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02 Jan 1863
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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1863
Page
1
Notices state orders for nine copies and fifteen copies require advance paper arrival before forwarding. The policy specifies the paper will be sent only after the wy has been received in advance.
The New York Sunday Mercury prints a satirical yet affectionate spoof of Stonewall Jackson. The piece riffs on myths and claims about his ancestry, school days, West Point, and battles with a mix of humor and hyperbole, noting his supposed limbs lost in various engagements and odd personal quirks.
The Richmond Enquirer details two wartime depositions about a brutal incident in Craven County. It describes a house invasion by Yankee troopers, torture of Caswell Woods and his wife Elizabeth, and the assault on their daughter, with religious and moral outrage invoked. The piece notes Gen. Gustavus W. Smith's efforts to identify the assailants and to bring them to trial, and ends with Civil War era commentary on food supply and prices in the Confederacy.
Mr Woodfin reports to Gov Vance that 26 000 bushels have been made and sacked with 10 000 on hand. He expects 33 misread lines here for January February. total winter months 100 000 bushels. He assumes 100 000 000 lbs of pork and 100 000 bushels of salt will suffice if hogs are killed one third each month. State may save 50 000 000 more salt if needed. First year aims yield salt for next pork killing season. Salt sold at 150 per bushel, 75 cents to salt well owners, 25 cents to State, manufacturing cost 35 cents. State invested 381 600, Woodfin awaiting return of 6 600 profit reducing investment to 25 000. Daily boiling yields over 100 000 lbs pork saved. 23 to 28 wagons daily. railroad soon for partial supply. Contract by Gov Clark praised. guarantees 300 000 bushels annually during war. Wilmington price cited at 16 per bushel. Fayetteville Observer 19th inst.
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