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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1862
Page
2
A notice describes early morning reloading of Daily Papers with war news at the News Depot in the Post Office Building. It lists Harger's and Leslie's seating papers and promises a full stock of articles kept on hand with advertisements in another column.
Wool prices rise in Wooster with a 43 to 45 cent range for good medium lots and a note of a sizable payment to Wayne Oopaty. The Post Office Department announces new Germany postage rates, prepaid letters 28 cents to all parts except Baden, and 60 cents for unpaid or prepaid to Germany. A correction clarifies Iowa land tax timing, noting General Government tax nonpayment affects sale timing after the 1882 state tax due.
Lieut Ross and Sergeant Eberhardt of the 16th Regiment are in Worcester near the Post Office for about two weeks to recruit volunteers. Headquarters, one door south of the Post Office, upstairs. They expect to enlist two hundred men and offer subsistence, fare, and transportation to the Regiment from date. A rare chance to enter active service directly without lengthy drill. Both officers are regarded as among the best in the regiment and their assurances may be trusted.
The Wayne County Volunteers 16th Regiment sent home more than 19000 dollars in two weeks to be paid to soldiers and families. Contributions came from Captains McGinnis Richie Botsford Booths and others through local banks and lenders. The totals reflect support for grieving families and ongoing privations faced by veterans.
A veteran correspondent writes from the front describing fierce fighting at Seven Pines, noting heroic officers Heintzelman Kearney Jameson and McKnight. He reports heavy casualties including dead horses and the rebels attempting a surrounding maneuver toward Casey and Couch divisions. The writer vows to press on to Richmond and urges determination to end the rebellion.
The article urges heads of families to buy and beautify cemetery lots in Wooster, arguing planning reduces grief and enhances community taste. It notes many neglect to select plots, recommends planting trees, and suggests well-cared graves can appreciate and reflect well on residents.
In a fragmentary report a list records various boxes and jugs of apples butter and other goods sent or received by numerous individuals and towns including Orrville Smithville Fredricksburg Wooster and figures such as Mr McElhinney and Mrs Harper. The passage notes incomplete names and partial details.
Army correspondent recalls marching from Fredericksburg to Manassas Junction and Front Royal, detailing harsh roads, camp life, skirmishes, captures, and rations. He notes fights near Front Royal and Strasburg, capture of prisoners and a cannon, and shortages from Geary’s Brigade.
A Civil War diary fragment recounts a brutal assault near Williamsburg, detailing regimental positions under Kearney and Jameson, heavy shelling, and wounded soldiers. The narrator, amid chaos, tended to the wounded and witnessed heroic rallying around a flag to avert a rout, with sharp losses and personal peril noted throughout the day and night.
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