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Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19
Ohio Militar,



CAIRO Feb. 14.-Memphis papers of the 18th
contain no news.
The steamer Platte Valley had returned from
Sarlatia, on the YazoO river, where she, with
other transports and gunboats, with portion OF
Sherman's expedition, were attacked, on the 5th
by force of 5000 Texan troops, who with ar
tllery and musketry, fred into the transports
wounding six soldiers. A fight ensued, in
which portion of our infantry and gunboats
participated, resulting in the dislodgement and
driving off of the enemy, with what loss is un-
known. Eight of our men were killed and thir-
ty wounded.
The 1lth Illinois, with negro cavalry and in
fantry, were engaged in the affair.
The enemy were also driven from Mechanics
vile without loss to us.
A sick negro soldier, belonging to Col Wood s
command struggled from the regiment and was
murdered. Arebel lieutenant and two privates
who committed the deed, were captured, and
Col Wood in retaliation, had them blindfolded
and caused them to kneel upon the dead body
of the negro they had murdered, when they
were shot.
Col. Andrews of the Sd Maine regiment
commanding at Little Rock, has been made a
Brigadier General. His regiment has re-en-
listed and portion of them arrived here to-day
en- route for home.
All quiet at Little Rock.
Deserters are coming into our lines in large
numbers. Eight regiments are being formed
two of which are full.
Deserters from Prices army state that nc
knowledge of the amnesty proclamation existed
among his men, and they express the opinion
that as soon as they know its conditions there
will be little left of his army
CAIRO, Feb. 15.-General Sherman's Head
quarters, it is reported, had been at jackson on
the 7th. He was since heard of at Brandon.
The steamer Lady Franklin, from Memphis
passed for Cincinnati to-day with nearly 800
bales ofcotton.
Gen. W. S. Smiths Cavalry expedition left
Memphis on the 11th, in the direction of Cedar
rilla
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19
SeHere Cold I'm ItnIr.

A letter from Pisa, dated January 18th,
says:
"The cold, throughout Italy, seems to
be this year something hitherto unparal-
lelled. AT Florence the temperature has
been gradually declining till it has become
in the last week too cold for persons in
bad health to endure. The Arno is deep
ly frozen all over, and stories are rife of a
mother and child found dead in some farm
shed, of cold; of driver on his box found
stiff when the lady for whom he waited
left her party; of two men dead in Pescia,
DC In Rome the snow lies several inches
thick, and even at Naples it is said to COW
er the ground. At Turin the thermome-
ter is asserted to be sixteen degrees below
freezing-point. Here, at Pisa, nearly the
warmest place in Northern Italy, the cold
is intense, and the Arno beneath my win
dow is frozen across and covered with little
frosted heaps"
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19
ARHANsAS

DR.. Isaac Murphy, now the Union can
didate for Governor Of Arkansas, repre-
|sented his county Montgomery m the
Convention which took the State out Of
the Union in 1851. He, like majority
of the delegates, was elected as Unionist,
and Unionist he remained while all the
rest deserted their colors after the bonn
bardment and fall of Sumter The vote
to secede was go Yea, l No-Dr. Muir
phy's-cast amid storm of Kisses, howls,
and menaces, that would have shaken any
man who could be shaken. ALI his best
friends surrounded and entreated him to
make the vote unanimous; but he answer
ed 'No-I am STAKEHOLDER, like the most
of you; and | tell you that Secession sciLl
be the death of Slavery. He now says Sc
cession has killed Slavery, and acts on that
conviction. The last chosen Governor of
Arkansas having turned Rebel and run
away, we ardently hope not only to chroni-
Gle DR.. Murphy's election, but to record
that he proves most worthy and popular
chief magistrate of the Free State of Ar
kansas.-M Y Tribune.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19
MD Won Henr lie

