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Newspaper
Weekly Confederate
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1864
Page
2
A fiery address argues for civilian restraint and loyalty amid Confederate strain. The speaker criticizes conscription by substitutes, warns against federal overreach, and urges support for Union-war rhetoric, emphasizing self-reliance, military readiness, and preserving civil liberties within wartime. He cites Meade, Burnside, and Lincoln, compares to revolutions, urges calm and resolve.
Telegraphic report notes Forrest's at Okalena with about two thousand Confederate losses and six thousand Yankee losses. After a savage sabre charge near Okalena, rebels drive back Union lines. pursuit by Gholeson with 600 state troops, many prisoners captured. Col Barton wounded. Sherman’s advance reaches Pearl River.
Georgia field dispatches from Darton Feb 26 describe the front held by Confederate forces near Dalton with skirmishing and signals. A second dispatch notes the enemy retreat toward Chattanooga under Wheeler, with prisoners captured and Yankee casualties reported.
Richmond reports funding progress yet notes millions may be excluded due to time constraints to count notes at depositories before April first. Treasury suspends issue of one hundred dollar notes but continues others. News covers harbor losses, torpedo boats, and enemy shelling. Mosby’s cavalry actions near Draineaville. Meade and Lee movements. Meade’s return and Atlantic news. York and Raleigh market notes and Fayetteville price lists. a Raleigh court notice on property defendants and six-week publication requirement.
A reflective address extols enduring life’s trials and compares endurance to basemetal resolve. It urges gratitude for those who sacrificed for national independence, praising their blood and tears. The speaker prays for rest under the tree of liberty and for peace to bless the memory of the fallen.
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