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Newspaper
Weekly Confederate
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1864
Page
4
The Confederate authorities outline a military conscription plan to fill armies, with county boards of examiners and enrolling officers to handle exemptions or details for agricultural and industrial labor. The piece emphasizes urgency, unity, and home support, urging Wake County to rally behind Governor Vance and elected legislators to sustain the war effort.
A reader from Wilmington complains that chaplains neglect sick soldiers and fail to provide proper burial rites. The writer provides no name, but if true, chaplains deserve public reproach.
Lawrence W. Peyton, son of a Kentucky ex-congressman, from the second Kentucky cavalry, was killed while a prisoner at Point Lookout. An altercation with a black guard led to a sergeant drawing a revolver and shooting Peyton dead in front of others.
A Confederate era editorial laments wartime hoarding of corn bacon wheat and flour as the country stores lie full yet the public goes hungry. It condemns speculators who profit from shortages and urges moral duty over personal gain while denouncing attacks on the journal.
A fragmented notice describes making soft soap from grease rosin potash and water with steps for combining ingredients. It then critiques a governor hopeful at a railroad workshop, noting a politician may use soft soap to wash or obscure dirt, while a vendor markets soap metaphorically.
The Richmond Examiner reports deposition of Ulric Dahlgren’s private memorandum book in the War Department by General Fitzhugh Lee, authenticating alleged orders to burn Richmond and destroy bridges, seize ferries, and kill Jefferson Davis, with notes on battlefield plans and a suspicious Plantation Bank dollar bill noted in a pocket. The document casts Dahlgren’s actions as exceptionally brutal and conspiratorial.
A Sentinel correspondent from Marion Virginia urges a convention of all Christian denominations within the Confederacy to devise a more effective plan to curb existing vices and reinforce national resolve amid financial backing from London financiers recognizing the Confederacy’s prospects.
The Lynchburg Republican details the killing of Lee’s 17 month old son Jenkins by Yankee soldiers in Roane County Virginia. A fifteen-year-old sister attempted to intervene and was peppered with musket balls near her dress but unharmed. The piece also notes other war era items including imprisonments at Fort Hatteras and political resolutions, with brief civil notices and marriage news from the era.
In a telegraphed roundup from the Teche country and St. Marys Parish rumors circulate of Gen Dick Taylor routing Union forces led by Frankslin, with claims of a Red River victory and 1000 prisoners. Some reports cite Gen Polk’s despatches, others doubt official confirmation. News from Oxford and Demopolis notes Forrest’s damage to Smith and Grierson, fatigue claims, and Yankee prisoners arriving at Demopolis including Grant’s brother in law.
The New York World reprints Bueller's order consigning Portsmouth citizens to hard labor at Hatteras and denounces General Butler's conduct. It condemns Butler's treatment of clergymen and his shrinking command, urging Congress to protest his actions and defend the nation's reputation.
The Richmond Sentinel reprints Baltimore Gazdlé with signals of a near capture of a wagon company in Western Virginia. Major Rucker carried important dispatches for Gen Sigel from Charleston. A steamer fight near Charleston delayed the journey, and rebels later attacked Wingfield, capturing nearly a Virginia cavalry company. Fort Monroe and Wilmington blockading reports note wrecks off Cape Hatteras and Cape Henry. California convention favors Lincoln. North Carolina campaign talks feature Foster versus Leach, with Vance favored by many. A Shady Grove meeting denounces Holden and endorses Z. B. Vance for governor. Also reported are a Yankee prisoner capture aboard the Wiona near McClellanville and currency conversion notes for old and new issues.
A Virginia correspondent accuses a Baptist minister who claims exemption from military service yet spends months selling calico gingerbread and other goods at high prices. The note cites similar North Carolina cases and urges enrollment scrutiny under the new law. Also noted is the death of Rev. Lewis Hatton of Griffin Georgia aged about 73. Punch mentions a proposal to tax stays but objections cite reduced consumption.
The Petersburg Express reports a party of about nineteen or twenty Confederate scouts was surprised and captured Tuesday night at Cherry Grove in Nansemond County Virginia. About 50 Union troops in four barges approached at three o'clock in the morning, piloted by Bill Cross, a Baltimoreite who had recently run the blockade.
Notice from the Raleigh Conscript Office dated March 23 1964 states the office will be open to the public from 10 o clock for increased business. All persons with business are invited to comply with the requirements and visit the office. By order of the Commandant of Conscripts.
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