- During the last political campaign when the
voice of our gallant soldiers were heard against
Conperheadism, and after the election when
tbeir vote was found to be almost solid against
Vallandighamism, the Copperheads were wont
TO shake their heads significantly and say
The soldiers are getting tired of this Abolition
war: lust wait until their time is out and you
see Well, we have waited and we have seen
seen what our brightest hopes had not given
ms reason to believe. Those battle-scarred and
veteran soldiers who have borne the labor and
heat of the day, are nearly all going back to nm
isb their work, and bring US speedy, honorable
and permanent peace. Brave, gallant noble
meni whata debt of gratitude and honor the
nation owes theml The consequences is there is
8 s'drapin" of heads among the COpperhead. gen.
trv- They had measured the bravery and pat
riotism of I" our blue coated boys in their own
disloyal measure, and found it infinitely too di-
minutive
These veterans having passed through the or
deal. knowing exactly what is in store for them
and what they are to expect, it can hardly be
said that they /" have been iYeigled and dragged
into this thieving Abolition war.-Hdncoch
Tef7iersOTidn
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19

been novel. Lumber of all descriptions had
been brought from all directions, by the soldiers,
and made into hunks, or pens, for four, the tents
on top, chimneys built outside Sunny South"
fashion. When the tents were removed our
camp bore much the appearance of city after
a confagration-On a smaller scale of course
We were glad to get marching orders, being used
to life in the woods and for the last year on the
move all the time, it was becoming irksome.
We were encamped at Memphis, in Fort Pick
ering, four months in the fall of 90, and cOnse-
quently we were pretty well acquainted with
the city. Much might be written about its ap-
pearance now and then, but must leave that as
a subject for another letter, providing always
that the 'fate of war" allows Inc the privilege
of doing so.
On the 3Oth ult the Paymasler, so long looked
| for, made his advent among us, and commenced
the arduous task of settling up with the I'D
We received our pay up TO the time of re-enlist-
| ing, our bounty of 800, and also $73 advance
pay and bounty. majority of the regiment
received over 5000. At some future time will
give you the moduS operandi of paying off the
troops. The manner in which we received our
pay kept the boys in camp most of the day, but
the moment the Paymaster finished paying was
| the signal for a stampede for the city Our
camp usually quiet and OrdeIly became pal
ace for Bachus before midnight 1t was i'm
possible for those soberly inclined TO procure
much rest that night, and the same course was
followed so uniformly that Col. Eaton found it
necessary to do that which he had never done
before-place a strong guard around camp to
keep the men under control Still there are
men so addicted to the habit as to run the risk
of an %air-hole" for the sake ofthe 'poison."
1t is strange that men who have always been
our best soldiers, and are pointed at as models
for good soldiers, should be found among this
class but they are there. Some have wives,
faithful and true, at home, who have ever prayed
that their husbands might be returned to them
as noble, pure and true as when they bid them
go at their countrys call. Would to God they
might never hear of the failings of the absent
and loved ones But such wounds are deep and
not soon healed; and, there are these whose
greatest pleasure is in spreading such tales of
of sorrow, wounding deeper at every repetition.
We have been under marching orders ever
since we came here. 1t is said we are TO march
in the morning at 3 o'clock. The weather at
present has the appearance of our northern falls,
cool evenings and quite pleasant days.
l received the Journal to-day. Thanks for
the favor Health of the regiment usually good.
Major Rawson has assumed his position in
the regiment. / could write more but time and
space forbid HARDWOOD.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19

