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Newspaper
Weekly Confederate
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1864
Page
3
The piece reflects Confederate state of mind after setbacks at Atlanta and Dalton, arguing against despondency and urging Georgia to mobilize manpower. It laments losses, questions leaders, recalls earlier American victories, and calls for reinforcement of Georgia troops, especially Augusta units, to resist Yankee advances and sustain the Confederacy.
A critique of public rhetoric that claims to raise hope while spreading fear and distrust. The piece denounces sermons presses and forums for urging reconstruction with harsh terms, claims of Yankee tyranny, and calls to fortify resolve against imagined multitudes, warning against base manipulation of public sentiment.
Petersburg Front reports quiet lines with minor shelling yesterday. Col Ferebee and Col Griffin reinforce, repelling the enemy within ninety minutes. No casualties on our side. enemy briefly breached near Davis house, took a local resident, and stole a few horses and mules.
A mother teaches praise over punishment to guide a child's conduct, stressing that approval fuels hopeful, happy behavior and a dutiful heart. The piece notes a night prayer and affectionate good night as powerful rewards. A London Times letter reports distant gunfire from the Alabama and Kersage as seen from England, 115 miles from the conflict scene.
Augusta Chronicle correspondent in Mobile reports 6000 cavalry from Kirby Smith's army moving across the river toward the city. A New York Tribune note claims Lincoln would resign if Gen. Dix is nominated at Chicago. A Confed promise to Lee allegedly includes surrender of Richmond if Dix is supplied.
Augusta report outlines Atlanta fall from Aug 1857 to Sept 20 with Hood Hardee Lee and Hood, Jonesboro, Lovejoys, McDonough, Covington. Describes battles Wednesday Thursday Friday, losses of over four thousand killed, six pieces, locomotives and stores. portrays retreat to Lovejoys and lines from Lovejoys to McDonough.
The Nashville New York Times correspondent warns that a coming Presidential contest will intensify national strife amid a civil war, urging unity and resilience to protect republican institutions and the Union. A letter confirms the death of Capt. Thos. Pool of the Oak City Guards at Charlestown, Va., on the 24th, noting his stature and service.
From the Front reports a brisk cannonade along the Petersburg lines starting on the left and sweeping to the right. The enemy shells Petersburg heavily, but casualties are few aside from a killed mule. Deserters speak of Grant arming corps with three days rations and planning movements toward the Northside railroad. Transports with troops seen upriver. reinforcements expected. Grant presses toward the Weldon road via the City Point line.
A Washington Chronicle correspondent describes the Army of the Potomac as undergoing organic change every seven years. Corps are rebuilt about every three years, with veterans leaving after battles from Manassas to Spotsylvania. Substitutes and drafted men fill ranks, altering unit identity and effectiveness.
Extracts juxtapose Lincoln and Davis speeches with a Boston Guardian voice. It quotes Lincoln's 1861 inaugural lines and Davis 1854 Senate remarks, critiquing war, power, and national fate with stern warnings about peace and civil strife and ends with a fragmentary postscript.
A Civil War era summary details the surrender of Fort Gaines after heavy bombardment. It notes only one thirty pounder operational on the north side, casualties from shellfire on the picket line, and the enemy’s strong lines across the island with flanking batteries. The narrative records internal disputes over surrender, destruction of powder and stores, and partial evacuations as officers and crew anticipated terms from the opposing force.
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