Proclamation Calls Wisconsin Five More Regiments
The Whitewater Register reports Governor Salomon urges Wisconsin to muster five additional regiments for the Union, detailing enlistment pay, bounty, and state aid. President Lincoln requests 800,000 volunteers as the rebellion nears defeat. News notes Grinty's wounding recovery, a death aboard a boat, and a warning to deacons to enforce militia duty with penalties.
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The Goan Hunter and the Loyal Blacks Civil War Memoir
A fragmentary letters page recounts Gen. Hunter’s 1862 inquiry into use of Black troops, detailing Confederate opposition and Union orders. It describes enslaved people recruited as soldiers, the War Department’s role, and debates over arming and deploying Black regiments to suppress rebellion.
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Imspps
Thestrie
Pohorgeef
Kong
Uke Britt
West
Benin
Wwll
Chamont
The Great Retreat From Richmond in Union Memoir
A veteran correspondent details McClellan’s army fall back from the Chickahominy to James River after heavy fighting at White Oak Swamp and Gaines’ Farm. It describes the turning of the base to the James River, the chaotic night march, and Porter and Franklin’s rear guard actions, with emphasis on the scale of trains, artillery, and the grim resolve to save the army.
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Desperate fight at Malvern Hill near Richmond unfolds
The narrative details a chaotic retreat and stand along White Oak Bridge and Malvern Hill as Union forces resist massive Confederate pressure. Gunboats, artillery, and river maneuvering shape a grim, exhausting action with high casualties and moral resolve amid shifting fronts toward Richmond.
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