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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1863
Page
2
Ohio representative Mr Bhellebarger denounces Vallandigham Cox Richardson as not treasonable but as dribbling insanity not skulk or coward. he dismisses their attacks as incoherent twaddle rather than argument in a contest of intellect.
General Hooker tightens control of the army reorganizing command to report directly to headquarters. He pushes road work amid mud and issues stern furlough and desertion policies. He seeks to identify disloyal and demoralized officers to root out disaffection in the Potomac Army.
From Texas: Harriet Lane blockaded at Galveston. Rebels fortify the island to resist attack. A 1500 strong resident Texas cavalry is formed at Brownsville at the Rio Grande mouth, half armed. 1500 more ready to join once arms arrive. Governor Hamilton reportedly leading relief force. Union sentiment shown across Western Texas.
The House passed a measure allowing enlistment of up to one hundred thousand enslaved people with payment and equipment, subject to governors' consent. amendments restricted recruitment to loyal masters and forbade offices without consent. Several named representatives opposed or supported provisions.
The article profiles the new Army of the Potomac commander Joseph Hooker born 1816 in Hadley Massachusetts and outlines his rise from West Point 1838 to brigadier general in 1861 and major general in 1862. It also notes Holker successors Darius N. Conch William F. Smith and Wm. F. Smith and key dates in their promotions and careers.
The speech argues allegiance to the flag over state loyalties and condemns rebellion. It outlines Delaware’s slave status, population, and economic ties, urging compensated emancipation and a constitutional path to freedom for future slave descendants.
A Cairo dispatch from January 31 reports Gen McClernand's flotilla halting near Yazoo River mouth to land troops on the peninsula cut by last summer's canal. Transports fill the levee above and below the river mouth as gunboats and rams guard the approach. Rebel transports are trapped and, if attempting to break out, would be faced by advancing gunboats and transports. Colonel Warren Stewart was killed on the 23d while capturing ferry boats. Many soldiers die from diarrhea at Vicksburg, and shelling of lower rebel batteries continues as forces encamp opposite Warrenton with a canal current of 2 miles per hour.
A Civil War dispatch reports the bombardment of Galveston by a squadron including the Brooklyn and Sciota. Fire from Parrotts and shells strikes fortifications and encampments as the fleet presses the bombardment, with casualties and a dramatic display as a flag signals cease fire.
The Union fights the Confederacy in a civil war that aims to preserve the United States as a single nation. Lincoln’s administration pursues a war strategy to conserve slavery while suppressing rebel factions and misgivings within the party. The rebel states seek to dissolve the Union and claim sovereignty, but Union forces retain strategic territory and continue the fight. The piece discusses the legitimacy of the government and the nation’s unity in the face of secession.
The Herald reports a night engagement near the Blackwater on the 28th with three regiments of Infantry four detached battalions and 900 cavalry plus 14 artillery pieces. Corcoran under Gen Peck advanced to meet them the rebels were driven a mile after bayonet charging infantry. Casualties include 24 killed 80 wounded Col Kroder dangerously wounded Gen Corcoran escaped injury and staff officer Captain Blodgett slightly wounded. Additional injuries listed for 13th Maryland Amos Forteney J H Ream Nelson Ore John Dougherty and James Carney.
From Vicksburg the dispatch notes signs of an early renewed fight with five thousand Yankees working on a canal opposite the city and plans to land troops below when the river rises. It cites a Yankee force near eighty thousand and a fleet of 107 boats including 14 gunboats with possible more gunboats arriving before combat. It also mentions a January 27 bombardment at Fort McAllister and the capture of Major Reid Saunders by his yacht crew.
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