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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1863
Page
2
A fragment from a Civil War era letter laments sickness in the 120th Regiment at Vicksburg and blames regimental officers for neglect and demoralization. The writer condemns political demagogues and rebel sympathizers at home, urging removal to restore courage and health.
A satirical critique cites Prince John Van Barden’s reception by Jeff. Davis and accuses Democratic leaders from Seymour to Vallandigham of abandoning the party line. It mocks Tammany power, calls for vigorous war prosecution, and predicts rebels must retreat with references to Mexic o and Johnny Crapean.
A reader argues for absolute export bans on gold and silver, claiming it would stabilize currency and trade, reduce financial panics, curb speculation, and strengthen government finances. He predicts coppering of foreign purchases, lower crime, and widespread national welfare, urging correction of errors by editors.
A long review details Southern prices and shortages in Mobile Savannah and Richmond with butter flour and wool. It quotes Hindman internal dispatches showing near starvation and strategic collapse in Arkansas and Missouri. A Democratic soldier letter urges support for the Union war effort and condemns antiwar critics.
The report lists battles across Maryland Kentucky Western Virginia Missouri and Tennessee boasting drives from Fort Donelson to Nashville and Vicksburg. It notes drastic prices in Richmond and claims multiple ironclads destroyed or captured along with recapture of Galveston and Harlem Lane.
Indiana regiments under General Rosecrans condemn Copperheads and pledge unyielding support for the Union. They resolve to prosecute the war vigorously, aid authorities with funds and supplies, oppose domestic factionalism, and thank Governor Morton for efforts in their behalf while denouncing treasonous talk. Ohio troops echo the stance.
An official order dated February 8 reorganizes the Army of the Potomac. Grand Divisions are discontinued and corps structure adopted with Major Generals Reynolds Couch Sickles Meade Sedgwick Sigel Slocum leading the corps. Cavalry is consolidated into one corps under Brigadier General Stoneman.
The piece argues the US banking system has produced a multiform, insecure currency with 1395 banks and 8,370 note varieties. It praises a forthcoming uniform national currency under a democratic, wartime plan attributed to Secretary Chase, promising broader monetary reform and citizen prosperity.
An Ohio rally reports unanimous support for a address opposing secession and urging loyal resistance to Confederate action. A committee led by Col. M Walker and Col. J M Cowell drafted the appeal to Ohio regiments to adopt or reject the stance, pledging to preserve the United States and punish traitors. The resolution, embraced by the audience, aims to send the address to about a dozen Ohio regiments with no changes.
Fragmentary Jet 2r from Gen R Secrans thanks the General Assembly of the State of Ohio for resolutions praising the Cumberland Army. He defends the Union cause as upholding the Constitution against traitors and coercion, urging citizens to resist oligarchy and preserve civil liberty.
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