The bill reported ON Tuesday February
81 by Mr.. Stevens for the support of the
army for the year ending with June 1865
appropriates $52s, 500, 900; Ofthis So, ooO,-
600 for advance bounties to volunteers,
1000, 900 for raising and organizing vol
unteers; nearly $4,000, 900 for the pay
of the army; $l77, 500, 900 for the pay of
volunteers, $91, 500, 900 for the subsistence
of volunteers, $50, 600, 900 for quartermas-
ters supplies, and $4,000, 600 for inciden-
tails; $2l, ZOO, 900 for cavalry and artillery
horses; $4,000 for transportation, $5,-
COG, 900 for commissary quarters for off
GERS, $5s, ,0oo,o 900 for clothing and equip
ape. &c; $4,000, 900 for medical and hos
pital departments; 100000 for arma-
ment of Notifications, $4,000, 600 for ord
nance and stores; 50, 100000 for the man
ufacture of arms, $2,oOe,Oo for the pur-
chase of gunpowder and lead, and 80, ooo,-
600 for repairs of arsenals.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19
Important to Ohio soldiers.
OFFICE ONO MILITARY CLAIM AGENCY
EINcINNATI Fehr1Iarv q 1874

OFFICE OHIO MILITARY CLAIM AGENCY,
CINCINNATI, February, 8, 1864
EDS. CoM.-Having been commissioned by
Governor Brough as Military Claim agent at
Cincinnati, l have retained the Office occupied
by the former agent, A. B. Lyman, Esq, at No.
ii West Third street.
By an act of the Legislature, this agency is
established to investigate, give advice, and take
such other action as will enable the discharged
Ohio-soldier speedily to obtain, free of charge
the money due him from the General Govern
ment, for such services as he may have rendered
his country. Transportation is also furnished
to discharged and furloughed soldiers passing
through this city, en- route for home, at State
rates-half fare-and also to the friends of sick
or deceased soldiers accompanying them or theiI
remains home Soldiers at home on furlough
by communicating with me- can obtain trans
portation to this city, on the way TO their regi-
ments, at the same rates.
In order that the privileges and business Of
this Office may be widely knownpapers through
out the State viii confer favor upon Ohio sol
ders by inserting this communication.
d. X. CADY, JR.
Ohio Military Claim Agent.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19

In little less than three weeks the Draft will
come off. In ten days more the time for pay
ing bOunties by the Government win have ex-
pired- Yet, Sandusky township lacks over one
hundred men of SLING her quota. If our citi-
zens intend to save the Township from Draft,
If is high time they took hold of the matter in
earnest. Other townships are actively engaged
in raising volunteers, and are. paying liberal
bounties. York, Washington, and Riley, are
paying 800 bounty each, Rice is paying $500,
and other tOwnshipsare taking measures to pay
liberal bOuuties. With a proper effort, and
concert of action among the people, not only
Sandusky Township, but the whole county
can be saved from the Draft.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19
The Cnndition Of the south.

debate in the Rebel House of Representa-
tives on the 30th of January gives good insight
into the condition of affairs in the South. Du-
ring the debate, Mr.. Smith, of North Carolina,
said that the army had four hundred thousand
men on the muster roll, and only halfthat num-
in active service. He added that it was impos-
sible to feed even fractional part of the army,
and asked if food was seized for these, what
would become of the people at home. Another
member said if they made draft they could not
clothe the army, and Mr.. Goode, Of Virginia,
said that his State could not stand a draft
Other speakers favored the policy of delay and
stubborn holding out, in order to wear out the
patience of the North, destroy its finances. and
perhaps find relief IN the success of an opposi-
tion party.
That debate tells the whole story. Short of
men. short of food, short of clothes. What fur
tber proof is required Of the speedy collapse Of
the oonfederacy if our people will make one
more grand effort towards that endG-Cler, Her.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19
AGlimpse ofthe Truth.

The Boston Courier is the leading Cop
perhead journal of New England. In a
recent editorial article it confessed:
"The success of the Republican party
at the recent State elections is fact (which
no one can escape from. 1t is obvious as
a church by daylight. In all the loyal
States, except New Jersey, they have a
majority; whether real or artificial it is
not necessary to inquire. In New Eng
land, especially, they have everything their
own way, like bull in china shop or a
donkey in chicken yard. With few ex-
ceptions, they have the press, the pulpit,
the men of letters, and the lecturers on their
side. The weight of social influence and
feminine fascination is with them.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19
sugar CuIture in Ohio.

