Count Sivenitz, Aid-de-Camp to . . .

. . . the Arch Duke Maximilian, Governor of Venice, has been tendered an appointment of Aid-de-Camp upon Gen. Fremont’s Staff.

– Published in the Burlington Daily Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Thursday, April 17, 1862 and also in the Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 19, 1862

A correspondent of the Utica Observer . . .

. . . writing from Missouri, speaks of the discovery of diverse interesting relics found in the rebel camp. Among others two human ribs, bearing the following inscription: - “The ribs of a New York Zuave, July 21, 1861,” soup dishes made of human skulls, &c. In a railway car on a road running out of Macon, Georgia, hangs or did hang a human skull, purporting to be that of a Yankee soldier killed at Bull Run. It is useless to talk about southern society declining towards barbarism – it is already there.

– Published in the Burlington Daily Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Wednesday, April 9, 1862

Two correspondents of the Hawk-Eye . . .

. . . are on the way to the Pittsburg battle field. They will look in at the Hospitals at St. Louis, Mound City, Cairo, and other places on the road, and send attainable information of Iowa soldiers. We hope to get full reports by letter and by telegraph.

– Published in the Burlington Daily Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Thursday, April 17, 1862 and also in the Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 19, 1862

A Prediction – Negro Emancipation

The Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial, writing under date of April 4th makes the following prediction:

“CAN WE SUBDUE THE REBELS.”

“No, not until it becomes a military necessity to emancipate their slaves. Is there a thoroughly loyal man in Washington who believes it possible otherwise? If there is I cannot find him. In November 1860, when I insisted that the country would be involved in war before May, 1861, some good people were shocked at the sensational character of the prediction. I beg leave to submit another, to-wit: before the first day of January, 1863, the President will declare general emancipation of the slaves of rebels a military necessity. When conversation and discussions at the capital of the nation assume that phase as prominently as now, the fact may be considered significant.”

“Cleveland,” an old and noted correspondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer, assumes also the mouth of prophecy to the same effect. He says:

“As I have seldom failed in my predictions of the future, as I think your readers will bear me witness, I will make another, that this war will end in a proclamation of the freedom of the slave, and in the separation the Cotton States from the Union; or in their subjugation, with a change of our constitutional form of Government.”

– Published in the Burlington Daily Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Thursday, April 17, 1862 & the Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 19, 1862

Late Southern News

The Richmond Examiner’s Charleston correspondent, under date of the 30th ult., writes as follows:

Since the drawn battle between the Monitor and Virginia, we have made up our minds that the strength of the batteries of Fort Sumter will, within the next three months, be tested by half a score of iron-sheathed monsters. We are now doing something to get ready fro them. The gunboat fever, just now so universal among the unconquerable women of the South, seems to have awakened the Navy Department from its torpor. What is now being done at the eleventh hour, by the orders of the government, should have been done twelve months ago. Since the cumbersome floating battery, intended for the reduction of Fort Sumter, was launched, our ship carpenters, as far as war vessels are concerned, have been absolutely idle, though their services could at any have been secured by the Confederacy. But the past is past, and we must all put our shoulders to the wheel for the future.

The Norfolk Day book of the 4th inst. has the following interesting item, which may be taken for what is worth:

We have a pretty strong hint that pilots acquainted with the various harbors along the Northern seaboard will speedily be in great demand, and that their services will be handsomely remunerated. It is unnecessary for us of course to say more than this, as those, interested will easily find out where to apply for further information. As the weather is getting warm, possibly some of our Southern friends intend to get up a few pic-nic excursions to a little colder climate, and it may be that they need the services of the above pilots.

The Richmond Examiner says:

The Hon. William M. Gwin, of California, who was arrested in New York some months ago and carried to Washington by Lincoln’s minions, but afterwards released, also arrive in this city yesterday, and is stopping at the Spottswood Hotel. Dr. Gwin came from Maryland by the underground railroad. He states that the Yankees intend exhausting every means to crush out the so-called “rebellion” by the first of May. The number of mechanics in the workshops of the North has been doubled, and they are now working day and night turning out iron for gunboats, as the north believes them to be their only salvation.

The same paper says:

It is suggested that Congress will take measures to check the evils which are becoming quite perceptible from the large issue of Treasury notes, and will provide adequate means for absorbing the currency. We learn that the expenditures of the Government are at the rate of two or three millions a day, and that there is a weekly addition of that sum to the currency. We here it recommended that Congress should make all future issues of Treasury notes bear interest.

All the Generals of our army of the Mississippi are now at Corinth, including Beauregard, Sidney Johnson [sic], Bragg, Polk, Crittenden, Gladden, Ruggles, Carroll, and Kirby Smith. Gen. Jackson, of Georgia is in command at Corinth.

