The telegraph informs us that the news from Pittsburg is of
the highest importance, but its transmission by telegraph is prohibited. A citizen received a letter from his son on Saturday,
dated Pittsburg the 29th, which stated that they were on the eve of a battle,
and had orders to pack up everything in readiness for the “long roll.” Even if a battle had been fought for was
being fought there, we see no reason why the news should be contraband.
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette,
Davenport, Iowa, Monday Morning, May 5, 1862, p. 1
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