Vicksburg News and Western Front Report from April 24 1863
The Whitewater Register reports on Grant and Rosecrans aiding the western campaign after a failed Vicksburg attempt. Hunter to strike Charleston, Farragut blocks the Red River, and Queen of the West captured. Indiana rebels catch seven leaders. Union meetings turn violent in Brown County. Chicago votes copperhead. conscription debated. Col Hawkins shooting dispute, Lockwood reinstated as Milwaukee postmaster.
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Vicksburg
Grant
Rosecrans
Rosecrana
Tennessee
Hunter
Charleston
Menos Wn
Rhode Island
Gen. Foster
Washington
North Carolina
Indiana
Indianapolis
U. S. District Court
Farragut
Red River
West
Fuller
Vincinnati
Saven
Memphis
Tre Couconan Traceey
Michaelorc
Col
Hawkins
Llankin
Kimball
Ren Iss
Kieball
John L. Lockwood
Milwaukee
Fickwood
Sheles
Phe
Wisconsin
Army of the Potomac: doomed by storms and leaders
The Army of the Potomac is blamed as the most unfortunate force since the war began. Recounts McDowell, McClellan, Burnside, Hooker and others, noting defeats, delays, mud and storms delaying advances toward Richmond. Calls Pope’s brief command a success, and condemns McClellan’s deceptions per a Chicago Tribune piece.
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Washington
McDowell
Richmond
Manassis
Yorktown
Aleaandria
McClellan
New Orleans
Thia Proment
Burnside
Gen. Hooker
Army of the Potomac
Virginia
Copperhead Letters Stir Disaffection in Wisconsin Regiment
Private Geor W Steele reports that copperhead letters from home seek to demoralize Union soldiers of the 13th Wisconsin Regiment. He defends Army provisions, clothing, and pay, denounces desertion, and asserts loyalty. The piece condemns opposition to the war and praises soldiers for unity and determination to win.
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Union
Peace Party
Wisconsin
Copperhead
Colera
Blockading Charleston Dangers Highlight Naval Vigilance
A Philadelphia Inquirer correspondent aboard a blockade vessel describes the perilous task off Charleston. Rebel shore batteries and night runners complicate keeping the line, with lighted signals guiding attackers and stealthy raids under cover of darkness near Wilmington.
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Philadelphia Inquires
Charleston
Wilmington
Kian
Paper Credit Confederate Debt Crisis
From the Richmond Examiner April 15, the piece argues the war cannot be funded by paper money alone. It warns Confederate debt may reach a billion dollars, risking solvency and inflation. It advocates shifting to tax funding while suspending excessive issuance and notes a forthcoming currency reform. Public trust deepens as taxes replace speculative finance.
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Richmod Examiner
Wantion
Treasury Nates
Official returns for Chief Justice election by counties
The following are the official returns by counties as received, including the vote totals for Chief Justice, with county counts contributing to the statewide result. Also included are votes for Member of Congress as counted at each site so far, reflecting early results.
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Supreme Court
Dixon
Bere
Guthren
Peace Party
Dita
Cuthren
Justica
Logether
Congress
The Fremont Legion and Colored Troops Proposal
Mrs. Janet Switshelm reports a March 18 letter noting Dr H P Gloucester of Poughkeepsie presenting ten thousand black soldiers to the President as the Fremont Legion. The piece claims cordial reception and promises to welcome the unit, while a Murfreesboro report describes enslaved people fleeing to Union lines and a black camp growing with hospital work and fortification duties.
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Janet Switshelm
Washington
Chicago Journal
H. P. Gloucester
Poughkeepsie
Gloucester
Europe
Kentucky
Ile
Fremont Legion
Hag
Legion
Letters From Wisconsin Soldiers Prisoners At Annapolis
The Janesville Gazette prints letters from private soldiers of the 22d Wisconsin, captured after a fight near Franklin. They describe hunger, cold, and loss of clothing as rebels starved and stripped them, with several men noting endurance and desire to return home. Other items report army conditions, political speeches, and frontier operations near Bella, Missouri, with references to Gen. Herron and possible actions in Arkansas, plus brief notes on Spinola, a Missouri border scene, and a brave act delivering dispatches.
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Chicago
Copperheads
F. C. Sherafan
Tribune
Guo. W. Steele
Dixon
Dem
Adams
Conran
aAshibalicd
Hes
Bown
Culbia
ISIE
Airantur Uy
Betes Dallas
Rebee Drouagtaa
Au Clare
Binh
Ano Lowa
Ai Darkeson
AG Duttersaby
Kewaunee
Serene Tate
Bot Senostlia
Obi Latrosse
Lun Fayette
Sere
Steee Labointe
Manitowoc
Milwauker
VET
Montue
CWO Hy
Ase
Yankee
Pepin
Craik
Eer Vray
Shuvyeanaw
Bheaboygan
Saad
Lrempelonu
Vernon
Rit
Walworth
Washington
Wanshara
Winnebago
Wada
Guthren
HK Army
Janesville Gasette
Wisconsin
Annapolis
Richmond
Franklin
Tullahoma
City Point
P. D. Schormep
Tennessee
Bayst
Albert Alden
Madison
Wis
BR. W. King
Chas
Whittier
Bis
Anys
Tam
Vth Michigan
Army of the Frontier
Bella
Herron
Missouri
Arkansas
Price
Little Rock
Fraud in drafts and odd notes from old banks
A column of misc. items notes a clever banking scam where women request drafts of eight forty or nine sixty to mask larger sums. Other items report London opinion on the Prince of Wales, a Pennsylvania regiment baby born on picket, Kentucky wild animals migrating, Lincoln’s Proclamation observed in the South, Keokuk near Fort Sumter, a bacon sale in Salem Alabama, and scattered political jibes about Virginia Whigs and Union views.
Market Prices for Whitewater Commodities
Readable fragments list prices for flour winter wheat spring wheat corn barley oats and potatoes with scattered misspellings and unclear figures. Mentions rough grade terms and generic lumber and shingles items alongside unfamiliar local goods.
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Eardley
Mens Lumber Alkar
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