06 Aug 1863
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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1863
Page
1
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A dated wartime letter from Staunton Virginia describes Confederate life and officials, with critique of Union figures, hospital shortages, and claims of profiteering. It references Vallandigham and Ohio politics, plus remarks on Confederate geography and social conditions in the 1860s warfare context.
The speaker asserts the convention acts in defense of constitutional liberty and private rights, accusing the President and his aides of outraging these principles. He emphasizes this is not personal grievance but a matter of public significance in a free country.
Allegations surface that the Yanke e government withholds returned prisoners while paroled Confederates depart. The letter accuses Confederate captives being kept in filthy Northern prisons and cites Port Delaware as crowded and unhealthy. The author claims ongoing exchanges are blocked until satisfactory explanations are given.
The Milton Chronicle argues against surrendering at the demand of the North. It challenges calls for peace without victory, condemns kneeling to adapt to enemy terms, and insists that true peace must come through continued resistance while arms remain. The piece rejects the idea of abandoning defense for a dishonorable peace.
Bragg orders General D H Hill to command a corps, relieving General Hardee who moves to Johnston’s army to replace General Pemberton captured at Vicksburg. Wilmington Journal reports the shuttle of commands amid Civil War maneuvers.
A local observer notes the noisy insect reappeared on the nineteenth of the month after several years of tolerance. The creature typically stays about three months and then vanishes, suggesting peace may come after October nineteenth if not sooner. The writer hopes this des irable outcome will occur.
President James Davis proclaims Friday August 21 1863 a day of fasting humiliation and prayer for the Confederate States inviting all to seek divine favor and protection amid recent reverses. The document notes reliance on God rather than arms and asks citizens to worship and reflect at public places.
The writer argues Lincoln’s conscription act is financially driven, noting exemptions for three hundred dollars. He cites New York mobs of Irish workers forced by poverty, with city leaders spending 2.5 million to buy off rioters. Wealthy classes may escape while the poor bear the burden.
The six percent Cotton bonds bids opened Monday the 20th. No bids below fifty percent accepted. Premiums on accepted offers ranged from fifty to one hundred percent. The highest premium offered was one hundred percent. A further issue of five million dollars is expected to be announced soon.
Navy Department received a dispatch from Commander Brown at Yazoo City dated July 20 reporting the Federal gunboat De Kalb as totally destroyed by a torpedo on the Yazoo River. The explosion, believed to be placed to hinder Union forces, caused the loss of the vessel near the isle.
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