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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1862
Page
2
The piece discusses Union advances including Fort Donelson and Roanoke Island, and predicts swift victorious moves. It notes Price’s Missouri forces near Springfield, and a large Union army massing three grand divisions on the western front plans further operations amid tense road conditions and potential foreign recognition risks.
The Wisconsin Assembly adopts a resolution concurring in amending the Constitution to raise the Governor's salary to 2500 dollars per year. In the Senate, Senator Keogh of Milwaukee introduces a provocative preamble and resolution targeting the New York Tribune, calling for its editor's incarceration. the measure is postponed to July Fourth after Hazleton moves to delay.
The article claims Gen. Stone, labeled a slave catcher, was broken in command and sent to Fort Luyfuette under arrest on treason charges. It alleges a December letter implicated Stone in treasonable dealings with rebel forces, describing meetings and suspected delivery of quinine gun caps and other items to the enemy. The piece asserts he will face a fair trial and advocates severe punishment if guilty.
The Memphis Appeal laments a proposed measure to curb newspapers from publishing military movements. It deems the plan palpably unconstitutional and dangerous to press freedom, arguing that public journals must critique war conduct and disclose force movements to expose faults and disasters. It warns the action would abridge opinion and resembles prior censorship. It notes risks to the Tennessee and Cumberland river bridges and the rail line to Memphis.
A Civil War era plea argues Southern strength rests on bold measures and intolerance of peace talks. It denounces cautious leaders, calls for expelling outsiders and spies, and urges total public devotion to victory despite recent Burnside disaster reports.
Cincinnati and allied vessels bombard and capture Fort Henry on the Tennessee River after a fierce 30 minute duel. Fort surrenders to Flag Officer Foote as Gen. Tilghman withdraws with 4-5 thousand troops. gunboats suffer damage but claim success with 17 guns disabled and plunder taken.
A private letter from an officer aboard the U S ship Preble recounts a night clash with the Confederate ram Turtle. The Turtle aimed to sink the Preble but was spotted. Richmond delivered a broadside, the Ram disappeared, later sunk by the Preble with a lieutenant and ten men lost. The Turtle was raised later and kept away from gunboats.
The document reports an 1862 Wisconsin act amending general laws on sale and redemption of lands for unpaid taxes. It includes a provision allowing Douglas County newspaper publications to remain valid and notes the act takes effect after passage. It also records that 1200 soldiers were ill in Washington Alexandria and Georgetown hospitals on the 17th inst.
A Prominent Vermont figure Ethan Allen Hitchcock is named Major General in the Union Army. His career spans colonel and brigadier general roles, with praise for military capacity. The report notes a pontoon train at the arsenal and ongoing reorganizations under Stanton and Halleck amid Civil War dispatches.
News from Norfolk reports a complete Union victory on Roanoke Island. The fleet destroyed Confederate defenses and bunkers, many casualties on both sides, and Elizabeth City and Edenton burned. Despatches confirm heavy losses to the Confederates, with Union forces sustaining fewer injuries.
Special to the Philadelphia Inquirer reports the Lane Expedition controversy with Senator Lane and Secretary of War Cameron, noting delays, orders, and potential reassignment. It also covers a deadly mine entombment at Varley Colliery, with rescuers affected by gas and a grim scene of workers found dead and families awaiting news.
The Richmond Examiner warns that ex Governor Fish and Bishop Ames must not pass Confederate lines as Washington sent commissioners to tend Yankee prisoners. It calls them spies in disguise and accuses them of provoking danger while noting prisoners already enjoy hospital care and North gifts.
The Hartford Press reports the opening of Walls Cut near Savannah after five nights of covert work by Connecticut Seventh engineers from Hilton Head to Daufuskie Island. They removed sunken hulks and obstructions for gunboats to pass toward Fort Pulaski, with patrols guarding the operation and even capturing two suspected rebel rowers. The feat is hailed as one of the war's cleverest achievements.
A letter attributed to Secretary Seward says he declines any run for the U S presidency. The note claims he prefers public service only to defend the government and opposes using his name in any campaign. Meantime sickness and occupation changes affect hospitals and the army with many deaths reported.
A scattered 19th century report discusses the USS Warrior plating corrosion and a Kentucky governor’s sociable character, followed by brief notes on fallen Confederate generals, Senate gunboat funding, and wartime defense. The text names Maj Gen David B. Twig not, Brig Gen Henry B. Jackson, and Brig Gen Gideon Pillow, plus references cost estimates for plating and ironclad gunboats.
An 1862 Wisconsin act amends section 31 of chapter 134 of the Revised Statutes adding a new paragraph. The exceptions in subdivisions seven eight nine and ten apply only to debtors with actual residence in the state. The act takes effect on passage. Approved February 7 1862.
A fragment discusses British influence over Hawaii and the Pacific strategy. It notes concerns over debt, potential land pledges, and British attempts to place the islands under English control. References include New York Times quotes and Seward era debates about a cash-and-depot site on the CaliforniaChina-Hawaii axis.
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