Milwaukee Opposes Hilin Vie Ship Canal, Seeks Northwest Trade
The Whitewater Register quotes Milwaukee opponents arguing a Lake Michigan to Mississippi canal would aid Chicago and not Milwaukee. It urges Milwaukee to invest in Northwest trade, improve avenues, and stop publishing diatribes against Chicago. The piece casts the canal as a regional boon and Milwaukee’s growth dependent on broader commerce.
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Milwaukee Sentine
Hilinvie Ship Canal
Chicago
Milwauke
Lake Michigan
Mississippi
Upper
Milwaukee
Northwest
Appeala Te
Movement for Bon Butler to command West Department
Washington reports a movement by influential figures for appointing Gen Bon Butler to command the Department of the West after Gen Curtis’s removal. Ben Butler seen as best suited to secure Missouri, drive rebels from Arkansas, marshal Trans Mississippi regiments, and march on Texas and the Rio Grande with white troops. Senator Henderson’s report cites Gen Scho eld as Curtis’s successor.
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Chicago Trigger
Bon. Butier
Department of West
Gen. Curtis
Fion. Scholiard
Senate
Ben. Huller
Mississippi
Missouri
Arkansas
Trans-Mississippi
Texas
Rio Grands
Henderson
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Curtis
Statistics From the 13th Wisconsin Regiment in 1862
In reviewing the Adjutant General of Wisconsin's 1862 report, the 13th Regiment shows one of the smaller aggregates with 105 enlistments and a total roster of 307, noting higher losses from several regiments and detailing mortality in Kansas duty. The narrative discusses regimental health, new provosts, and district misunderstandings amid army reorganizations and fort assignments.
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Eos. Reowten
Adjutant General of
Wisconsin
15Th
12Th
Generalship in the Late Battles: Hooker Outgenerated
Washington correspondent notes Hooker was outgenerated by Lee at Chancellorsville and during the crossings. He suffered a cannonball shock at Chancellorsville and a near escape when a shell hit the tent after he left it, prompting doubts about the retreat and Averill’s removal for miscommunication rather than rail damage.
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Cincinnati Gazette
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Chancellorsville
Lee
Sedgwick
Falmouth
Gen. Hooker
Couch
Draft progresses as states dispute quotas and enrollments
The draft timetable is laid out with May 8 as a starting point. Enrollment for both classes proceeds, with state quotas tied to prior troop shipments. Massachusetts contesting its shortfall, while Sen Wilson debates exemptions and the War Department's stance.
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Washington
Chicago
Datu
Hanks
War Department
Massachusetts
Wilson
Vote for Chief Justice in this state canvass results
Official vote totals show Duron leading for Chief Justice with 61 948 to Cothren 56 840 and Soders for Dizon with 9 440 against 1 747 for Cothren. Dixon leads Dizon overall by 2 801 with Ashland and Jackson counties and soldiers contributing to Dizon’s tally rejected for informality.
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Dizon
Dison
Dixon
Ashland
Jackson
Vethren
Oconto
St. Croix
Caldiora
Grant Era Dispatches Claim Vicksburg Evacuation and Rebel Movements
Special dispatches report Union forces under Grant evacuating Vicksburg and rebels moving north to reinforce Bragg against Rosecrans. Messages from Hallock and McPherson note battles near Raymond Clinton and Jackson, with casualties and captured prisoners. Also mentions Okolona mounting forces and general Soward praising the Eleventh Corps amid low morale.
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Vicksburg
Bragg
Rosecrans
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Huileck Na
Black River
Tshall
Grand Gulf
Mae
Hallock
Raymond
McPherson
Clinton
Shernan
Jackson Road
McCler
Livingston
Jackson
Contraband Soldiers praised by Gen Hunter in May Port Royal dispatch
General Hunter writes to Massachusetts Governor Andrew praising colored regiments as hardy brave patient and obedient He envisions liberating slave regiments and northern colored regiments forming a force to strike into slave regions and argues such an expedition would yield widespread benefits. The piece also notes Richmond papers mock Stonewall Jackson noting he was killed by his own men and questions the cause celebrating Yankee bullets or rebel treachery.
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Blackhawk
Vicksburg
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Tie
Hunter
Gov. Andrew
Massachusetts
Port Royal
General Banks Movement in Louisiana and Texas
A New Orleans letter reports General Banks moving rapidly through Louisiana and toward the Mississippi, seizing supplies, homes, and livestock while urging loyal citizens to arm themselves. Texans and Creoles show weariness of the Confederacy, many seeking to return to the Union, with Port Hudson and Alexandria targets considered by May.
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Confederate News Dispatches From Tennessee and Mississippi
Telegrams report Confederate prices for bacon and wheat, while Vallandigham is praised by Rebel editors. Col Pettus says Yankee strength under 40,000 and 60,000, Grant maneuvers to defend Vicksburg, and Mobile Tribune predicts a Confederate recovery with hope of New Orleans gains before summer.
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Pwr Bacon
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Grant
Big Hack
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Grand Gulf
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Grand Golf
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New Orleans
Forces near Charleston prepare for siege operations
Port Royal correspondent reports Union forces advancing up Folly Island to within two hundred yards of Lighthouse Inlet. Earthworks are built and guns will be mounted as Confederates, visible to troops, reinforce their position. Pickets from both sides exchange near contact with tacit truces to avoid firing, though formal talks continue.
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Boston Journal
Murfreesboro
Generel Rosecrana
Chattanooga Sentinel
Bragg
Flosecrans
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Ingier
Daya Gince
Folly Island
Lighthouse Inlet
Polly
Morris Island
Paper Critique of Memminger by Richmond Whig
The Richmond Whig attacks Confederate Secretary of the Treasury Memminger and his paper policy in a biting May 4 piece. It recalls an October 1861 note asserting Treasury notes could not be printed and warns of government stoppage without paper. It also notes personnel changes in Confederate diplomatic circles with Bayard Taylor and Henry Begg involved.
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Krowrd
Vallandigham sentence ordered sent beyond our lines
The President approves the Court Martial sentence in Vallandigham's case and orders his immediate removal behind Union lines. Reports say General Burnside has executed the order to prevent martyrdom and curb his influence amid ongoing war news.
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Burnside
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Bret
Sith Wisconsin Regiment
Alten
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Washington Artillery
Cal. Allen
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Skinnieh
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Alles
Major Wheeler
Heuer
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Grant
Sigel's disputed command and the German regiments crisis
The piece reviews Sigel’s removal from command amid German Legion discontent and his failed demand for a grand division, noting Halleck’s actions, Burnside’s reorganization, and the president’s eventual call for Sigel to return. It discusses the Chancellorsville setback and subsequent military realignments, along with local wartime shortages and a Barnum anecdote, ending with Lake Superior water levels and dredging plans.
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