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Newspaper
Prescott Transcript
Location
Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1861
Page
2
A northern paper discusses border state loyalties Maryland Delaware Kentucky Missouri and Virginia and their impact on wartime strategy. It warns of secession risks and highlights the importance of food from border states for Confederate needs while urging unity with the Union. It notes Western Virginia's Union sentiment and forecasts dire consequences if borders join the Confederacy.
Muted reports describe Gov. Ramsey shaping a three year volunteer force to reinforce forts Ripley Ridgely and Abercrombie and raise six companies to relieve the regiment. Other items note bids for the state capitol west wing and civic responses to the conflict including troop deployments and strategic blockades along the coast.
From South Carolina and Mississippi there are accounts of insubordination amongst the negroes of the most alarming character. At Memphis, algo, the same symptome prevail.
The La Crosse Republican reports steamers Grey Hogie and Grey Eagle arriving with hundreds of immigrants from the South seeking freedom in the North West. It notes labor needs in Minnesota and Wisconsin, praising southern arrivals as wealth for the region, and recounts a humorous postmaster appointment tale ending with Nancy W. becoming postmistress.
Practical tips for volunteers on disease prevention and field gear. Advice covers blankets, hats, beards, cleanliness, diet, and avoiding sudden temperature changes that risk fevers. Emphasizes simple items like a waterproof blanket, soft felt hat, and daily washing to reduce illness.
The item reports Austria massing an army near a quadrilateral aiming to overrun Italy while France readies for another Magenta and Selferino rebellion. Russia’s downfall in Warsaw stirs Polish revolt. Garibaldi and Cavour quarrel as the Pope nears death in Rome. errors note a U S presence in Pitts with enlistment pay.
May reports describe a large building adjacent to Willarda taking fire and a Zouaves unit aiding at the Capitol conflagration scene while 4 000 Louisiana soldiers depart New Orleans for Lynchburg Virginia. Intelligence notes strong Union sentiment in New Orleans and 6 000 secession troops near Potomac with 1 200 Kentuckians en route and cavalry from Carlisle Barracks reaching General Scott's lines.
New York May 9 an agent from Montgomery reports General Beauregard not at Richmond Charlestown Mobile Montgomery or Pensacola. A bet of 500 dollars exists that Beauregard was killed at Fort Sumter bombardment. No official report yet. Union troops urged to aid federal forces to prevent secessionists from overcoming them. Kentucky rallies and Lincoln proclamation calls for 42 000 volunteers 18 000 sailors and more. Big John Dix named Major General of New York forces. The government plans naval blockade and increased army presence.
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