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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1862
Page
2
The Union army faced grave missteps after Pittsburg Landing. The piece condemns commanding officers for negligence while praising soldiers’ courage, recounting outnumbered defense, surprise attack, and eventual Union victory. It also calls for harsh action against Confederate traitors and rebel sympathizers.
From Camp near Sparta Virginia dated April 20 reports Jackson’s flight through the valley via Harrisonburg and Orange Court House toward Gardenville with cavalry reconnaissance seven miles toward Harrisburg finding forage and provisions. Deserters place Jackson at McGuaghristown east of Harrisonburg while Ashby’s rear guard holds. Weather foul. Yorktown news scarce. Harper’s Weekly sale halted due to Yorktown illustration.
April dispatches describe Confederate withdrawals toward Charlottesville under pressure from Union forces. Reports note Yorktown bombardment prep via damming York River, Gordonville gathering Johnston and potential Jackson joiners, and French minister urging rebels to surrender.
Correspondence from the Ohio State Journal on April 12 1862 describes hospital stores sent from Columbus to the Pittsburgh Landing battlefield. It notes surgeon needs, wounded counts, and names of Ohio regiments praised for gallantry including the 46th Ohio and 15th Ohio. The writer reports Confederate losses and positions near Corinth and describes the route from Evansville to the front.
Washington reports from Cairo dated April 16 describing mortars opening on April 14 and clearing the river of vessels. Union shells struck the rebel camp while deserters aboard a gunboat indicate ex-Lieutenant Thomas Huger now commands at Fort Pillow as General Pillow and Commodore Hollins move downstream.
The letter describes a hard Sunday defeat with many Union prisoners, praises Buell and gunboats for timely help, notes Lincoln era figures such as General Grant General Prentiss General Garfield and mentions Beauregard Hardee Bragg and Johnson. It covers battlefield conditions including wounded and hospital needs.
Reports from Liverpool and Gibraltar note the Sumter at Gibraltar and the Tuscarora at Algiers. In Parliament D Israeli attacks Gladden's policy while Bentinck links distress to government inconsistency. Iron ships rise, brigandine debates continue, and Spanish policy on Mexico remains firm.
The House reports a joint resolution amending the treasury to issue indebtedness certificates dated upon audit. A telegraph free transmission resolution is adopted with limits for military use. A bill appropriating thirty million for volunteers passes. slavery abolition in DC signed. Senate considers naval and judiciary matters. Mr Hale contemplates resignation withdrawal. Michigan court bill passed.
Members discuss enforcement of federal laws, territorial government for Kanawha, and a confiscation measure. The House and Senate consider agriculture, Indian affairs, and maritime lines to Shanghai. The Pacific Railroad bill faces opposition, and adjournments follow.
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