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Newspaper
Steubenville Weekly Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1865
Page
1
A period essay discusses the cost of ongoing war and anticipated postwar growth in industry and defense. It cites a census of prospects for petroleum, metals, and exports and includes a genealogical note tracing General William T. Sherman back to Connecticut settlers and Ohio jurists.
Dispatches from New York on February 21 summarize General Johnston’s retreat from Dalton to Atlanta with an army numbering about sixty thousand after reinforcements. The report details losses at New Hope Church and Kennesaw Mountain, Johnston’s plans, and assertions Bragg and Johnston made about Sherman’s forces. Also included are Gilmore’s Charleston victory dispatches and rumors of Wilmington’s evacuation.
Five days are given for drafted men to report or be deserters. Substitutes must be 18 to 45, provide affidavits on residence and character, and undergo physical and military processing. Payment to substitutes is sealed, with guarded delivery. furloughs are forbidden, no regiment choice, and pay is sixteen dollars a month with rations and clothing.
A woman named Ida Robinson, a Confederate spy, was captured and sent north of the Ohio River. Military authorities ordered her to stay there during the war. Recently a soldier arrested in Nashville proved to be the same Ida Robinson, who had been disguised in male attire.
A Tribune London letter says financial and political circles broadly report half the rebel debt is held in England. If not paid, half the British money bars may collapse, signaling John Bull's adherence to the Confederacy.
The passage notes the Wars of the Roses as England's greatest civil strife, a York and Lancaster conflict in the fifteenth century that lasted about thirty years with periods of peace interspersed.
A Boston writer who toured the Snake River great fells reports the grand fall spans about 2,500 feet wide with a total drop near 200 feet. A nearby fall yields 167 feet of water split into two streams. He compares it to Niagara and predicts Pacific Railroad travelers will soon visit as Niagara is today.
The Stat Jounal notes legislators repealed a provision barring residence by two years stay for people of color, with South Carolina House concurrence. A separate brief mentions a young man courting several women, described as a beau of promise.
Why are greenbacks more valuable than gold, even at current price standards? The reasoning suggests a greenback in your pocket doubles in value as long as it remains there, but its apparent increase fades when spent.
A concise meditation on valuing one’s own knowledge over borrowed ideas, urging discernment between personal insight and others' facts. Emphasizes humility, self-reliance, and prudent judgment in learning and belief.
A Memphis message from January 24 reports large munitions output and fortifications around Selma Alabama while Hood's troops suffered hunger and frostbite in their retreat from Nashville. Forrest is said to be gathering forces at Jackson Mississippi for an attack on Vicksburg as conscription of slaves and free blacks progresses.
The Tribune says the President, after talks with friends in and out of Congress, continues to appoint Bush McCullough co Comptroller of the Currency as Secretary of the Treasury, Gov. Morgan having declined. Frt Rnderson captured by Geo Schofild and Admiral Porter. garrison mostly escaped toward Wilmington. Guns left in good condition. army pursuing toward Wilmington with two monitors. possession expected Monday.
New York is festively decorated as ships salute. prisoner exchanges in progress with three steamers moving Union soldiers to Annapolis and rebels to load. The Grenville City cargo theft and Texan coast damage reported. Meigs confirmed as Brevet Major General. numerous other nominations approved. Drafts in Croslyn begin. Washington birthday celebrations planned. recruiting strong with 1500 enlisted yesterday and 1000 today. A petition urges Butler as Charleston Provost Marshal.
New York dealers report a drop in gold values with Bebrasky 21 G i slipping from 200% to 1963, the market's lowest level. Gallagher's Evening Exchange notes gold remains weak amid overall pressure.
The Richmond Whig argues Seward welcomed Confederate refusals as a chance to employ his weapon. It claims Grant preempted him with a false report that Hunter and Stephens favored a return to the Union. The piece says Seward wrote Adams to suggest a foreign alliance against England and France to alarm the rebels.
Portuand Michigan February 21 The Quecenstown arrived with two days later news about General McClellan in England. Press reports praised his reception but Liverpool demonstrations were limited. The London Times notes the Fort Fisher action marks a new war art and turret chips at sea. Latest via Newcastle Loadon February 10 dispatches from Lord Lyons discuss St Albans raid and Canadian government cooperation with Seward.
