Help Yourself Amid Confederate Robbery and Union Retaliation
A wartime plea urges honest citizens to unite against thieves and to protect property as a clash between Southern Confederates and Union supporters escalates. Col. Dodge’s scouts captured ten prisoners near Jos Prairie, detailing names and a lieutenant found in bed with weaponry ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the
Southern Conffederacy
Ani
Gi Ion
Col. Dodge
Col. Ellis
Jhos Prairie
McMullen
Krewson
Lient
Dr. Budur
J. Simpson
W. L. Sewell
W.J. Mewell
Lewis
J. A. Bowen
Arlen Spurge
John Wright
Notorious Johnson Brother Reported Dead in Arkansas
A. Perry and A. Johnson claim Miseul Johnson is dead from wounds suffered at Letsuca. He died in Arkansas from those injuries, with Taw partner asserting the death.
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A. Perry
A. Johnson
Miseul Johnson
Arkansas
Letsuca
Return of Union forces near town and marching enemy threat
On Saturday morning Gen Wyman's command arrived with the 13th Illinois and cavalry units and pitched near the old camp west of town. Teams rode in all day Sunday as a messenger from Gen Sigel reports the enemy advancing on Springfield. Sigel's division is en route.
Night revels spark with gold from retreating army allies
Friends of Dixiedom seize on a Federal army retreat to pocket gold and fuel revelry, using the funds to spur further merrymaking.
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Friends of
Dixiedom
Uncle Sam
Regimenta Brass Band Plans New Horns for 36th Reg.
Letters describe the Regimenta Brass Band of the Illinois 36th Regt preparing a fine new set of horns. The piece notes that the band plays superbly and will be hard to hear on their new instruments. It also covers miscellaneous Civil War era notes about camps, marches, and guards at various posts.
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Regimenta Brass
Illinois 36Th Reg
Col. Ellis
1St Missouri Cavalry
Glia
Hig
Gan Wyman
Dean
Delivery Troubles Spur Carrier Responsibility
Subscribers who miss papers should not grow impatient for carriers face by carriers. The paper notes ample morning distribution and blames errors on carriers while acknowledging payment for service. A harsh winter forecast is mentioned along with credit for constructing a bridge used by troops crossing a river last Friday.
Sword Presentation to Capt Adams by Wayne Ladies
On Thursday last Captain Adams of Company KN 800th Illinois Regiment received a handsome sword engraved Presents to Capt John Q Adams by the Ladies of Wayne. He thanks the Ladies of Wayne for the gift noting it as an honor and a token that memory and duty remain with him as he serves and returns home.
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Thursdy
Adams
Co. KN
John Q Adams
Wayne
DuPgge Co
Als
Ilave
Fat
Mans
Samp Rolia
Nev
Skirmish Near Lebanon Reports Casualties and Captives
Alleged clash at a Home Guard camp near Brohanen’s Mill left one killed and eight captured, with initial reports of three killed. Names include Jessie King and Thomas Conner. Capt. Lovelace among the wounded or missing. Later accounts revise to one killed and eight prisoners with others escaping.
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Jessie King
Thos. Conner
Lovelace
Lebanon
Nan
Rangers capture prisoners after Hartsville attack near Wright County
Col Dodge's scouting party of 22 Kansas Rangers returns from Wright county with 17 prisoners and property. Earlier, four rangers surprised a Secession Camp near Hartsville killing nine rebels, wounding four severely and taking six prisoner. Remaining captives later marched to the 4th town camp for guard duty amid continued pursuit.
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Col. Dodge
Captain Wood
Kansas Rangers
Wright County
Hartsville
Rolls
Slaves and War Rumors Stir Hilton Head Refugees
A Civil War era report describes enslaved people on Hilton Head Island attempting to learn of Union arrivals, counting while picking cotton, and anticipating deliverance as Union forces move toward the area. It notes confiscated cotton, wartime prices for enslaved people, and local reactions to Sherman’s campaigns and raids along the South Carolina coast.
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Coton
Hilton Head Island
Fort Walker
Skull Creek
Wiht
Beaufort
Texas
How to Have a Warx Text
A Second Rhode Island Regiment soldier stationed in Virginia describes a Yankee tent comfort device. He explains digging a central hole about two feet deep and wide, walling it with stones set in soft clay, and covering the top with the ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Virginia
Providence
Where Are You Wounded In The Breaches Of A Soldier
A humorous scene unfolds as a group of fair ladies question a man named Pat about his wounds. After repeated insistence that he is not badly hurt, he finally confesses the injury was "on my fate" and implies the bullet entered his breeches. The ladies react with embarrassed flight and exit.
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Dmighes
Gulden Circle
MeLeaysbru
Paifield
Guerown
Ilhuorn
Julge Treat
Muores Court
Dameel
Paddy
Richmond
Pat
General Cary Attacks Southern Leadership as Drunkards
Gen Cary, famed temperance lecturer, declares he is acquainted with the majority of Southern rebellion leaders and labels them slaves to strong drink, poor and rotten drunkards.
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Cary
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Michigan
Bert Wayne
Col. Mils
13Th Reg
Express
Southwest
Ec Hees
26Th M. Vol
Col. Smith
Sigel
Col
Cola
Hannibal
Iowa Volunteers
Asboth
Win. 4
Oliver
Co. E
Volumg
J. Ki. O'Sueat
Annie
Gede
Friends of Secession
Massa
Ous
Tay
Dr. Craven
Bassa
Auigius
Sivening Post
South Carolina
Sherman
Charleston
Lith
Bort Royal
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