17 Mar 1862
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Newspaper
Rolla Express
Location
Rolla, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1862
Page
1
The issue contains classified ad rates for notices with durations of six months and twelve and a half. it lists prices for notices not marked with numbers and advertises business rates. A wartime report describes a cavalry action near Thomasville with casualties and dispersal of troops, noting several killed and many wounded.
Skirmish described east of the ridge lines as Union forces clash with Confederate cavalry. Reports note reinforcements, heavy casualties, and strategic movements with Gen Sigel and Gen Sizer figures cited amid a prolonged Thursday and Friday fight.
Fragmentary report from a Civil War skirmish describes heavy Union and Confederate losses near Wirgonta. Commands under Generals Sigel, Asboth, and Sterling Price suffered numerous casualties with prisoners taken, including wounded officers and a captured artillery train.
Fragmentary dispatches describe a night battle with Union forces taking twelve thousand enemy troops baited in a swamp near a river. Artillery, muskets, and immense stores fell into Union hands as the enemy abandoned works and baggage in haste.
A fragmented account from a Missouri correspondent describes Union men pressed into service, wives fleeing Fayetteville and Cal? Carr’s headquarters, and a chaotic retreat with threats of execution. The text depicts fear, forced enlistment rumors, and widespread terror in a misty wartime landscape.
A garbled 19th century text discusses race, scarcity, and wartime fear. It cites violence, threats against officials, and calls for literacy and press freedom. The piece mentions General Curtis, Port Donelson, and Bushrod Johnson amid claims of embargoes on goods and rumour-driven governance.
A mixed local summary reports Confederate and Union movements with Leesburg and Nashville details. It notes Col. Gary seizing property near Leesburg, Gen McClellan’s dispatches confirming Nashville taken by Buell’s army, and frontier quiet. Also mentions Texas secession, Grant’s birth, and local business notices and ads.
The article contrasts Revolutionary era bravado with political talk about abandoning defense. It reports a 1861 state ordinance requiring licensed lawyers to take an oath of allegiance, or be barred from practice, under Major General Halleck. It also notes religious observances by Rev J G Forman of the Lyam Regiment camped in the city, preaching at the court house next Sabbath.
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