17 Aug 1864
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Newspaper
Weekly Confederate
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1864
Page
1
The notice outlines subscription options for the Confederate Daily Edition at six months and the Weekly Edition also for six months. It references Fox 7 and mentions ree parts of the offer, with unclear formatting in the OCR text.
A Civil War era defense plea laments wartime agitation and desertion in North Carolina. It urges swift, decisive action by government to curb disloyal speech and action, endorsing conscription enforcement and executive support to protect the state from further violence and upheaval.
Long-winded 1864 Raleigh dispatch details Governor Prown of Geere defending private matters amid alleged land purchases in Georgia, inheritance figures, and a clash over political attacks. The column also summarizes Confederate war news, naval reports, and a letter from France on the Alabama vs Kearsarge engagement, plus local notices and a death tribute for First Lieutenant James C. Goodman.
The Charlotte Jempercus reports a Home Guard member examined by a military board in Salisbury claimed society members must bar and protect deserters if they are members. Some in Charlotte and Concord are said to be authorized to initiate treasonable acts. Also notes Rev Deems exposé on a fund with 345094 raised, North Carolina leading, Buncombe and Mecklenburg counties highlighted.
A letter from Cene G. Hester recounts his blockade running attempt off Charleston last month. He describes being fired upon by three vessels, steering toward Beech Channel, and surrendering after a shot hit his sails. He reports shipping with his crew and wife reaching Philadelphia. Also notes political votes for Vance and related local tallies and a correction on Lincoln County results.
The defendants Thomas Marquand William Williams and Henry Marquez were found guilty of counterfeiting Confederate Treasury notes. Judge Magrath sentenced them in Greenville to be hanged in Columbia with the dates set for September 16 for Marquand and September 23 for Williams and Marquez. A Walhalla note reports Yankee and bushwhacker raids on Murphy North Carolina with plundered homes. Local citizens urged prompt organization for home defense, suggesting a force of mounted men could quell the raiders.
An old newspaper fragment outlines advertising policy with ten lines per square at five dollars per square. It mentions marriage notices and obituaries appearing last in the advertisement section.
A long wartime record lists casualties from May 12 to January, naming privates and sergeants by initials and surnames with injuries described as severe, woundings, and missing. The piece also relays a Lincoln anecdote about a battlefield ride and a note on Cyrus W. Field choosing Newfoundland for the Atlantic cable landing with plans for land lines to Placentia and Cape Breton.
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