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Staunton Spectator: May 10, 1864 Go To Page : 1 | 2 |

Lincoln and Negro Troops
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Summary: Provides transcript of a Lincoln speech that assures listeners in Baltimore that the U.S. government is investigating the reported massacre of black soldiers at Fort Pillow.

Funny
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Summary: Prints humorous quiz given by soldiers to a lieutenant in Johnston's army.

Confederate States Congress
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Summary: Provides transcript of President Davis' recent speech before the Confederate Congress.

Smiling Skies
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Summary: Suggests that God is smiling on the Confederate troops, which explains a string of victories over the past six months.

Origin of Article: Richmond Whig

Useful to Housekeepers
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Summary: Reports that a common weed is effective in fighting household insects.

Presentation of a Flag
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Summary: Prints correspondence between Mrs. R. B. See and the 31st Virginia Infantry in which See presents the soldiers with a flag.
(Names in announcement: R. B. See)

A Bit of Humor
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Summary: Provides humorous commentary on the habits of pigs.

The Stores Captured at Plymouth
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Summary: Reports that the amount of coffee, flour, and sugar captured at Plymouth is greater than previously estimated.

Five Dollar Notes
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Summary: Announces that the Spectator will only accept five dollar notes at a discount of 33 1/3 percent.

The Battle Between Lee and Grant
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Summary: Reports on the most recent troop movement and fighting around Northern Virginia. Those wounded from the 5th Virginia include: Sergt. J. W. Hays, W. G. Abney, R. J. Campbell, and D. A. Greaver (Company E); Jacob Spitler (Company F); Sergt. B. F. Hupp and J. P. Smiley (Company D); W. Way (Company A); Corporal W. S. Grove and Frank Wood (Company L); John Weaver (Company G); W. G. Dudley and W. H. Harman (Company I). Those wounded from the 52nd Virginia include: S. Taylor (Company A); B. F. Moore (Company E).
(Names in announcement: Sergt. J. W. Hays, W. G. Abney, R. J. Campbell, D. A. Greaver, Jacob Spitler, Sergt. B. F. Hupp, J. P. Smiley, W. Way, Corporal W. S. Grove, Frank Wood, John Weaver, W. G. Dudley, W. H. Harman, B. F. Moore, S. Taylor)

Fight at Port Walthall
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Summary: Notes that the enemy "lost heavily" in a recent skirmish near Petersburg.

Work by McNeill
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Summary: Reports on the destruction of a bridge, a machine shop, and supplies of grain in a recent attack on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Hampshire County.

Raid in the West
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Summary: States that ten Yankee regiments are currently threatening the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad in Washington County. Suggests that the enemy will probably aim toward Lynchburg next.

[No Title]
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Summary: Brief note reports that 120 wounded soldiers arrived in Staunton yesterday.

Meeting Tuesday Night
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Summary: Publishes minutes from a May 3 meeting of citizens who gathered to aid maimed soldiers. Those appointed by President A. H. H. Stuart to solicit contributions from those present at the meeting were: Messrs. A. M. Simpson, D. C. McGuffin, William T. Jewell, and Rev. J. B. Davis. The women permanently appointed to solicit contributions from citizens were: Mrs. Robert Gowan, Miss Kate Waddell, Miss Lizzie Baylor, Mrs. A. F. Kinney, Mrs. E. R. Veitch, and Mrs. C. R. Mason. And the permanent committee of men appointed to wait upon the citizens were: Messrs. D. C. McGuffin, A. M. Simpson, James W. Crawford, Henry H. Peck, James A. Piper, and Albert J. Garber.
(Names in announcement: A. M. Simpson, D. C. McGuffin, William T. Jewell, Rev. J. B. Davis, Mrs. Robert Cowan, Miss Kate Waddell, Miss Lizzie Baylor, Mrs. A. F. Kinney, Mrs. E. R. Veitch, Mrs. C. R. Mason, James W. Crawford, Henry H. Peck, James A. Piper, A. H. H. Stuart, Albert J. Garber)

Cultivation of the Soil
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Summary: Urges readers to work hard to produce bountiful harvests that can be provided to the soldiers.

An Important Suggestion
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Summary: Commends a recent suggestion to require officers in the field to cultivate the unoccupied lands around them.

