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Newspaper
Monroe Sentinel
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1861
Page
2
Wednesday morning edition reports Angus at 94 with local correspondents James Blintlify and E. Savant filing dispatches from The Sentinel.
Northern leaders unite to rally opposition to the administration and to appeal to the people. The piece notes discontent with the War Department and Secretary of War while urging swift volunteer recruitment to support the Union and protect the government from perceived threats to liberty and unity. It highlights tax concerns, defense plans, and calls for men to form companies to aid Governor and national mobilization.
A correspondent describes Union forces driving rebels from the valley near Springfield. Gen Lyon and regulars push south, repelling mounted confederates as Missouri volunteers contend uphill with cannon and rifle, noting brave acts by Captains Gilbert and Plummer and losses among officers and men.
Widespread combat described with regiments clashing as Col Blair leaders and Iowa First along with Gen Lyon push enemy back. Muzzle flash and cannon fire devastate ranks. Lyon killed, Gen. Sweeny and captains noted, prisoners taken, and heavy losses on both sides. Reports detail troop movements, captures, and the broader Confederate threat, with updates on regiments, martial law, and political reactions amid the ongoing campaign.
Horace Ruble, chairman of the State Republican committee in Cenwal Cora Madison, reports a bizarre anecdote. A member of the Seventy-first New York regiments recalls meeting a Virginia soldier he befriended while the rebel was at a New York college. The two men reportedly recognized each other and greeted with “God bless Ron” before parting.
Fragmentary 1860s era text documents President Lincoln appointing a day for public humiliation, prayer, and fasting across the United States. It urges citizens to confess sins, seek forgiveness, and beg divine blessing for restoration of peace, law, and national unity amid civil strife. References include acts from the Joint Committee of Congress and notices from Buffalo and Baltimore officials.
Directors of the Bustos banks form a committee to coordinate with New York and Philadelphia bankers regarding a government loan. The resolution vows the Massachusetts banks and their people are prepared and determined to aid the loan effort with all available power.
A garbled recount from a Civil War era writer describes battlefield scenes and officer conduct, noting Burnay and Puck in action, Sherman remarks on the fall of a failed plan, and a touching discovery of a fallen boy named James Simmons. The London Spectator comments on Congress funding and the abolitionist stance against slavery.
The proclamation declares the states of Georgia South Carolina Virginia North Carolina Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Florida Texas Arkansas and others in insurrection. It orders blockade and interdiction of commerce with those states and enforces penalties on shipments and travel until insurrections are suppressed. It notes officers will enforce the proclamation and mentions contemporaneous notes on Gen. Fremont.
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