positions.
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Milwaukee
Bencing
Vatencas
Basil
Serosa
Ferey
Charleston
Nashville
Columbus
Tom
Conoral Tieen
Nashvilly
Muartrexbere
Marathon County political clash and river expedition report
The text describes Marathon County's political maneuvering and tax plans, plus Lieut. Phelps’s report on the gunboat expedition up the Tennessee River. It notes loyal displays across Tennessee and parts of Mississippi and Alabama, with crowds cheering the national flag and mixed reactions to Union sentiment amid warfare and fear of reprisals.
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Cnion
Lieut. Phelps
Tennessee
Florence
Alabama
Tennesse
Mississippi
Moultrie
Confederacy
Bovaunal
Nashville Fire Destroyed Property and Military Movements
A Nashville blaze started in a central note, resisted by the fire department’s steam engine, destroying a building and adjoining structure with estimated losses of 50 600 dollars. The National Guard’s 20th Regiment and Col Tassamass prepare rapidly for deployment, while infantry units report readiness and new Belgian rifles arriving for drill and security.
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Likwily
Albany
Sta
Mideeenth
Tass Aamas
Fuera
Mons
Nashville City Briefs During War Updates and Infrastructure
A dispatch reports Nashville captured by Union forces and describes the city’s geography, population, and notable buildings. It details the new Capitol’s grandeur, the university and medical college, multiple female seminaries, river navigation, and the Cumberland River’s role. Infrastructure notes include nine forges, nineteen furnaces, rolling mills, three banks, sixteen churches, and a suspension bridge costing $100,000. Six railroads converge, with the Nashville and Chattanooga line 150 miles long, built in 1982 with significant expenditure.
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Nashville
Cumberland River
Memphis
Washington City
Lexington
Amarion
Linvere
University of Nashville
Medical College
University
Nuonderland
Uxiver
Cumberland
Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Tennessee
Dr. Troest
United Tes
Nashville and Chattanooga
Palatial residences and grand public buildings in Nashville
The article describes Nashville's sprawling private homes and stately public structures, noting extensive commerce with river steamers on the Cumberland and large local manufacturing including a powder mill and the Tennessee Iron Works. It also discusses stamped envelopes, post office practices, and some local legislative humor from Wheeling, along with domestic dyeing tips.
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Nashville
Cumberland River
Tennessee Iron, Works
United States
Westmasters
Post Ofice Department
Memorial Poem and Civil War Notices From 1861
A fragmented verse endures with memories of a Warsaw home and distant loved ones as a Virginia writer prays for kin. The page also reports a vessel find near St Mary and a dramatic Senate miscommunication about a Bowling Green victory.
Wisconsin Laws Amending Rail Road Acts 1862
Wisconsin enacts amendments to Chapter 174 of the 1860 laws altering license terms and payments for railroads and authorizes refunds for overpayments if not timely made. Additional changes adjust sections of Chapter 101 and revise statutes on claims, commissioners, and county costs. Also includes provisions on cranberry sale penalties and executions amendments. Approved February 15, 1862.
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Board of Supervisors
Justice of the Peace
Wisconsin 1862 Chapter 28 29 Public Acts Summary
Repeals and transfers within state funding laws from 1862. Chapter 28 repeals Chapter 210 of 1869 and reassigns township school funds to the School Fund, with funds from education taxes transferred to the General Fund. Chapter 29 repeals borrowing acts to repel invasion and sets a one year deadline for claims, with unclaimed funds donated to the state. act takes effect on passage and publication. Approved February 1862.
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Sgeh Company
Liganse
Sweb Sam
State of
Wisconsin
Senate
Assembly
Permanent Township
People of the Stars of
Senate and
Pararatepl Township
Scho
Bet
Acorus
Death of Louisa Bretenfi edy at Wangan residence
Louisa Bretenfi edy aged about six years died at her brother in law Han Moox Aller’s residence in Wangan after her clothes caught fire two weeks prior while Mr and Mrs Mitten were away. Medical aid came but the victim lingered until the 27th, death relieving her sufferings.
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Han Moox Aller
Wangan
Louisa Bretenfiedy
Furl
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