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Newspaper
Marathon County Record
Location
Wausau, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1862
Page
2
A dense OCR fragment reports military promotions and reshuffles in Wisconsin commands, movements toward various theaters, regimental actions, and civil unrest. It notes fires in Le Crosse, reintegration of General Guax, and troop movements toward Dixie, with broader political and military references across Milwaukee Grand Huron and Camp Rendall.
Our Army Correspondence from 1862 reports Kine and Murali units of the Army of the Potomac marching from Arlington into Virginia. The 7th 6th 2nd Wisconsin and 19th Indiana regiments leave Carp Arlington at 4 am on May 10, reach Tulyfax and Centerville area near Fairfax five miles from Manassas. Encampment details note burned buildings, rebel graffiti, and a stray hog in camp as supplies arrive. Durkee promises further dispatches when possible.
A twelve year old Wisconsin girl from Monroe writes to her father, a Second Wisconsin Cavalry soldier, expressing longing, wartime hardship, hopes for his safe return, and notes on schooling and family. The excerpt also mentions Vermont wool production and losses to speculators.
A western town fire at Camp Randall destroyed about 200 feet of barracks and two dozen gangs. Several soldiers died including a young German from Fond du Lac and a veteran from Beaver Dam. Pay disputes fueled unrest among the Seventeenth Regiment as crews reacted to the blaze and chaos ensued.
The Senate Committee on Naval Affairs reports on establishing naval depots and dockyards on the Great Lakes. It discusses limits on war vessels and armament, notes British supply advantages, and favors iron-work foundries around the lakes to quickly assemble ships for defense and rapid transfer to the Atlantic.
The article discusses ironclads and iron forts as superior to wood and stone defenses, arguing iron’s invulnerability and the potential for minimal openings. It suggests science could evolve to end war, with nations battling without hurt, and individuals becoming their own forts through advancing weaponry. It notes Capt. Drury's hospital visit and praises humane care for wounded soldiers. Memphis as a possible Union city is speculated amid wartime tensions and martial law.
Sew Yous reports the steamer Vechtorbite is converted to an ironclad man of war and the Ocean Queer to an iron ram. A Water Witch engineer confirms the capture of the William Maloy with unease aboard. Jonon Doolitele advocates eradication of slavery in the District of Columbia.
An eyewitness account from Fortress Monroe detailing the battle between the Cumberland and the Confederate ironclad Merrimac. The Cumberland suffers catastrophic damage, sinks after an intense hour and a half of combat, with many killed or wounded and brave acts noted by the crew and noting the flag still flying as the ship sinks.
The Rickwond E Lawminer reports rumors of Tennessee defeat spreading through the city on Tuesday the 18th. Yankees in our midst threatened to reveal themselves as internal enemies, sparking fears tied to the Roanoke disaster and a rumored Tennessee discomfiture. A Philadelphia sale of $60,000 in dry goods slated for Richmond within ten days and another sale to a Second Market buyer were noted, with vague references to further similar incidents.
Dispatches describe Col Mulligag’s brigade arriving by special train at Samp Randall to disarm and take prisoners with minimal resistance. Reports from Savannah Florence and Island No. 1 detail naval bombardments, fortifications, and troop movements led by Sherman and others. A Keely regiment captain notes a captured schooner and an officer’s identification at a prison camp.
Fragmentary OCR shows an old notice from The Evening Wisconsin and Weekly Wisconsin mentioning copies, mailing, banking notes, and a postal address in Milwaukee. It references current bank notes and property details but lacks coherent context or a complete event.
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