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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1862
Page
2
The article discusses October election results in Pennsylvania and neighboring states, praising the Union cause, criticizing Vallandigham and Democratic candidates, and endorsing Republicans John F. Potter, Gen. Foster, and others. It notes shifts in support, organizes local ticket details, and lauds the Republican slate and party discipline.
A long, dense letter page discusses Democratic factions led by Wiseenein Bernande Wood and Herslip Seymour, criticizing antiwar candidates and party realignments. It references James S. Brown, Potter, Langworthy, and Campbell with broad wartime political battles, urging support for the party and denouncing secessionists and traitors amid Civil War tensions.
Fragmentary coverage recounts a controversy over Major Ney’s dismissal for supporting the Democratic programme amid the Civil War. It notes a linked memo from Gen McClellan’s recommendation and discusses views on slaveholding and policy. References to Lincoln, Thad Stevens, and a claimed donation to defeat Stevens appear in the surrounding editorials.
An 1862 Gulf era dispatch recounts the Corinth battle with Confederate forces under Price and Van Dorn mounting a major assault on Federals, false evacuations, and a hard center push. It notes Rebel losses, Union skirmishes, and rumors of continued Confederate retreat toward Holly Springs, with broader mobile railfront context and river theater actions.
Reports from Cul Sibley to Gen Pope detail movements near the Minnesota River frontier with Little Crow’s band under pressure. Cavalry may overtake and capture the chief. a reward for him, dead or alive, is offered by Gen Pope. Captives expected to be sent home. Indians resist white encroachment yet defend their camp.
The piece notes Geo. E. Briggs’s appointment as district assistant, mentions Brayton and Winthorp’s political activity, and references Hon. Galusha Grow’s defeat, Winfield Smith’s appointment as Attorney General, and Governor Puatre Us. It also cites Congress considering treasure measures for mining states and reports the New York Herald backing Horatio Seymour for governor amid copperhead opposition.
The article alleges British agents supplied arms to rebels over the past months, praising English government support and warning that arming rebels seeks to break the Union. It cites Geneva Jackson catching two agents in Florida and claims substantial quantities of Bowhel arms reached rebel ports. The piece underscores lasting national memory of foreign aid to the rebellion.
Dispatches from Chanbersburg report Stewart with 3,000 cavalry and four guns aimed to bypass Gen. TeClellan’s army, then strike via different routes. He burned the town, seized uniforms, clothing, and stores, and left worn horses and a damaged depot. Farnworth’s cavalry credited with most upper Potomac actions as reorganization looms. Also notes an enthusiastic Wisconsin soldier in the Gorinth battle and a quip about Garrick and Lacy.
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