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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1861
Page
1
A lengthy political and military dispatch argues for continued resistance, detailing Confederate diplomacy and wartime policy. It lauds agrarian support, calls out Union conduct as hostile and barbarous, and pledges hardier forces and broader mobilization to defend independence.
Poetic tribute from Rome July to T read, honoring mothers and wives who endure wartime pain. It praises the wife who supports her soldier, the mother who prays over her son, and the selfless sacrifices of women on freedom’s field, with a solemn, reverent tone.
Davis outlines Confederate state admissions by proclamation and law, reports removal of executive departments to Richmond, and exposes Union policies he says threaten Virginia and the Confederacy. He condemns Union war aims as conquest and asserts Confederate defense and sovereignty amid escalating hostilities.
Gen Rosencrans, native of Ohio and West Point graduate, succeeds Gen McClellan in command of government forces in Western Virginia. He entered the academy in 1888, served as second lieutenant of engineers, and later as professor of engineering and philosophy before resigning to practice as an architect and civil engineer in Cincinnati. He led a brigade at Rich Mountain and helped defeat rebel forces under Lionel Pegram, earning a reputation as a skilled, valiant officer.
A damaged diary-like fragment from Dane County reveals a teen narrator railing at romance novels and war talk, detailing feelings about courtship, editors, school life, and local social scenes. The piece mentions forty youths in a rural school, attitudes toward schoolmarm figures, and local fashions.
A scathing 1851 missive by Nanure Wienna Dane of Wisconsin mocks Southern leaders and Jeff Davis. The writer boasts disbelief in a proposed act and warns opponents will fail, signing the unsigned confession as a personal pledge dated July 13, 1851.
An editorial contrasts Northern bravery with Southern tactics in the recent war. It likens Southern conduct to Indian warfare, accusing them of chivalry only in name while detailing alleged atrocities at Bull Run. The piece praises Northern conduct toward wounded, prisoners, and hospitals, urging moral treatment and union victory.
A fragment from a colonial era piece mocks a lengthy bureaucratic chain to pay a camp hospital washing bill of 1265 dollars. It features an African American worker, a mock officialdom dialogue, and a critique of wartime rhetoric. The piece also notes rumors about Judge Potter at Bull Run, debunking the claims and highlighting partisan prankish commentary.
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