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Newspaper
Weekly Confederate
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1864
Page
3
The Progress withholds facts on Gen. Hoke while attacking his actions and arrest reports. The piece condemns the Ex-Lieutenant running a paper and demands fair treatment of officers, warning that public sentiment will condemn biased reporting.
Official tally in the seventh district lists Leach 4058 Foster 2420 Ramsay 482 with a Leach majority of 1156. In last fall’s congress race between Christian and Ashe Christian led by over 1500. Adjusting for Holden’s claim and voters staying home due to two opponents, Holden’s gains look small. Leach backs Gov. Vance, a claim later labeled color of title rather than possession.
Property holders declare the Brown Holden clash over the Georgia Platform a draw. Holden, champion of the outer circle, allegedly received blockade lightning brandy and failed to rally. Gov J B is recalled in an anecdote about a candidate awkwardly holding a cow while the rival is behind the kitchen with the calf.
The dispatch confirms Washington evacuated by Union forces. Gen Hoke asks a contact to oversee fisheries, and authorities note no clear details on enemy actions or routes. North Carolina boasts possession of Washington Plymouth and surrounding areas as Yankees retreat toward New Bern and Fortress Monroe.
In a cautious Morning page notice, editors condemn factional agitation amid the Civil War in Eastern North Carolina. They urge unity behind the government, warn ambitious leaders, and recount recent reports from Richmond and Washington, including Plymouth’s fall, gunboat movements, and troop shifts, urging support for the Confederate cause and defense of state liberties.
Dispatches from April 29 to April 30 describe raids on pickets near Ringgold and Red Clay, with ten captured and several wounded, plus reinforcements and attempted counterattacks. Reports from Vicksburg and Louisiana claim Federal defeats and conspiracies in western states. Fire at Wilmington damages railroad facilities and cotton stores worth millions. Burnside allegedly at Alexandria preparing to join Grant. Congress faces quorum issues and no new agenda stated.
May 1 report from Richmond notes the death of Jefferson Davis’s seven year old son after a fall from a back portico at the Executive Mansion. The child, found insensible in the yard by a servant, died despite every available remedy, while the parents were away at home.
Reports from the Confederate Congress describe both houses in session with a quorum, officers reappointed, and President pro tempore contested. The President’s message criticizes the Union, urges vigorous defense, and praises troops amid ongoing war news and prisoner exchanges.
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