Armory proposal and legal notice reform in Wisconsin
Friday reports Judge Potter presenting the Legislature's memorial for an Armory and Naval Depot within the state. The Legislature and Governor approve a bill cutting legal notice fees to forty and twenty cents, sparking editorial debate on lawmakers' actions. The War Bond Committee questions Gov. Randall’s stance, and Chase (Dem) is elected Milwaukee mayor.
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Letter from New Madrid describes march and arrival of Wisconsin Battery
A Civil War era letter from New Madrid details the Wisconsin Battery No. Five and companions marching from Sikeston to New Madrid, arriving after a rain filled night. The writer notes friendly reception in St Louis, prisoners seen in Alton, and rebels in New Madrid with fortified defenses. Also mentions Democratic Congress members opposing the President’s plans to enforce slavery in the South.
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New Madrid
John H. Dickey
Brot
Cairo
Istana No. 10
Birds Point
Theatre
Hutton
Sikeston
Wis
Congress
From the 13th Regiment at Leavenworth Camp
A wartime field letter reports the 13th Wisconsin Regiment near Leavenworth with steady drills, pending march to Lawrence Kansas and possible plains expedition. It notes deaths of Adam McDonald and two privates, harsher climate, sickness, scarce timber and water, and civil unrest shaping policy and commerce in Kansas and neighboring states.
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Illerton
Grant's Column Reports Rebel Army of the Mississippi
Grant discusses Confederate concentration near the Memphis and Charleston Railroad and a looming defense of Corinth. He notes Union prisoners, desertions, and the spread of Gulf State troops, with Beauregard preparing fortifications at Corinth and soldiers marching from Littsburg landing. Describes local sentiment as largely secessionist, with Savannah Union but County loyalties divided, and reports a Cad and Bell capture of two Mississippians from rebel pickets.
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News From Newberne Amid Civil War Troop Movements
From Newberne North Carolina reports that General Burnside’s troops hold lines along rebel batteries and occupy town houses. Loyal inhabitants return as provost marshals enlist oath takers while trade resumes and shad flood markets. Rebels encamped at Kingston and Goldsboro fortify positions twenty miles away. Weather remains pleasant and fruit trees blossom as preserved fruits and shad move to troops at five to twenty five cents.
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New York
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Kingston
Goldsboro
Yancey Speech in New Orleans Challenges Blockade View
The report on Mr. Yancey’s New Orleans speech argues the South has not faltered in Europe and details European prejudice against slavery. It notes Britain’s cotton interests, blockade impact, and hopes European powers will avoid interference until Union dissolution or reconstruction stages unfold.
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Alabama
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France
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Confederate States
Gane
Yancoy
Jiurope
Nolson
Perters
Force of Habit in a New Haven Mercantile House
A venerable New Haven trader, long settled in modest means, delays his meal to wait for his shop crew. The visit reveals a Sunday opening error and the shock of a missed coffee break as the couple debates the curious lapse and its implications.
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Manassas Mockery and Civil War Reflections from 1862
A long editorial lament questions the Union army's stalled advance around Manassas declaring it a grand humbug and wonders if treachery or incompetence blocked a move on Confederate works. The text then shifts to Wisconsin state statutes from 1862, detailing amendments to insurance, schools, and corporate laws with specific sections and enactment dates.
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Impregnability of Manassas Exposed by Eye Witness Letter
An officer of the Grand Army of the Potomac writes from Centreville on March 22, 1862, challenging reports of Manassas fortifications. He claims there were no hidden works beyond Bull Run and recounts riding the open terrain, criticizing reports as cowardly and urging belief in the army’s resilience.
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