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Newspaper
Weekly Confederate
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1864
Page
1
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A Raleigh newspaper excerpt reveals heated critique of Dr Leach and Mr Holden. It denounces calls for secession and asserts fears of military despotism and Confederate policy. The piece flags warnings of treasonable denunciations and urges public alignment with the state and its government.
The article accuses Holden of treachery by aligning with Johnston supporters and urging counties to emulate them. It condemns Tilden for opposing the government and claims decisions will follow Holden’s actions and those allied with him. The piece warns of danger to the state and promises further exposure of alleged acts.
London dates through Copenhagen dispatches describe Prussia pressing Duppel and Alsen defences as thaw slows artillery and a possible attack led by Prince Frederick Charles. Danish and German maneuvers near Schleswig, Branger land, and Engensund are noted, with economic updates on credit, cotton, and imports. A daring Union scout operation on Island 76 captures the Guilliam, while Dahlgren papers prompt Confederate calls for swift execution of officers and men. Yankee prisoners and local notices close the column.
The Richmond Sentinel reports on Confederate prisoners from Point Lookout arriving in Richmond for exchange. It lauds their endurance amid hunger disease and confinement, praising their patriotism and predicting a broader exchange. Notes Rev John N Andrews seeks books for Soldiers Reading Room in Smithville NC and details Lecquitne Mining and Manufacturing Company directors. Mentions Petersburg rumors of Confederate success near Deep Creek and Suffolk with no official confirmation.
A chaplain urges soldiers to reflect on paradise and sacrifice, but when the fight shifts, he flees. A soldier reproaches him, reminding of the promised supper in paradise, to which the chaplain replies that he never eats supper. The exchange underscores duty over personal reward amid combat.
General Bragg orders fifteen hundred cavalry to be permanently stationed around Richmond to defend the city and country from raids. The force would screen roads and deter raiding parties until reinforcements from General Lee arrive. The move follows insufficient past cavalry attached to Redmond defenses and questions the impact of a fresh 1500 horsemen under a strong leader.
Major General Peck, back from leave, conducts a strict inspection of department fortifications. Intelligence suggests the enemy plans a new assault with three rebel ironclads moving down the Neuse Roanoke and Tar rivers to seize New Bern Plymouth and Washington. Virginia may be evacuated, shifting battle to North Carolina. Additional gunboats and forces are sought to blunt the move.
Rumor says General Morgan plans a daring operation, potentially yielding great aid to the Union. The President has commissioned three private soldiers as officers for gallantry at Chickamauga, as reported in the current dispatches.
A Fort Pender soldiers’ appeal requests books and money for a Soldiers Library and Reading Room in Smithville. It urges support from churches and citizens to aid blinded by limited pay, highlighting local fortifications and the need for moral intellectual cultivation amid wartime. The notice also mentions related reports and a brief Civil War context.
A list of Confederate officers arriving in Richmond from Point Lookout on Sunday includes colonels J K Connely and J Howard Smith among others, with ranks from major to second lieutenant. At Fortress Monroe they were told Kilpatrick had taken Richmond, burned the city, and hanged the President and his cabinet.
The Confederate newspaper lists advertising rates at two dollars per square of ten lines or less, with marriage notices and obituaries charged as ads. Job work of all descriptions is solicited and to be performed promptly at the office, as is typical for the Southern Confederacy printers.
A Confederate era column urges readers to account for their intellects and leadership gifts. It cites Cataline and Arnold as warning examples, contrasting misuse with faithful service to country, and calls for unity and energetic public virtue.
From BeLton via Ivor we learn that Union troops, after several days in Suffolk, retreated to their Blackwater positions. Four companies of cavalry occupied Suffolk Sunday, two gunboats appeared at the wharf, and news from the Dismal Swamp Canal area is awaited as to General Ransom's actions and results near South Mills.
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