The Richmond Examiner of April 4 contains a leading article urging the execution of the full sentence of the law upon several persons convicted of counterfeiting rebel treasury notes. – That penalty, says the examiner, is hanging by the neck until they are dead.

The Richmond Dispatch, of the 31st, announces that it is the purpose of the Provost Marshal to interpose and regulate the prices of provisions, &c., in the markets of Richmond.

– Published in the Burlington Daily Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Thursday, April 17, 1862 & the Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 19, 1862

The Mayor of Cincinnati . . .

. . . has sued the Commercial for damages estimated at $30,000, resulting from the comments of that paper of the Wendell Phillips riot.

– Published in the Burlington Daily Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Thursday, April 17, 1862, also in the Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 19, 1862 & The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport Iowa, Wednesday Morning, April 16, 1862, p. 2 which added an addendum: "We think we see him getting them."

Iowa 2d Regiment

[Pittsburg, Tenn., April 9, 1862]

Mr. Dunham – Dear Sir:

It may relieve the anxiety of those who have friends in the 2d Iowa Regiment Infantry to have a list of the killed, wounded, and missing, who suffered in the terrible battle which was fought at this place on the 6th and 7th of the present month, and hence I send you the following for publication in your excellent paper. The official report may change it some what, but I think not materially. There are, no doubt, some who were struck with spent balls or received very slight injuries who are not in the list, but I think that none are omitted who were seriously injured. Some of those reported missing are perhaps dead on the field whilst others may be wounded in the hands of friends or else prisoners in the hand of the enemy:

COMPANY A.

Killed – W. W. Clark; Geo. W. Friend.

Wounded – Severly: Sergeant John Mackley, John Kepple, Joseph Conley, William Robinson. Sligthly: John Huff, Ephraim Wiley, Thomas Fehan, William Douglas, Joseph Collins.

COMPANY B.

Wounded – Severly: Capt. R. M. Littler, M. L. Thompson, H. Post. Slightly: B. Farrell, D. J. Scott, Jules Meridith.

COMPANY C.

Wounded – Severely: E. Corcoran, W. H. Sutliff, Jefferson Wooster. Slightly: Sergeant H. C. McNeal, Charles Rowan.

COMPANY D.

Missing: Austin Rush; James Crystal.

Wounded – Severely: J. H. Looby, William Riddle, R. D. Barrett. SligtlyL Capt. N. M. Mills. Sergeant Wm. Houston, Corp. L. B. Houston, Robert Byle, John Sharp.

COMPANY E.

Killed – Sergeant Amos Weimer, John C. Vaverstick, Elijah Newby.

Missing – Daniel Walmer.

Wounded – Severely: Daniel Brown, Charles Reed, John Duncan, Theodore Boggs, Reuben Coop. Slightly: Capt. J. T. McCullough, Lieut. D. B. Wislon, Henry A. Millen, James Ross, Elwood Williams, J. M. Hughes, L. T. Webster, J. J. McKee, Thomas Patton, Marion York.

COMPANY F.

Wounded – Severely: Capt. A. Wilkin, Lieut. Brawner, Sergt. W. Miller, J. W. Sullivan.

COMPANY G.

Missing – Herman D. St. John

Wounded – Severely: Capt. S. A. Moor, Chas. E. Dunn. Slightly; John Denmuth, Davis Proctor, Burr Vurmilia.

COMPANY H.

Wounded – Severely: Lieut. Scofield, Thams Curren, Henry Russell, J. N. Hamill.

COMPANY I.

Killed – Corporal Cooly

Wounded – Severely: Capt. H. P. Cox, Sergt. S. L. Tull, Corp. H. Rogers, John Luellen, John S. Herwick, George G. Whttler, William F. Gauger, Corp. F. Daily, George F. Cook, H. A. Smiley, William H. Laird. W. F. Robins, Wm. Robinson, Charesl Reader, George Mescher.

COMPANY K.

Killed – Lieut. Oling

Wounded – Severely: Lieut. John E. Molby. – Slightly: W. H. Henderson.

Yours, truly,
A. Axline,
Chaplain 2d Iowa Reg’t Infantry.

– Published in the Burlington Daily Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 19, 1862

Markets

Burlington, Friday p.m.

The weather after a rainy week is again pleasant – how long it will remain so is uncertain. The roads are very bad and little coming to town by wagon. The river is again rising at this point rapidly, and a large rise is coming down. Millers are in want of grain, and we advance our quotations for spring wheat to 58, winter to 70c.

