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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1862
Page
2
The President visited the Peninsula to survey McClellan’s army and its health and readiness. He sees a fair path to Richmond if adequate forces are supplied and notes McClellan’s errors and improvements, with Burnside reinforcements and renewed northern optimism.
A Wisconsin letter argues against compulsory drafting amid Civil War strain. It urges volunteers from Walworth County, cites military shortages from Richmond to Vicksburg, and questions officer autonomy under conscription. It praises Republican leadership while warning of pressuring the public to serve.
An article urges Governor Salomon to press President Lincoln for clear policy on troop deployment and loyalty amid the Civil War. It argues Wisconsin should demand decisive measures, resist defensive rhetoric, and question whether the war serves slavery or freedom, urging swift, concrete action.
The article recounts Milton Academy events over the closing year. Lectures by Rev W C Whithford and Rev N W Hall, sermons on life and purpose, and a program of essays, music, and graduation exercises mark the term. It notes attendance, finances, and wartime disruptions affecting class numbers and term length.
Major General Wallace speaks to a large gathering at the National Hotel in Washington, praising Indiana troops and urging unity. He argues for using Black soldiers to relieve and empower regiments, defending the right to employ them in the field while addressing political implications.
A speaker argues for arming and employing enslaved people as laborers and cooks within each brigade, and even offering liberty to those who serve. He contends the war benefits from slave labor and questions northern manpower, urging swift action and utilization of all resources to support Union soldiers.
The Conference Committee agreed on a strong confiscation measure for the rebellion. It enacts death for treason, frees enslaved people aiding rebels, seizes rebel property, and authorizes the President to raise and deploy African descent troops. Slaves escaping or found with rebels face varied penalties, while the President may extend mercy to prisoners. The bill also places limits on slave capture and demands oath on arms, with broader authority to govern escaped or deserted slaves. The effort to block passage failed, and Congress moved toward likely Senate approval and Presidental enforcement. Separately, Congress passed a bill to replace regimental bands with brigade bands, saving funds. A Geneva, New York, incident reports a woman stripping her rival in public.
In Baton Rogue Louisiana on the last of June Gaonce Hower a member of Company A Fourth Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers aged 62 years brother to John Helden Boston and James and Nathaniel Helden Heart Prairie Wisconsin. He came to Wisconsin seven years ago and volunteered for the Civil War being among the first to respond to the call. He cared for his widowed mother and family, served bravely, and was mourned as a noble life lost for the country.
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