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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1862
Page
1
Excerpts mix Civil War era verses by Brigadier General F W Lauper with a fragmented diary tone. The text recalls Ball’s Bluff pride and the sacrifice of Massachusetts officers, interwoven with domestic scenes of theft and torn garments amid wartime sentiment.
Albert Fling recounts a convalescent dressing gown gifted by his wife that feels more like a straight jacket. He jokes about being mistaken for his wife, misinterpreted by neighbors, and the gown’s antiquated fashion versus modern life.
Major General D Heyer reports to the War Department on Wickliffe’s resolutions. He states no regiment of fugitive slaves has been organized, but loyal enslaved people are podpor and ready to join if needed. He cites authority to employ loyal persons for defense, clothes and arms may be supplied by necessity, and he praises arming black troops as a successful experiment with aim to field 48,000 to 50,000 by next fall.
The Delta recounts a brutal incident where Win Hunter and his wife tortured a slave girl who helped an officer search their home. Gen. Butler intervened, freeing the girl and seeking an explanation for the brutal whipping and brine wash, while vowing further discipline.
A Cincinnati Gazette correspondent recounts James Matteson, first lieutenant of the 37th Indiana, riding to within sixty yards of Confederate entrenchments near Chattanooga to survey strength and siege guns. He returned unharmed, claiming mercy of God and Rebel marksmanship spared him as hundreds of guns fired. The feat is hailed as one of history’s notable exploits.
A Civil War era note describes pickets near Mechanicsville sharing coffee with a rebel soldier who wanders over, chats amiably, and signals disdain for more fighting. Other snippets report exchanged papers, half way talks, and quips about the war. Ends with moral and quotes from Lincoln era prose.
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