SUGAR – 9@10 – crushed, 12, refined white 11 ½c; clarified 11c.
COFFEE – 20@22c.
MOLASSES – by the bbl., reboiled, 40; syrup, 45; kegs $4.50. Sorghum 25@30c.
NAILS – Ass.,$3 7c@4.
RICE – 8@9c.
FRUIT – Raisins, prime, new $4.50
BROOMS – $1.25@1 50 per dozen.
FLOUR – Wholesale $4.50 to $5.00; Spring $4.00@$4.55
WHEAT – Spring, 50@55, choice 58; Winter 60@70 firm.
CORN – 15c.
RYE – 25c.
BEANS – 75c@$1.00 per bush.
POTATOES – 25@30c per bush.
OATS – 20c.
BUTTER – 10@12 ½c.
EGGS – 5c.
CHICKENS – 90@$1.25 per doz.
ONIONS – 25c. – no market.
HAY – Timothy,$7@$9
WOOD – $2.50@$3.00
HIDES – Green 4½c; Dry Flint 11@12½c; Green Salted 5½c.
GREEN CALF SKINS – 5c.; salted, 6@7c.
SHEEP PELTS – 35@100.
WHISKEY – 20@22c.
LARD – 4@6c.per lb. in bbl.
APPLES – 30@50c.
DRIED APPLES – 6@7c. per lb.
TIMOTHY SEED – $1.25 to $1.50 per bush.
HUNGARIAN GRASS SEED – 15@25c bush. No Sale.
CLOVER SEED – $4.75@5.50
FLAX SEED – prime, $1.25@$1.50
CORN MEAL – 25c per bush.
BACON – hams 4@50c; shoulders 3@4 cents; side 5c.
RAGS – 1½c per lb.

– Published in the Burlington Daily Hawk-Eye and Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, both published on Saturday, April 19, 1862

On Monday of last week . . .

. . . while the rebels were being whipped at Pittsburg Landing Beauregard’s dispatch announcing the “victory” of the confederates on Sunday was read and a series of resolutions of which the floolowing was the first, were introduced in the rebel Congress:

Resolved. That Congress has learned with feelings of joy and gratitued to the Devine ruler of nations, the news of the recent glorious victory of our army in Tennessee.

The other resolutions referred to the death of Albert Sidney Johnson [sic]. The rebel Senate thought there might be some mistake in the announcement, and refused to act on the resolution. The House, however, adopted it. It is probable that the rebels at Richmond had not as “deep joy,” on Tuesday, as they had on Monday.

– Published in the Burlington Daily Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April, 19, 1862

Wounded Iowa Soldiers in Hospital at Louisville

O. A. Warner, co F, 15th; Chas. Eagle, co D, 15th; John Miller, co E, 15th; Wm. B. Winters, co D, 15th; Wm. Ehtis, co B, 16th; Wm. Riddle, co D, 2d; Wm. Gouger, co I, 2d; John H. Lorby [sic], co D, 2d; Benj. F. Stowden [sic], co B, 15th.

– Published in the Burlington Daily Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 19, 1862

Illness of Gen. Sigel

Gen. Sigel, at St. Louis, is still suffering great misery from severe rheumatism, contracted by exposure in the field. Visitors are not admitted to his rooms. Even his friends do not obtain access to him

– Published in the Burlington Daily Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 19, 1862

The fall of Fort Pulaski . . .

. . . is another illustration of the inefficiency of the seaboard fortifications which have been erected at vast cost. Brick and stone walls and casemates are speedily knocked into pieces by the tremendous artillery now in service. We may have to iron plate our forts as well as ships.

– Published in the Burlington Daily Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 19, 1862

By a private letter from . . .

. . . the 16th Iowa we learn that A. A. McDowell, 1st Sergeant of Co. E, was killed, and W. S. Stafford, of the same company was severely wounded in the arm, in the battle of Pittsburg Landing.

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A telegraph office has been opened at Pittsburg Landing, Tenn. Charges on messages of ten words or under $2.20, and 22 cents each additional word.

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Several letters received yesterday say that neither Capt. Brydolf nor Lieut. Halliday are dangerously wounded.

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The Ponbina passed up yesterday having on board a few wounded returning from the Pittsburgh battle, among them Col. Hare of the 11th, wounded in the hand, Lieut. Shurtz of Iowa City, of company H, Iowa 18th, shot through the leg below the knee, one of the bones being fractured. While here Dr. Henry dressed his wound. The name of the others, only slightly wounded, we did not learn.

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TOO BAD.– Some villain has stolen the scissors Editorial of the Linn County Register, and the Editor is left disconsolate to get along the best way he can.

