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Newspaper
Weekly Confederate
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1864
Page
1
The notice outlines six month subscriptions for daily edition, tri weekly edition, and weekly edition with quoted terms. It states no subscriptions will be received for other terms and mentions a shorter term option, but details are incomplete from the fragment.
A Civil War era letter discusses the contested soldier vote, estimating ten thousand to fifteen thousand votes possible, with figures for Vance and Holden. It notes many soldiers are furloughed or wounded, influencing turnout, and cites historical comparatives from 1862. The piece criticizes Amis and the Liberty Call, comments on residents and women, and urges readers to renew their cross mark on the paper.
Editorials discuss Johnston's removal, Hood's rise and the Confederate defense of Atlanta, with attacks on Bragg and political divisions in Georgia and North Carolina. The piece defends hospital visitors, critiques voting reports, and includes Masonry comparisons, plus a Bible argument regarding subjugation and a violent incident near Waynesville.
Electoral tallies from Plymouth and surrounding counties list numerous candidates for sheriff and senate across Rutherford, Cumberland, Harnett, and Wayne regions. Highlights include votes for Vance, Holden, and Cramp in multiple districts, plus mention of Dickson's Battery and a large prisoner transfer from Maryland captured during Early's invasion.
Tax assessors in Raleigh list land, crops, livestock and household goods for the 1864 levy. The notice specifies values for acres, slaves, cotton, tobacco, livestock, furniture, implements, cars, books, coins, and foreign money. It names R A Jones as assessor and outlines date ranges for confirmation and collection.
Brig. Gen. Rueus Barringer commands a 3 July ordnance action authorizing seizure of all cavalry arms and equipment in North Carolina from unauthorized persons. Arms dropped by troops or left by non service members become Confederate property. Barringer forbids sale or transfer except under Ordnance Department orders, and requires receipts. General R. E. Lee has clearance. men are urged to return saddles and rifles to depots.
A wartime North Carolina notice to salt commissioners urges fortification of several counties and detailing transport to move grain and salt. It calls for wagons and teams to haul grain in exchange for salt and pledges payments in salt and grain. seeks laborers aged up to 56 to operate rigs for the Salt Works project.
An old advertisement item notes that advertising will be inserted at a price per square of measure, with marriage notices and obituaries included. It also mentions job work offered by the office and promises dispatch, aiming to cover all descriptions.
Telegraphic dispatches from Macon Georgia indicate Ge angman captured with forces routed and pursuing Yankee troops toward Eatonton. Regulary the Confederate lines held near Atlanta while raiders were driven toward Newnan Clinton and Griswoldville. Reports note 700 enemy dead and 1000 prisoners taken with several pieces of artillery, telegraph repair efforts ongoing and trains running to Atlanta.
Notice reports a dark skinned man about fifty taken up and committed to the Catawba jail. He claims the name Pleasant and asserts he is the property of Hugh Carlyle and Geo Henderson of Geer. Jailor Newton N.C. dated April 13 1864.
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