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Newspaper
Rolla Express
Location
Rolla, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1862
Page
2
A brief advertisement notes an active intelligent lad aged 12 to 14 seeking a home. Those interested should apply at this office to learn more about the situation and potential placement.
A general mass meeting of Phelps County citizens is called for Rolla Court House on Saturday next in March at 10 o clock to restore order and protect government. Citizens are urged to attend for speeches, resolutions, and a peaceful, loyal rally.
Report of a skirmish near Sugar Creek Ak describes ambush fire on the First Missouri Cavalry with several dead and wounded including Maj Bowen Capt Bwitcler and Maj McKenney. Federal losses at Roanoke Island tallied 50 killed and 222 wounded. rebel losses 13 killed and 39 wounded. Navy Department also issued proposals for building a number of different wartime vessels.
Citizens of Phelps County are urged to take the oath of loyalty by March 20. Those failing will be treated as rebels and their property seized. Union supporters and those who avoided the test are urged to act, with assurances of protection for compliant neighbors and consequences for evaders.
We announce that Mr H A Davidson, former assessor, has been appointed Sheriff for Phelps County by Gov Gamble. He is inexperienced as a public officer, but expected to give satisfaction and soon a County Court will be announced to set civil machinery in motion which has long lain idle.
A line drawn in the Senate contrasts officers who lounge in drawing rooms with those who focus on improving their commands. Captain Tompkins of the Sixth Town Cavalry arrived with General Price's staff in St. Louis. They are assigned to Alton amid ongoing requests to trade at captured ports on the Southern coast, which have not yet been granted.
A private letter from a Democrat correspondent describes a pursuit of Maj. Gen. Price and a march toward Springfield with General Curtis. The writer notes roads in good condition, camps with crude huts and beef-filled pegs, and Price moving with his staff as Confederates retreated.
The article presents a citizen oath demanding loyalty to the United States and its Constitution. It requires denying armed opposition, avoiding aid to dissent, and promising peaceful, law abiding conduct with no reservations. The oath is to be taken by those who wish to be deemed loyal and eligible for government benefits.
A formal notice lists times and places for court sessions in multiple Missouri counties. It names Judge John Wigan of the 18th Judicial District and specifies the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh Mondays in March and September for each county including Oregon, Shannon, Reynolds, Dent, Crawford, Phelps, Pulaski, and Texas counties.
A Senate resolution seeks the expulsion of Tinea rus W. Powell of Kentucky from the Senate due to alleged sympathy with the rebellion. The measure advances as party lines clash over loyalty and punishment.
Multiple 1862 notices in Rolla and surrounding counties require males aged 16 years or older to appear at Provost Marshal offices by March 5 1862 or be considered rebels with confiscation of property. Warnings prohibit defacing property and mandate obedience under penalty of punishment.
Notice dated February 24 1862 from Rolla Missouri calls all male citizens of Phelps County to appear at Provost Marshal offices in Rolla or Deputy Provost Marshal in St James by March 20 1862 to take the oath of allegiance to the United States or face arrest and confiscation of property written by order of the Provost Marshal Rolla Missouri district.
Provost Marshal notices require Texas County Missouri and Miller County Missouri residents aged sixteen and up to appear by March 10 1862 or March 26 1862 to take the oath of allegiance to the United States or be labeled rebels with confiscation of property. Officials include I H Williams deputy provost marshal and Tolbut Bass. Dispatch from Gen Halleck notes strategic movements and Price’s defeat at Sugar Creek crossing in Arkansas.
Civil War era notices warn male citizens in Dent and Crawford counties to appear at Provost Marshal offices by March 10 and March 15, 1862 to take oath of allegiance to the United States or be treated as rebels with confiscation of property. Additional brief items note refugee returns, Gen Grant's Senate confirmation as Major General, sale of condemned stock, a burned bridge span in Decatur Alabama, and treasury printing expenses.
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