The report of the Ohio Commissioner Of
Statistics shows that in 1862 there were
made in this State 10 less than 8,28O,OOO
pounds Of sugar. "Ofthis 81, 600 pounds
were from Sorghum; so that the point is
settled that sugar can be made from Sor-
ghum, and if so, that Ohio can make hel
own sugar whenever it becomes necessary
or profitable to do So" The aggregate val
ue of the agricultural products of Ohio in
1852 was $15I, ,s63, ,574; of this amount
the sugar production was worth 1922, 100,
and the molasses crop $1,942,954.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19
BIockade-Runners Captured and Destroyed.

BlOckade-Runners Captured and Destroyed.
A letter from Doboy Sound, Georgia, Sd ulti-
mo, announces the capture, by the gunboat HUI
ron, Ofthe British ship Sylvanus. After having
been repeatedly shelled and well riddled the
Sylvanus was run ashore and sunk in one fathom
of water and low tide leaves her nearly dry,
and she may be repaired. She is about four
hundred tons burthen, and is loaded with salts,
spirits of all kinds cordage, DC. She was try
ing to run in, and suddenly changed her mind
upon seeing the Huron, and tried to run out
Her captain acknowledged that she was block
ade-ruDner.
A new and fast blockade-runner, the Wild
Dayrell, was destroyed at New Topsailj Inlet, N +.
c., a few days since, by the Sassacus and the
Florida. The vessel had got ashore and was
landing her cargo
A Charleston despatch says that the steamer
Presto, in attempting to run into Charleston on
the ID instant, got ashore off Sullivans Island,
and was destroyed by heavy Federal fre,which
was at once opened upon her. Most her cargo
was saved
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19
GuerriIIns Cnught in missouri.
The following dispatch is published

The following dispatch is published in
the St Louis papers:
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Feb. IA, 1864.
GENERAL FIsK:-A detachment from
my regiment attacked the Boiling gang on
Holcomb Island. Our force was under
Captain Shibley. They killed seven men
and captured eight, with fifteen wagons
loaded with corn, mostly citizens wagons,
and thirteen horses. We have Lieutenant
John F. Bolin here in irons. He com
manded at the Round Pond massacre, and
is guilty of many cold-blooded murders Of
citizens. None of our forces were killed.
j. B. ROGERS,
"CoL I'd. Cavalry, M.S.M., Comm'dg."
The massacre referred to at Round Pond
took place twelve or fifteen miles back Of
Cape Giardeau, last July, when sixteen
men, teamsters and soldiers, were murder
ed in cold blood.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19
Iun,ense Destruction of Cation.

The city of Columbia the capital of
South Carolina, was recently visited by a
most disastrous confagration. The great
er part of two entire squares were consum-
ed. Great quantities Of cotton were stor-
ed in the portion burned, and the South
Carolinian states the total loss of cotton at
$2,OOO,OOO. The value of other property
destroyed is estimated at 100000.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19

Among the deserving veteran Regiments now
at home, none stand higher for bravery, gallant
ry and sOldierly bearing than the 18th. Co. F.,
raised in this county, every man Of whom is a
hero. is now at home, and are desirous of fill
ing their ranks to the maximum number. Per-
sons volunteering in this county, desirous OF
joining good Company, cannot do better than
to enlist in Co. F.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19
The Negroes During the Late Attack on New
bern.

When the rebels to the number of fifteen
or twenty thousand men were in front of
Newbern, threatening an attack in over
whelming numbers, the freedmen of North
Carolina showed their pluck right manful-
ly. They freely shouldered arms and re-
heved all the guards in the city. More
offered themselves to fight in case of an
assault than could be armed. While a
negro family were making their way tow
ard Fort Totten, a scene occurred to be
made memorable in the history of women's
doings The father had the children, while
the wife came up as rear guard. A reb-
el fired at the woman three times, without
hitting his mark, and then came out in
person to seize and bear her back to bond
age. Thus stepping between the mother
and her children, he did not understand
the task he had proposed to himself
With an unfaltering courage, she met him,
wrested his gun from him, knocked him
down, and came into the city with the
musket as trophy, and dislocated fore
finger as an evidence of the contest.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19
FROM CINCINNATL

+ Cincinnati, Feb ia Nashville dispatch
to the Gazette gives official news that Sherman
entered Jackson, Miss, on the 5th. The enemy
offered but little resistance, and supposed to be
falling back over Pearl river. 1t is believed the
rebels are receiving reinforcements from Dalton.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19
Grant Moving.