Confederate States Congress
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Summary: Summarizes recent activity in the Confederate House and Senate, including the consideration of bills dealing with civilian claims against the government.

From Plymouth
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Summary: Reports that Confederate forces are now occupying Plymouth, North Carolina.

Plans and Hopes of the Yankees
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Summary: Says a Boston newspaper is wrong to suggest that Lee would retreat first at Chancellorsville.

General Johnston's Army
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Summary: Provides description of the confident and hopeful sentiment among soldiers in General Johnston's army.

Mr. Lincoln as Painted by a Friend
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Summary: Reprints attempt by a Northern newspaper to find one positive quality in Lincoln as a President.

Origin of Article: Constitutional Union

Cultivation of Chinese Sugar Cane
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Summary: Reiterates importance of cultivating Chinese sugar cane in light of the current food scarcity.

Origin of Article: Lynchburg Republican

How to Make Sugar from Sorghum
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Summary: Explains how to derive sugar from sorghum syrup.

Origin of Article: Lynchburg Republican

Onions! Onions!! Onions!!!
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Summary: Emphasizes importance of growing plenty of onions for the soldiers.

Origin of Article: Columbia South Carolinian

Anti-License Law
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Summary: Publishes text of the Virginia law restricting licenses to run ordinaries.

Who "Proclaimed War"
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Summary: Reprints New York Times article that acknowledges the South's attempt to seek peace.

For the Spectator
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Summary: Calls attention to the departure of Augusta County residents for the North. Hopes that the property of those who left will be confiscated.

Trailer: Justice

For the Spectator
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Summary: Authors announce that because A. J. Garber declined to run for Overseer of the Poor, they want John Trimble run for that office.
(Names in announcement: A. J. Garber, John Trimble)

Trailer: Many Voters

$300 Reward!!
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Summary: Offers reward for the return of three slaves: Sarah, Harry, and John, who ran away on April 3.
(Names in announcement: Sarah , Harry , John , W. W. H. Thackston)

Trailer: W. W. H. Thackston

$150 Reward for Davy!
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Summary: Offers $150 reward for return of Davy, a slave who had been hired out to Major H. M. Bell, Quartermaster in Staunton.
(Names in announcement: Davy , Major H. M. Bell, J. L. Timberlake)

Trailer: J. L. Timberlake

Announcements
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Summary: Announces candidacy of Major Thomas Ott for magistrate in Waynesboro district.
(Names in announcement: Major Thomas Ott)

Announcements
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Summary: Announces candidacy of William H. Peyton for magistrate in the 1st magisterial district.
(Names in announcement: William H. Peyton)