From Sher an New York February 22 Times Washington special says fears that Lee may join with Beuregard to stop Sherman are not shared by the Government or seaside men. Grant observes Lee closely. any withdrawal from Richmond signals a response. Sherman is reported pushing toward Raleigh, with Wilmington and Mobile still under rebel rule and doomed to fall.
Washington celebrates Charleston’s capture with a 100 gun salute. Department buildings will be illuminated tomorrow night.
The article reports on Mr Haines bold remarks favoring Union restoration. It notes the rebel Congress lacking a constitution and calls out Missouri reps. It also mentions Confederate hopes, anticipated Union troop movements, and various Civil War updates from New Orleans to Mobile and Charleston.
London reports claim French Emperor sent war steamers to pursue the Confederate ram Clinde and the Niagara on a mission to Southern ports while Paris cautions presses against anti French bias. A Times Paris letter notes US recognition of Maximilian remains unsettled and warns to prevent enemy occupation of Wilmington.
Rear Admiral David D Porter reports the surrender and evacuation of Fort Anderson after a naval bombardment and ground assault by 8 000 troops under Gen Schofield. The Union fleet, including the Montauk and Pawtucket, silenced the rebel batteries by 3 PM on February 18 with light losses of three killed and five wounded.
General Hooker arrived in Washington to testify before the War Committee on the Chancellorville affair. The capitol and department buildings were illuminated in honor of Washington’s birthday and Sherman’s recent successes in South Carolina.
A Washington bulletin dispatch says rebel papers claim General Sherman has reached Camden forty miles north of Columbia on the way to Florence. Harden moves toward Charleston then Florence and Wilmington. The race to Florence is tight with Columbia to Florence ninety miles and Charleston to Florence about one hundred two miles.
The Tribune reports Fort Anderson to be an extensive work covering about four square miles with raised mounds and traverses. It is connected to river obstructions and torpedoes, commands the enemy line on the Cape Fear river opposite bank, and was the key to their position prompting evacuations nearby. General Hoke’s division earlier held it before forces retired toward Wilmington.
The Fost's special reports that the enrollment bill is likely to be defeated in the House with opposition due to its oppressive provisions.
New York February 22 Tribune army correspondent reports the rebel ram Olinde a failure. She is very low and thought unseaworthy.
The Hilton Head Special notes Savannah shows no new news with affairs quiet and loyalty developing slowly. May Arnold Dr Willis and Henry Brigham will travel to Washington to brief the President and offer suggestions. A Wright suspect is arrested for arson connected to the great Savannah fire.
New York press reports anticipate Union operations to trap General Sherman in the Carolinas and pressure Richmond with Grant occupying the defense. The Senate weighs restoring the sales tax, while freedmen protections may pass under War Department care with white refugees included. Mounting Charleston evacuation details noted with Yankee control and powder signals.
General Schofield reports success against Fort Anderson and adjacent works near Cape Fear. Cox flanks the enemy, forcing a retreat toward Wilmington after capturing ten guns and prisoners. Union gunboats advance, defenses behind Tom Creek expected to fail.
Washington dispatch reports Union forces under Sherman pushing north toward Charlotte Salisbury Greensboro and Danville aiming to join Grant against Richmond. Telegram notes Union plans to cut the Wilmington Richmond railroad from New Bern and Neuse river approaches while rebel papers grow despondent. The Confederate House routes a bill to arm 200000 negroes and Charleston cotton boasts surface.
Herald correspondent reports minimal losses after Mosely’s guerrillas ambushed Sheridan’s cavalry at Ashby’s Gap. About 40 captured men escaped and returned to their regiment amid rising desertions in Lee’s army near Petersburg. Major Brown and provost marshals processed deserters overnight.
New Orleans dispatches through Memphis dated February 21 note the Southwest Pass bar now obstructs navigation at low water, hindering vessels of moderate draft. Andrew Jackson Donaldson publishes a card in the Memphis Argus clarifying his political stance and denying northern papers on his status.
Washington reports at 9:40 p m that dispatches bring word our troops now hold Wilmington. Secretary of War Stanton confirms the capture as of this evening.
Nashville correspondent reports Sherman commanded a force of about ninety thousand northward from Port Royal including Nineteenth Twentieth and Foster’s cavalry. A separate item profiles Crockett a one legged youth from Boston and Maine who excels in swimming running skating and jumping with a crutch and single foot. The Columbus Journal notes a bill passed by the House prescribing penalties for falsely claiming to represent a party in court records.
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