Local patriot meeting supports Union zeal in Whitewater
An immense crowd gathered at Metropolitan Hall in Whitewater to express patriotism and devotion to the Union. George G. Williams and J. T. Craft presided, with speeches by Cravath, Stebbins, Cheney, Murphy, and others. resolutions affirmed loyalty and resolve to sustain the government at all hazards. traitors in Walworth County were denounced.
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Metropolitan Hall
Geo. G. Williams
J.T. Craft
Fay
Messrs. Cravath
Stebbins
Cheney
Murphy
Wiitewater
Walworth
John F. Potter
Sumpter
Suspension of Specie Payment and Civil War Crisis
The legislature exempted banks from specie redemption until December first. The piece argues the move protects the public from bank failures amid national turmoil. The article declares Lincoln's war policy, calls for 76,000 troops, and urges decisive action to crush rebellion and uphold the Union.
Lyceum Benefit For Cornet Band Attracts Citizens Support
The Lyceum advertises the next meeting as the season’s last with proceeds for the Cornet Band. Tickets cost ten cents, with pay-what-you-can seating. The piece praises the band and notes prior Lyceum successes, urging community support and celebrating local culture and civic figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum
Metropolitan Mall
Rand
Language of a Traitor and Loyal Citizens Unite
The piece condemns Milwaukee News for treasonous language against the Union while urging constitutional amendments to settle North South differences by the people. It recalls Lincoln’s 1860 victory and warns readers to deny aid to traitors, urging loyalty and restraint amid national crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millinehee Press News
Floyd
Floyd Aid
Mason & Dison
Wigtall
Just
Deff. Davis
Mr. Breckinridge
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Milwaukee News
Milwaukee
Union
Presentation to Lieut Gov Noble by Senate
At the close of the late legislative session the Senate presented Lieut Governor Noble with framed pictures as a token of high regard. Senator Maxson spoke, and Noble replied in fitting and eloquent terms to the gesture.
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Senate
Noble
Maxson
Our Union School Staff at a Glance
Our schools are progressing well under our inexperienced and competent hands. The teaching corps includes Principal Miss FB Brower, Intermediate Miss Auguste Baker and Miss Mary Tumilton, First Primary Miss Trusse, Second Primary Miss Louisa Starin, and Preparatory Miss Lottie Clark.
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Mme
FB. Brower
Auguste Baker
Mises Mary Tumilton
Miss Trusse
Louisa Starin
Lottie Clark
Battle at Fort Sumter Reporting Cites Heavy Fire and Surrender
The piece outlines a chaotic early report from Charleston as Beauregard attacks Fort Sumter. Maj. Anderson and 95 people hold the fort while flames and shelling devastate the structure. Provisions dwindle and the fleet remains nearby offering aid. New Orleans mint under rebel control allegedly issues devalued coins using Federal dies.
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Fort Sumter
Charleston
Beauregard
Mort Sumter
Maj. Anderson
Fort Moultne
Sullivan's Island
Senator Wigfall
Gen. Beauregard
Major Anderson
Biuregard
Cumming
War News and Mobilization Across the Union
Crowded reports from the early Civil War era describe swift mobilization, with Virginia poised to join the Confederacy and Northern states rushing troops and funds. Fort Sumter remains a focal point as governors, banks, and clubs pledge support. widespread Union meetings and voluntary enlistments surge in Illinois, Wisconsin, New York, Ohio, and beyond.
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Virginia
Blates
North Carolina
Fort Sumter
Maryland
Kentucky
Missouri
Philadephia
Gov. Curtin
President Lincoln Proclaims Call for 75000 Troops
The proclamation declares that acts against the United States in several states require presidential authority to suppress armed combinations. It calls forth seventy five thousand militia, aims to repossess seized forts and property, and orders Congress to convene. Lincoln appeals for loyalty and urges dispersal within twenty days.
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Wrarenras
United States
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Abraham Linsolp
India
War Department
Cula Ue
Unin
Congress
Washington
United Sites
Lincoln
Wu. H. Szwana
Scc
Biate
Law Suspending Specie Payment in Wisconsin
Special Dispatch to the Sentinel notes a legislative act from Mapmon dated April 17 1861 suspending specie payments to December first next to sustain bank credit. It bars protests by notaries public against countersigned notes before December and sets penalties for violations. Defendants may answer by December first 1861 in any action to compel specie payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mapmon
Wisconsin
Bank Comptroller
National Call for Troops Under War Department
War Department issues a call under the militia act of 1795 for 72 916 men to serve three months as infantry or riflemen. States listed receive specific regiment quotas ranging up to seventeen in New York and sixteen in Pennsylvania, with several regions contributing one to nine regiments. The call prioritizes officers over forty five and under eighteen, and requires oath of fidelity. total includes 7 000 troops to be raised in the District of Columbia.
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Wisconsin
Maj. Anderson
New York
Gov. Buckingham
Conn
Hartford
Thames Bank
Norwich
Wpairheid Co
Philadelphia
Washington
Troy
N. Y
Wool
Detroit
Gen
Cass
Millard Fillore
Buffalo
Rising Sun
Indiana
Union
Norfolk
Fort Sumter
Concord
N. H
Union Bank
Lawrence
Mass
Eilsworth
Richhmond
New Orleans
Pensacola
Illinois
Ilinois
Chicago
Pemberton
Minnesota
War Department
Fort Pickens
Wall Street
St. Louis
Congress
United States
Statens
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
Delaware
Arkansas
Michigan
Iowa
Blassachusetts
North Carolina
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New Jersey
Maryland
Kentucky
Alssouri
Virginia
District of Columbia
Proclamation Calls Wisconsin Militia for Union Defense
Governor Randall issues a call for immediate militia enlistment in Wisconsin to support Federal forces against armed rebellion. Citizens are urged to enroll in companies of seventy eight men and report readiness to be mustered for service. The message warns of treason and urges vigilance by law officers.
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Culzons
Westonsi
Bor
United States
Union
Wisconsin
Alexander W. Randal
Hanway
Matton
Civil War Era Fort Anderson Under Siege
The document discusses Major Anderson and the beleaguered garrison facing supply shortages and intercepted dispatches. It notes attempts to coordinate relief, state control over personnel, and strategic actions by Beauregard as Union forces hold off a Confederate operation. It also lists proposed state congressional district boundaries and comments on New Orleans security and Connecticut debt history.
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Anderson
Cnag
Bate
Beaureead
Falbot
Erclinn
A Anderson
Lincoln Defends Constitution Amid Civil War Rhetoric
Fragmentary 19th century report recounts Abraham Lincoln, portrayed as resisting rebel threats and urging unity. It notes a public feud over broad swords, military law, and loyalty, with references to Milwaukee banks and Governor actions amid wartime pressure.
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