15 May 1863
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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1863
Page
1
Rates of advertising listed for single and multi month insertions. One square up to fourteen lines priced at $1 for first insertion. Subsequent insertions charged at the same rate. Three months cost $3.50, six months $5.59, twelve months $8.50.
A humorous Sentinel verse lampoons habeas corpus and Richmond Hill writs. Poetic dialogue mocks Davis and figures like Zeb, Judge, and Willard, detailing a mock court scene and political jests about mercy, fees, and “Zet ’em loose.”
A Lynchburg Virginian correspondent recounts Stoneman raids on Virginia rails. Twenty eight regiments with 15,000 cavalry struck Ashland and other Central Road points, destroying track, rails, and bridges, robbing mails, releasing wounded Confederates, and prompting Lee to pursue with cavalry and reinforcements while reports of damages vary.
The Examiner notes grievous wounds to General Jackson with the arm amputated and his hand pierced by a bat. He was wounded by his own troops during near midnight reconnaissance as a volley struck, killing a staff officer and injuring Jackson and Major Catchfield. Recovery of use is believed possible for the right hand.
A note from Wasnisatox, North Carolina, describes a printed order from Union General Potter requiring all residents to take the oath of allegiance or evacuate within five days. The writer, a frightened local woman, portrays families with no housing or resources, says Yankees disrespect Buffaloes and Black residents, and pleads for Confederate aid amid raids and plunder.
A reader describes a method to age a horse past nine by counting wrinkles on the upper eyelid. Each year beyond nine adds one wrinkle, so a horse with three wrinkles would be twelve. The writer notes the sign should never fail and mocks jockeys if true.
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