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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1864
Page
3
The Wooster Republican urges friends of the Union across Wayne County to request Presidential tickets for October and November. It notes soldiers want ballot support and invites readers to the Republican office for tickets. Also includes fair premiums, Godey Lady's Book mention, and disparagement of Copperhead flags in Wooster.
The article notes a pamphlet copy of Rev. C. N. Hartshorn's address to Mt Union College graduates titled Supremacy of the Law applied to the state of our country. Copies cost ten cents and may be obtained from J. B. Eberly, Corresponding Secretary of the Committee on Publication.
The gallant 16th Ohio Regiment arrives at Camp Chase on the road to muster out. Commanded by Lieut. Col. Kershner, the unit includes 420 enlisted men and has marched over 10,000 miles from Wooster to the Mississippi opening battles. Packed with discipline, the regiment earns praise from the Ohio State Journal and local observers.
Members of Co A 120th Civil War volunteers met on October 8 to mourn Lieut John D Mackey. The resolutions commend his faithfulness and soldierly conduct, express condolences to his family, and pledge to remember his virtues. A copy will be sent to relatives and Wayne County papers.
Noel Sasith planted one bushel of seed last spring and has harvested over forty bushels of a new potato variety introduced to the country by our Minister to France. He offers seed in small quantities to interested growers.
In Wooster Ohio on October 15 officers were elected for the 620th regiment under Special Orders No 39 from the Adjutant General’s Office Columbus. Colonel Joe Carr was chosen as Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel W. K. Boones as Lieutenant Colonel. Immediate steps will fill the regiment to proper strength after reductions from disease and prior enlistments.
Private letter from Wooster to John Van Meter recounts a raid on Dec 22 and a delayed attack near Athens by Confederate forces. The 102d Ohio and 8th Michigan fought a fierce defense, with 57 casualties including officers Poe Elliot mortally and Major Hewaston wounded. Colonel in the fort surrendered, with captured troops and hospitals. Names from Co. I listed among scouts and wounded.
H K Smith reports cultivating one acre of corn fodder on a Wayne County pasture. Despite heavy seed loss to birds, he harvested over five tons of stalks by late September. He notes nearly equal feed value to hay for cows and horses, outlines harvesting steps, and estimates net profit around 53,035 with two bushels per acre for future sowing and careful curing.
An 1864 letter from C L Kenney USN of the Mississippi Squadron praises Lincoln and urges a second term, recounting service on the gun boat Tuscumbia and a visit to see the Indianola wreck. He mentions capturing Jeff Davis’s chair and asks readers to stay true to the flag as Union victory progresses. Also touts Brown's Bronchial Traches as a medical remedy.
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