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Newspaper
Weekly Times
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1861
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Com Wilkes and a clerical matter in Havre. The readable portion provides few clear facts, names, dates, or outcomes.
The Hawkeye reports a new casualty list for the Iowa Seventh at Belmont, with 6 killed, 13 wounded, 2 missing, and 23 prisoners or missing overall. The regiment, originally 900 strong, went into Belmont with 500 and now has 23 fit for duty. The Chicago Journal lauds their gallantry, noting 26 killed, 77 wounded, 117 missing or prisoners. The piece discusses governance and a Des Moines Board of Education meeting set for December.
The Independence Guardian reports that about 34 soldiers from Capt. Hoans Company collected around $1,000 and sent it home via express to aid families. Individual gifts ranged from $20 to $60, showing prudent use of funds during wartime.
The list shows varied prices for groceries and goods including beef and bacon, coffee, tea, sugar, molasses, flour, corn, oats, and oil. It notes measures like barrels and sacks, with regional figures and broker quotations in specie, as well as bonds and bank notes for the era.
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