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Newspaper
Weekly Confederate
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1865
Page
4
In fierce editorial prose a Confederate-leaning writer argues the Union is driving the South toward secession, warning that federal authority must surge to prosecute the war. He calls for Congress to assert full war powers and prevent subjugation, invoking constitutional duty and national safety.
Congratulatory notes from Gen Bragg honor Brig Gen Kirkland for steadiness in a late engagement below Wilmington. His brigade held the line and checked the enemy after reinforcements arrived, noted for skill and courage in arduous duties at the front.
A Meridian Clarion despatch reports General Sterling Price died of apoplexy on December 1 in Dooley's Fayette county Arkansas. The notice notes response to the loss, praises Price as self sacrificing and steadfast, and mentions ongoing Confederate debate over arming Negro soldiers. It also cites reactions from General Lee and university efforts to educate Confederate soldiers and their children.
A Confederate observer praises a new battery invented by John H Foreman in Mobile. Descriptions note breech loading 30 inch barrels cal 57, rapid six shots per minute, 120 feet range, simple construction, and mobility by horse drawn carriage with two crew.
Local notices recount Gen D H Hill moving through forward positions and orders to report to Gen Beauregard in Charleston. Lieut Cal Wm commissioned Co N2O TD vice Gx relieved, Lee Davidson leaving the 7th Regiment. Ed Graham Laywood of the Times at Charlotte reports Bullt in that place. Hirtion of the Times to preside over department. Conservatives praise Bigecombe and Sampson counties amid Yankee advance, as Howe County guards in Virginia retire to cross the state line and resist the enemy.
Reports on Confederate casualties including sergeants and privates listed as killed wounded or missing. Cavalry actions against Yankee forces. Rosser and Early movements described with captures and forced marches. Vandalism by Yankee raiders in Orange and a failed plot among officers ending in death.
The Richmond Whig argues Confederacy arms and manpower are not exhausted, citing 1860 census data and life expectancy. It estimates survivors under Confederate control at about 1.43 million before casualties, then calculates a yearly loss totaling roughly 226,000 since the war began, including killed and permanently disabled personnel.
The document outlines Confederate armed strength and population estimates, projecting about 700,000 arms-bearing men within the Confederacy after deductions for deaths and disabilities. It details numbers of youths entering service, regional counts by state, and the potential for replenishing the army, referencing Kilpatrick and various Civil War events and mobilization measures.
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