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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1864
Page
2
A Civil War notice describes two battles near Atlanta on Wednesday and Friday. The union forces gained partial city occupation, while rebels held the rest. Casualties are estimated around 7009 total, with Union losses under 2000. Saturday burials counted about 1000 rebel dead near Confederate lines.
The Adjutant General calls counties to quickly organize sub districts and recruit complete regiments by September 5 to meet the July 18 call. Local and veteran officers should be chosen to lead, and selections should favor those with field experience to secure exemption from draft and reinforce armies.
July 20 Cottuncs Ohio address from Governor John Brough urges the state's prompt response to a federal call for 600000 troops. Ohio quota near 50000, with volunteering through September 6 and a draft for deficits. Recruits earn 100 dollars per year of enlistment, colors recruited as equals, and regiments to be formed including twenty new infantry regiments and a representative regiment.
The correspondence shows Greely debunking the Niagara Falls peace talks as fiction. He confirms New York Tribune involvement limited to urging amicable face to face talks in Washington and condemns any negotiation with Southern authorities. He notes no authority was given for terms and urges respect for legal bounds while suggesting pacification remains possible.
An English Richmond observer reports Jefferson Davis refusing any peace short of full independence for the Confederacy. Davis says the war will end only when the Rebels’ independence is acknowledged or the Union dissolves, else the conflict continues until conquest or extermination.
The army around Petersburg and Prince George County is described as exceptionally healthy for the sickly season. The region between the Appomattox and Blackwater is noted as the healthiest in the state, with few malaria cases. Grant's army is praised for health, morale, discipline, and good care, though camp sickness losses are said to be very small.
Carleton of the Boston Journal reports from Grant's headquarters on July 18. He argues Grant is near supplies and striking at Lee's lines, with Petersburg as the objective. The army is calm and ready, expects August action, and urges immediate troop support to hasten final victory.
Dual letters between Horace Greeley and Confederate representatives discuss a proposed safe conduct to Washington for peace talks in 1864. Clay and Holcombe reject the terms as no longer accredited, arguing the Confederate stance and warning against accepting non negotiable peace offers. The exchange reveals shifts in Union policy and Confederate expectations for negotiation.
A sequence of deaths records the McCook family’s removals during the Civil War era. Charles McCook, aged seventeen, died at Bull Run on July 21, 1861. Brig Gen Robert McCook was killed by guerrillas in Northern Alabama on July 1, 1862. Major McCook fell July 31, 1868 in pursuit of Morgan in this state. Col Daniel McCook died from wounds July 17, 1864.
Dispatches report heavy Civil War fighting in Atlanta on Friday with massive casualties. Union forces, including Blair’s 11th Corps and Logan’s 16th Corps, repelled Confederate assaults as Sherman’s army pressed the defense. Casualties exceed 6000 for rebels and about 2600 for Union. 1000 rebels left on the field burned within lines.
Public notice lists names of individuals with unclaimed letters at the Wooster Ohio post office dated July 6 1864. Recipients must call for letters marked Advertised Letters and pay one cent for advertising before one minute to have items sent to Dead Letter Office.
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