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Newspaper
Weekly Times
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1861
Page
6
The text recalls the heroic 1854 Charge of the Light Brigade, detailing the doomed assault at Balaclava. It highlights the Six Hundred advancing into heavy fire, the valiant saber strokes, and the enduring praise for their sacrifice.
The Belmont engagement lists killed and wounded from multiple Iowa companies led by Col. Lauman. Notable names include Lieut. Col. Wentz and Capt. Ganrpx, with many missing. the Davenport Gazette notes heroic acts by the Seventh Iowa and Lincoln Guards amid the Belmont fight and Confederate camp seizures.
Fragmentary OCR shows a wartime exhortation urging citizens to stand firm for the country. The garbled text references a call to action and vigilance, mentioning patriots and sacrifice as part of a broader national peril.
An unwieldy reminiscence details a steamboat voyage on the Northerner with visits to Davenport Camp Me tel las Holt Gurney and others. The narrator observes camps here and there describes the river towns Dubuque Keck Island and local military activity with casual commentary on army camps and local life.
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