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Newspaper
Weekly Confederate
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1864
Page
3
A caustic column derides Grant and the Petersburg defense, depicting his Richmond campaign as a failed grand experiment. It cites Union losses, rebel morale, and Northern press reaction, while urging swift action against deserters and reinforcing Confederate resolve amid mounting violence in Moore County and North Carolina.
The State Journal protests the North Carolina Commissioners price schedule for August and September, arguing a fifty percent rise on staples like flour corn and oats. It highlights higher costs for bacon and fodder, questions government subsistence costs for a four horse team, and condemns the inequitable wagon and wagon-iron pricing while urging farmers and press to oppose the schedule.
Disrupted communities face deadly reprisals as deserters returning home deter loyalists from aiding re arrests. Old men with influence radicalize youths, spreading anti government sentiment and urging loyalty to the North. Some counties harbor Yankee officers, prompting calls for action to protect the true men and the community from these threats.
From Petersburg the latest express notes: large enemy forces leaving the area around Petersburg, with Union artillery disrupting their movement. A court of inquiry at Grant's Headquarters near City Point found no authority to proceed, sending the matter back to Gen Meade, while Burnside faces possible charges. News cites Grant as the blamed figure for ongoing defeats. Also mentions a massive ordnance explosion at City Point and a local obituary for James A Long, a Greensboro citizen and former editor.
The Richmond papers claim McCausland and Bradley Johnson rested near Mooreada Hardy county Va on the 7th as Averill’s cavalry struck and captured 400 men 900 horses and four pieces of artillery. Other dispatches insist McCausland and Johnson returned unharmed and Confederate fortunes brighten in the Valley. Meanwhile Northern accounts say Moorefield saw heavy rebel losses and Johnston barely escaped.
A public appeal to State and Confederate authorities condemns deserters and skulkers harming communities. It urges tighter guards, stricter punishment, and preventive measures to stop escapes from camps and reintegration into society. The writers urge prompt action and warn of continuing evils tied to military desertion.
The Virginia commissioners set produce prices, drawing early farmer protests. Secretary Trenholm notes Virginia levels may already be low and urges South Carolina farmers to join in a liberal stance. He suggests a $2 per bushel wheat and $1 corn price common elsewhere would not beat Virginia rates, urging North Carolina farmers to act similarly to lower costs. Grr. Jonneon’s Escape is recounted, noting General Bradley Johnson wore no insignia during capture by Averill, later revealed to be among the prisoners. this is the second such escape reported by the Star.
Thomas Marquand Wallisin Williams and Henry Marques were found guilty of counterfeiting Confederate Treasury notes. Judge Magrath sentenced them at Greenville, D C, to be hanged. Marquand faces execution on September 16, while Williams and Marques are scheduled for September 23.
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