Virginia
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Summary: Lists names of the commissioners and officers appointed by the Augusta County Court to oversee the next general election. At the Court House: William P. Tate, William B. Kayser, Thornton Berry, C. C. Francesco, and David S. Young, commissioners, and H. H. Peck, officer. In the second district: John B. Evans, John Trimble, William Slanker, A. J. Garber, and William H. Donaghe, commissioners, and William L. Balthis, officer. In Craigsville: Dr. D. Rashaw, Luke Woodward, William Armstrong, A. S. Young, and J. Staple, commissioners, and James M. King, officer. In Middlebrook: Elijah Hogshead, McPheeters McCutchen, William R. Dunlap, William Thompson, and Samuel X. Kerr, commissioners, and Thomas S. Coalter, officer. In Greenville: John Newton, Lewis Bumgardner, Jno. Merret, John B. Shultz, and Adam M. Hawpe, commissioners, and John Towterman, officer. In Stuart's Draft: Adam McChesney, Hugh G. Gutherie, Thomas Johnson, Joseph Long, and Jacob VanLear, commissioners, and William L. VanLear, officer. In Fishersville: Franklin McCue, John Brown, George T. Antrim, William Caldwell, and John Hamilton, commissioners, and Philip Schmucker, officer. In New Hope: James M. Stout, F. Fretwell, Nathaniel Kerr, Thornton G. Stout, and George C. Robertson, commissioners, and John C. Myers, officer. In Mt. Meridian: Benjamin Byerly, J. J. Wonderlick, Dr. Walker, James A. Patterson, and Abraham Mohler, commissioners, and Benjamin Craig, officer. In Mt. Sidney: A. H. Ross, John C. McCue, Isaac J. Parkins, Thomas Parke, and Robert S. Harnsberger, commissioners, and Charles K. Hyde, officer. In Spring Hill: Baily Dunlap, Theophilus Gamble, William H. Gamble, Jacob Shreckhise, and Dr. Samuel R. Hendren, commissioners, and William D. Poe, officer. In Mt. Solon: John G. Fulton, Samuel Bell, J. H. Ervin, Daniel Forrer, and Andrew Rodgers, commissioners, and Robert P. Eubank, officer. In Churchville: Harvey Bear, Ephraim Geeding, Dr. Joseph Wilson, Henry B. Seig, and F. F. Sterrett, commissioners, and A. B. Lightner, officer. In Swoop's Depot: George A. Wilson, George Shuey, A. G. Wayland, Jacob Baylor, and George F. Hoover, commissioners, and George W. Swoope, officer. In Midway: William T. Rush, A. M. Moore, James Henry, J. D. McGuffin, and John Rush, commissioners, and Dr. A. J. Hamilton, officer. In Newport: Frank Hite, John C. Echard, Dr. John McChesney, James J. Martin, and William S. Steele, commissioners, and A. S. Turk, officer. In Deerfield: Joseph Mann, Jacob Beck, Renix Hodge, Dr. William McCutchen, and James Crawford, commissioners, and Thomas E. Montgomery, officer. In Sherando: William C. Bridge, Daniel J. Shaw, G. B. Stuart, Samuel A. Hunter, and Jonathan Ralsley, commissioners, and Philip Killian, officer. In Parpassus: Thomas S. Hogshead, Edgar Crawford, Chesley Kinney, James Byers, and Martin Whitmore, commissioners, and James A. Hamrick, officer. In Waynesboro: William W. King, R. Terrell, John B. Smith, John J. Bell, and William Withrow, commissioners, and William L. Mowry, officer.
(Names in announcement: William P. Tate, William B. Kayser, Thornton Berry, C. C. Francesco, David S. Young, H. H. Peck, John B. Evans, John Trimble, William H. Slanker, A. J. Garber, William H. Donaghe, William L. Balthis, Dr. D. Rashaw, Luke Woodward, William Armstrong, A. S. Young, J. Staple, James M. King, Elijah Hogshead, McPheeters McCutchen, William R. Dunlap, William Thompson, Samuel X. Kerr, Thomas S. Coalter, John Newton, Lewis Bumgardner, Jno. Merret, John B. Shultz, Adam M. Hawpe, John Towterman, Adam McChesney, Hugh G. Guthrie, Thomas Johnsen, Joseph Long, Jacob VanLear, William L. Van Lear, Franklin McCue, John Brown, George T. Antrim, William Caldwell, John Hamilton, Philip Schmucker, James M. Stout, F. Fretwell, Nathaniel Kerr, Thornton G. Stout, George C. Robertson, John C. Myers, Benjamin Byerly, J. J. Wonderlick, Dr. Walker, James A. Patterson, Abraham Mohler, Benjamin Craig, A. H. Ross, John C. McCue, Isaac J. Perkins, Thomas Parke, Robert S. Harnsberger, Charles K. Hyde, Baily Dunlap, Theophilus Gamble, William H. Gamble, Jacob Shreckhise, Dr. Samuel Hendren, William D. Poe, John G. Fulton, Samuel Bell, J. H. Ervin, Dan'l Forrer, Andrew H. Rodgers, Robert P. Eubank, Harvey Bear, Ephraim Geeding, Dr. Joseph Wilson, Henry B. Seig, F. F. Sterrett, A. B. Lightner, Frank Hite, John C. Echard, Dr. John McChesney, James J. Martin, William S. Steele, A. S. Turk, Joseph Mann, Jacob Beck, Renix Hodge, Dr. William McCutchen, James Crawford, Thomas E. Montgomery, William C. Bridge, Daniel J. Shaw, G. B. Stuart, Samuel A. Hunter, Jonathan Ralsley, Philip Killian, Thomas S. Hogshead, Edgar Crawford, Chesley Kinney, James Byers, Martin Whitmore, James A. Hamrick, William W. King, R. Terrell, John B. Smith, John J. Bell, William WithrowJr., William L. Mowry)