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Newspaper
Monroe Sentinel
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1862
Page
2
A controversial newspaper column criticizes the President's plan to use confiscation powers, argues it risks alienating loyal states, and urges Congress to act. It notes commissioners appointed to assign allotments to soldiers and discusses payment channels and potential emoluments amid wartime policy.
Fragmentary notice discusses school building in the village and potential benefits of punctuality and organized systems for children. The readable bits mention reforms or measures for the village schools and related community actions.
A garbled narrative cites Gary Schurs delivering at the Gooner Institute and references to Charles Henry Foster, a dubious figure opposing a cotton tax in Congress. It notes Reverdy Johnson elected to the U.S. Senate from Maryland and mentions Civil War era figures, troop movements, Fort Royal, and Camp Douglas prisoner lists, all in a loosely connected, error-filled extract.
A fragmented diary-like account describes camp life near Milwaukee with regimental tents, barracks, and food setups. It covers a sermon by Capt. Tuckson, hospital details, weather, and movement rumors around Harpers Ferry, Winchester, and Manassas, noting Union and Confederate tensions and civilian impacts.
A fragment notes that the confidence of the poor boy is acknowledged by Captain Flood and that his enlistment is connected to this endorsement, indicating a military or service context.
Foreign news notes that predictions have proven wide of the mark and that a wet moderate tone will shape the reply. Tangiers and Gibraltar are cited with naval moves, while O Donovanue and Peel clash over privilege. Ministers rebuke some anti English remarks as Parliament contemplates policy.
The message urges a joint resolution endorsing gradual abolition with pecuniary aid to states adopting emancipation. It argues emancipation could end the rebellion by removing southern hopes, while offering equal terms to all states to avoid federal overreach into slavery. The president stresses careful, gradual action as best for Union preservation.
A garbled Civil War era dispatch describes troop positions near the Occoquan three miles away, with rebel forces, evacuations toward Murfreesboro and Decatur, and Union gunboat movements. The text references the Baltimore road progression, evacuations, and a clash involving the Minnesota and other forces, plus attempts to trap prisoners and establish a blockade.
Unclear OCR text describes an evening fire and naval action aboard Merrimac and Cumberland. Mentions casualties, confusion over losses, and Confederate gunboat engagement with Union forces. Details are garbled, but notes principal loss aboard Cumberland and possible senior officers.
A fragment from Laws Of Wisconsin with amendments to Chapter 162 of the General Laws, altering election boundary rules and corporate provisions not in paralleled state statutes, noting dates of approval and insertion of inserted text, with references to March and prior dates in 1861 legislation.
Readable elements describe a county matter dated 168 with partial terms. No clear person, organization, place, or outcome emerges. The text is too garbled to determine a specific report or action. Preservation of any definitive facts is not possible from the fragment.
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