– Published in the Burlington Daily Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 19, 1862

Upon the whole we are rather sorry . . .

. . . that the rebel recruiting station over on the Des Moines was broken up. Had it been permitted to remain it might have ridden our State of numerous pestiferous secessionists, who would do us less harm as open enemies in arms than as spies secretly laboring to undermine the loyal cause in the State. Now they are laboring to discourage loyal people by prating of taxation – the terrible cost of the war, which they characterize as wicked and causeless. Let them go down into Dixie where they belong. They are out of place in Iowa.

– Published in the Burlington Daily Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 19, 1862

The meaning of the word “Abolitionist” . . .

. . . has undergone many changes within a few years, its meaning always having been changed by the men who grow and work slaves as a business. – Two years ago at Charleston and Baltimore it was changed to include all persons not endorsing the Divine Right of Slavery and laboring for its extension. Within a year it has been still further changed and now includes all persons loyal to the Union. Throughout Dixie every loyal man of whatever section who sustains and upholds the government of his country is an “ABOLITIONIST,” and never spoken of except as an “Abolitionist.” And in the free States all the tories use the word in the same sense and whenever they prate of the “Abolitionists,” they mean all loyal persons who are in favor of crushing the slave-holder’s rebellion.

– Published in the Burlington Daily Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 19, 1862

Company I, Sixth Iowa

Camp of the 6th Iowa Reg’t
near Pittsburgh Landing, Tenn.
April 8, 1862

Editor Hawk-Eye: - The following is a list of killed and wounded of Company I, in the battle of the 6th and 7th:

Killed. – Privates – Archibald Conner, George W. Clark, C. C. Philbrook, David Key, Augustus Johnson, Louis Owens.

Wounded. – Capt. Fabrian Brydolf, in the neck and right arm, (I learn today that his arm has been amputated,) Lieut. Halliday, to the right thigh, dangerous, John Harpman, right arm, H. H. Herron, two ribs broken, very dangerous, Wm. P. Patterson, right arm, slight, Frank Hamilton, right shoulder, slight, Wm. Baker, right shoulder, slight, Albert Wentworth, right breast, dangerous, Chas. Jericho, both hands, Henry Milligan, right arm.

Jasper H. Munroe, musician, taken prisoner.

The 6th was under the most galling fire for about five hours on the 6th, and did themselves great credit. The killed of the Regiment are about seventy-five, and wounded about two hundred.

Gen. Beauregard is reported wounded and Gen. Johnson [sic] killed. Gen. Breckinridge is reported killed, also Gen. Johnson. Gens. Polk, Hardee and Pillow were here. The loss on both sides is terrible. Prisoners say this is the last stand that will be made, as they brought to bear all the forces they could get together.

Capt. Brydolf was wounded while cheering his men on under the fire of three rebel regiments. Lieut. Halliday was wounded early in the engagement.

At last report the enemy were perfectly panic-stricken, fleeing towards Corinth, throwing everything away that would impede their flight, with Gen. Buell in hot pursuit.

The 8th and 12th and 14th are nearly all taken prisoners. Capts. Williams and Glenn are wounded. Lieut. Grimes, wounded slight.

The enemy’s force is variously reported to have been for 120,000 to 175,000.

P.

– Published in the Burlington Daily Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 19, 1862

Lauman’s Brigade at the Battle of Pittsburgh

Fairfield, Iowa, April, 16, 1862

Editor Hawk-Eye:

Privates John C. Duncan and Reuben Coop, of Company E, Second Regiment, arrived here yesterday evening, and from them I learn some particulars in regard to the part taken in the battle by Lauman’s Brigade, which I hasten to communicate to you, as Iowa Regiments appear to have been almost entirely left out of the reports to the papers. As I did not have long to talk with the boys, I did not learn much, but what few facts I have to communicate will doubtless prove of interest to those who have friends in General Lauman’s Brigade.

The Brigade, consisting of the 2d, 7th, 12th, and 14th Iowa Regiments, supported a battery on the extreme right of our line of defense, and were engaged from 8 o’clock a. m., till 4 p. m., Sunday, exposed to the fire of the enemy during the whole time. Many were killed and many wounded, but I have only been able to learn the names of a few of the 2d regiment. They are as follows:

Captain R. M. Littler, company B, wounded; Capt. H. P. Cox, company I, shot through the hips; Capt. Abe Wilkin, company F, wounded; Capt. Sam’l A. Moore, company G, wounded in both legs.

COMPANY E. – Lieut. David B. Wilson, slightly wounded; Orderly Sergeant Amos H. Wimer and Privates Elijah Newby and John C. