25 May 1864
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Newspaper
Weekly Confederate
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1864
Page
1
Notices will be inserted at ten-line lengths for marriages and obituaries. Job work offered for all descriptions with dispatch and neat placement in the Southern Confederacy offices.
A correspondent from Raleigh describes Civil War rumors of Stuart’s death and Longstreet’s wounding, while ironclad movements and rail service disruptions are noted. Vance addresses Wake County supporters with familiar national policy positions, and overall public sentiment appears divided on leadership and future governance.
Report hints the Legislature may reconvene with doubt about a quorum as members gather on the streets. Officials indicate there is little business to discuss, suggesting a protracted session is unlikely.
A measure urging Raleigh women to comfort sick and wounded soldiers in local hospitals is described. The plea asks for visits, meals, flowers, books, papers, and prayers to lift spirits and support defenders during the nation’s perilous time. A Town Hall meeting promotes patriotism and charitable acts.
The piece urges legions to share duty, demand shorter exemptions, and call for governors, mayors, and officers to join the front. It attacks Holden and allies, names officials, and demands removal of idle residents in favor of field duty. Weather notes frost in Wilkes and Snow in Watauga county on dates cited.
Raleigh reports no direct war dispatches from Richmond or Petersburg up to 7 PM. Rumors claim Grant has suffered heavy losses and Banks has surrendered to Gen. Dick Taylor. Beauregard and Lee are praised as cheering tidings emerge, with legislative notes and a call for peace and independence.
Gov Isham Harris of Tennessee provides an official narrative of the Fort Pillow attack. General Forrest led the assault, demanded surrender, and after a brief battle the fort fell with 500 buried, 200 prisoners taken, including about 80 negro soldiers.
No. 17. Gov. Vance arrived just in time to hear the governor mock a performer in a celebrated character of Lemmnade P. J. ar, who offered a sour lemonade for five cents in a circus setting, prompting the crowd's reaction.
A resident recounts the Resaca engagement Monday through Tuesday with Union and Confederate units including the 37th Mississippi, 17th Alabama, and 29th Alabama. Hood Cleburne Reynolds Canty and Gleburne are named as leaders, with pursuit and prisoner captures described and a mistaken signature noted.
Announcement from A M Gorman & Co proprietors of The Confederate detailing subscription terms for daily, tri weekly, and weekly editions. No other terms or durations will be accepted.
The fund aims to secure a permanent investment to care for destitute orphans of Confederate soldiers, then general orphans. Donors of 850 dollars or more act as trustees with one vote per 50 dollars, with county designations possible. The fund exceeds 200,000 dollars, invested in real estate and bonds, and may fund or divide income to literary institutions.
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