Address to North Carolina Citizens by Governor Vance
Gov. Z. B. Vance urges North Carolinians to avert famine by rapid home farming and prudent rationing as Union forces prevail. He calls for voluntary distribution, meeting county leaders, and penalties to halt grain waste while supporting soldiers and families. He envisions roadside houses and private relief to feed troops and avoid hospital burdens.
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North Carolina
Gov
Z. B. Vance
Sue
Garton
Suffering Soldiers Suffered in Petersburg Ends in Call for Aid
A Western Democrat writer details harsh treatment of wounded soldiers passing through Petersburg. He recounts scarce funds, extortionate hotel charges, and soldiers left stranded to eat decreed breakfasts while awaiting furloughs. He urges a remedy or new approach and notes repeated travel through the city reveals systemic neglect.
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Western Democrat
Petersburg
Solldier
Virginia
Fredericksburg
Richmond
Gen. Lee
The Feeling at the North in Civil War Era News
The article reports on perceived shifts in Union opposition, citing The New York Herald and the Jackson Crisis. It notes peace agitation, calls to enforce conscription, and rising Northern fear of a revolutionary conflict, with references to Governor Kirkwood and a decline in bacon prices in Raleigh.
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John van Buren
Lincoln
New York
Ierald
Legislative Assembly
Jeff
Davis
Iterald
Northwest
Jackson
Miss
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Kirkwood
Herald
Wall Street
Fay
Army Business in Congress Shapes Civil War Policy
The piece reviews Congress handling of military matters including exemption, general staff organization, and punishments for absence without leave. It notes senatorial actions on press-free mail to soldiers, tobacco rationing, and a bill to abolish flogging in the Confederate army. The editor argues for severe discipline with mercy on flogging, urging decisive measures against deserters.
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Congress
É&C
House
Senate
Rich, Hnquirer
New Oath Tied to Cobb Bandits in Missouri
Vicksburg correspondent reports Cobb leads partisans in Missouri who force Yankees from homes and destroy property. He then imprisons them, makes them take his oath, and releases them. He claims no one who swears ever breaks Cobb's oath, supposedly binding about the neck. He even desires to administer it to Gen Scott.
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Vicksburg
Savannah
Cobb
Gen. Scott
Proslavery Rhetoric and Guillotine Threats in Southern Letter
The Boeton Traveller reports Martin Farquhar Tupper urged a U S Senator to influence President Lincoln to use guillotines imported to decapitate rebels. The item portrays harsh Northern support for swift executions and warns that true Southern men face brutal measures if the South is conquered.
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Boeton
Martin Farquhar Tupper
United States
Lincoln
South
Washington
Lincol
Destruction in Hopefield Arkansas by Yankee Forces
The Yank ett commander at Memphis ordered two to three companies to Hopefield Arkansas to burn every house. Soldiers allowed residents to move furniture before destroying homes and even churches. Most locals had sworn allegiance to the United States, yet Lincolnites showed no faith in their loyalty, leaving property unspared.
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Memphis
Hopefield
Arkansas
United States
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