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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1861
Page
1
A poetic fragment speaks of a whispering future sometime and a hopeful beyond. The speaker imagines repentance and belief reviving buried hopes amid deceit and crime, longing for reunion and happiness sometime in a celestial mansion beyond the skies.
A concise glossary of common military terms such as abatis ad adjutant general ambulances barbette embrasures base of operations brevet brigade cadet caliber carpel casemate defilading deployment division enfilade escalade esplanade fascines blank foraging inlying picket lodgment picket redoubts ricochet salient sally ports sap shell squadron with brief definitions and usage notes.
Subaltern refers to a commissioned officer below captain. Tactics is the art of maneuvering troops, often confused with strategy, the art of conducting war. Videtts describe sentries on outposts who observe enemy movements and signal.
The piece describes the ambulance as a distinct spring carriage with a surgeon easily identified by a green sash and uniform trimmings. It emphasizes that surgeons and their wards must be respected by civilized foes, with the green scarf and yellow hospital flag marking protected spaces in battlefields.
An unsophisticated washer complains about a 1.15 camp hospital bill. The military officer reveals a chain of approvals from the Quartermaster General in Washington to the Secretary of War, Auditor, and Treasury before payment. The worker concedes he will abandon the job rather than wait for a lengthy process.
Capt Ayres who commanded Sherman's battery at Bull Run was listed among casualties but was safe. Reports claimed rebels captured Sherman's battery, yet Ayres brought all his guns and even recovered two more abandoned on the route.
A report extols General McClellan as a disciplined, God fearing reformer who connects with troops and enforces duty plus sobriety. He began with prayer, pushed liquor bans, and drives off noncompliant officers to steady discipline as he reorganizes brigades. The piece cites his West Point training and Mexico service as evidence he is the right leader for the hour.
An elderly survivor, thirty years in regular service, died in combat. He tracked Indians in Florida Everglades, bivouacked on the Rocky Mountains, fought in New Mexico and Buena Vista, charged at Chapultepec, and followed the flag into Mexico. His arms bore six blue stripes for six enlistments and two red bands for Florida and Mexico.
The quotation depicts General Andrew Jackson advising a young woman to maintain temperance and a gentle demeanor. He credits his own quick temper to youth and expresses regret for his impulsiveness, urging imitation of his late mother’s calm, patient behavior.
The rebel leaders decide against taking Washington, choosing not to advance on the capital and altering the course of ongoing civil conflict.
The piece argues that unwavering focus on a chosen goal leads to success. It contrasts fixed resolve with vacillation, praising iron will as the force behind history makers like Caesar and Washington, and warns that indecision breeds failure. It frames determination as a defining human trait.
A spectator recounts a brutal Civil War encounter where the Zouaves decimated the Black Horse Cavalry. Misled by a flag, Col Heintzelman believed the riders were Union cavalry. The melee ended with most cavalry dead or wounded, horses slain, and the red shirt Zouaves proving deadly with knives and pistols.
A readable fragment from a rebel camp letter recounts fighting for liberty and faith in God. The writer pledges to continue the struggle as long as breath remains, directed at Melindy and supporters of the cause.
A concise maxim urges avoidance of debt quarrels law politics idleness and damp clothing plus abstaining from public office or marriage unless in love. The adage promises trouble avoidance by steering clear of these missteps and temptations.
Roanoke Virginia speaker John Randolph declares unwavering support for the Union as essential to national safety and happiness. He urges pride in American unity and warns that discord and faction threaten the republic and future historians would condemn political folly.
A passage from The Methodist extols unity and resolve to defend the Union. It argues against compromise with rebellion, urging that secession cannot be reconciled with duty to the nation and children, and that resolution remains a peaceful path out of conflict.
In the costly Sunday battle twenty thousand men faced sixty to eighty thousand, holding for nine hours and forcing a two mile retreat. Despite a retreat due to a misstep, the steadfast troops showed skill and courage against great odds, promising future triumph.
Major Worth of the regular Army could not show his pass when met by an infantry patrol in Washington. The patrol arrested him, and Worth rolled up his sleeves to suggest a discussion. The officer ordered him to discuss it elsewhere and marched him off with the file.
The piece recounts an Indian who marks a swampy trap with a stake to warn others. It urges Christians to heed the example by guarding against personal missteps and by removing temptation from others as in the prayer lead us not into temptation.
A Tennessee crowd’s patriotic fervor on Independence Day ends in theft as authorities steal Louisville and Nashville Railroad trains rather than risk killing someone. The Louisville Journal notes the paradox of patriotic conduct turning to property crime in the wake of holiday zeal.
Reading news of a repulse at Manassas Rev Henry Cox of Wabasti Avenue M and GChurch urged the Desplaines camp meeting to adjourn and return home to drill. The remark came as he concluded his sermon at the time.
In a tense account the disaster on Sunday is attributed to Col Dixon H Miles who led the reserve and did not respond at the critical moment. Evidence is described as overwhelming and Miles faces court martial while his commission is revoked.
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