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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1863
Page
2
The piece recounts the January 1863 Proclamation freeing slaves in rebel states and notes Gen. Butler's replacement by Gen. Banks in New Orleans. It argues iron authority helped crush the rebellion, praising Butler's decisive methods and warning against milder approaches.
Gen Banks has superseded Gen Butler in the Department of the Gulf, now extended to include Texas. Confidence in Banks remains high as he faces emergencies with firmness. Reports note Vicksburg fighting with 65,000 Rebels, and Sherman’s forces falling back awaiting reinforcements. The Monitor sinks after a leak near Hatteras as Trenchard and Rhode Island assist. Sacramento prepares for Pacific Railroad groundbreaking and state politics hot over emancipation and U.S. Senate race between Park, Coness, Phelps, and Sargent.
General Butler, leaving New Orleans, praises his troops for restoring order and protecting citizens. He claims to fed the starving poor, reformed currency, opened commerce, and improved streets and public spaces. He argues slavery must end, calls for allegiance to the Union, and urges remaking local institutions under national law.
The steamship R. Spaulding arrives in New York with Gen. Butler and staff aboard, after a New Orleans visit, where Butler issued a farewell address praising emancipation. Gen. Banks issued an address and the President's Proclamation, urging restraint and discipline in camps, and signaling shifting plans for campaigns around Baton Rouge. Reports also note casualties aboard the Empire Parish and updates from Fortress Monroe, Murfreesboro, and Vicksburg fronts with multiple commander actions and public reaction.
Dispatch from January 3 to Nashville outlines three-column advance by McCook Thomas and Critten den toward Murfreesboro. December actions near Nolansville Lavergne and Stewart Creek include reverses for Thomas and success for Crittenden, with casualties and a heavy enemy assault repulsed near Stone River.
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