Interesting news may shortly be expect
ed from the country below Chattanooga.
Grants army is reported to have left that
place, or to be ready to march, and the
cavalry movements lower down show that
an important demonstration is to be made
at once.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19

THE P o. RoBBERY.-Mr. w Ewing, post
master at Hull's Prairie, arrested few days
ago for robbing the mails, appeared before U. S.
Commissioner Osborn last evening, waived an
examination, and gave bail in the sum of $4,000
to appear at the next term of the U. S. Circuit
Court - Rl1de J7th
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19

CURIOUS MARRIAGE CoNTRACT.-ln the
Royal Library of Paris is written contract,
drawn up in 1897, between two persons OF
noble birth in 'Armagnac. The document
bound the husband and wife to faithful
wedlock for seven years. 1t stipulated
that the parties should have right to re-
new the tie at the end of that time if they
mutually agreed, but if not the children
were to be equally divided and if the num-
Der should chance not to he even, they
were to draw lots for the odd one.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19
E-c.pe ar Col. strnirht from Libbv pri.on

Escape On COI' strhlght IrOm Libby PrlsOn'
Col Straight and l09 other Union prisoners
escaped from Libby prison one night last week,
by digging tunnel, a Ia Morgan, from their
place of Imprisonment to the outside of the en-
closure. Col. Straight and Al of his associates
have arrived safely within our lines. All Off
GERS. The rebels report that they have recap
tured % of the lO9. The escape of Col. Straight
is a fair offset to that of Morgan.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19
FROM F0RTREss nIoNR0R-

Fortress Monroe, Feb 15.-I have received a
telegram, under date of Feb. Ia, from Gen. Wis
tar, which states that Col. Streight with 11O
other Union officers, escaped from prison in
Richmond, by digging tunnel. Col. Streight
with seventeen others are safe.
[Signed] B. F. BUTLER,
Mai-G Commanding.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19

1t is said there are some men in Sandusky
county who refuse to contribute anything to the
volunteer fund because they are over As years
cid and are not subject to the Draft. We trust
there is no man in the county as mean as that
This is every mans war, and it is just as much
one mans dutv 10 contribute as another.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

We are in receipt of pamphlet containing
Speeches of Hon. S. p CHAsE, Secretary of the
U. S. Treasury, during his visit to Ohio" sent
by Hon. o. MoISrYRE. Thanks.
We are indebted to Hon. w. p NOBLE, for q
copy of The Report Of the Commissioner of Ag-
riculture, for the year 1862
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19
FROM ARKANSAS.

Fort Smith, Feb. l5.-Col. Phillips, COM
manding expedition into Iudian Territory, re-
ports to Gen. Thayer that he has driven the en-
emy entirely out of that region, with whom he
had several skirmishes He killed nearly 100
rebels and captured Captain and 25 men.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19

Gen. Banks wields the pen about as Wig
orously as he does the sword-and even
his enemies concede that he uses the latter
instrument quite skillfully Witness the
following truthful sentence from his recent
proclamation to the people of Louisiana:
''When the National existence is at stake,
and the liberties of the people in peril, fac
ton is treason"
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-02-19

IDExrrFIED.-The person arrested as a sus-
picious character, by our keen-eyed detective,
Barney Mahon, few days since is identified as
one Edward Hughes, who piloted Morgan IN his
raid through the southern part OF this State
Hes still in jail awaiting re9alsLtOn 9Sn % from the