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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1861
Page
1
A wartime voice urges resolve and recalls a holy cause as troops regroup after a setback. The speaker asserts unconquerable resolve, promising renewed strength and a future offensive with nerve and power to overwhelm opposing forces.
A Civil War dispatch recounts Col Slocum of the Second Rhode Island dying after urging vengeance for his death. It details hand to hand combat, heroic acts by Col McCook and his son Charley, Zouave engagements with Mississippians, brutal close fighting, and personal sacrifices from soldiers, mentors, and families amid a brutal Bull Run era battle.
The article explains making shells filled with lead bullets bound by sulfur, bored to house powder, and sealed with a pewter fuse. It notes a Belgium invention fuse with two metal discs and small holes, and a steel tool to reveal the powder charge for timed explosion. Large shells use powder or meat powder fuses to detonate on firing.
The London Army and Navy Register lauds the new hollow-casting method for large guns and celebrates the 15 inch Rodman gun cast at Fort Pitt Foundry. It compares the American weapon favorably to the English Horsfall gun, noting higher performance, reliability, and lower risk of bursting.
A reflective line warns that offering oneself cheaply will erode friendship and trust. It emphasizes maintaining worth and boundaries in personal relations to earn genuine respect.
The document notes Gen. Scott favored a limited cost war and opposed marching on Richmond via a long difficult route. It cites his Tuesday war-table discussion asserting the aim to bring rebellious states to loyalty with minimal loss of life, and declares no Christian nation should waste more lives than necessary. It includes an Anecdote of Washington guiding sentries at Cambridge with a colored sentinel.
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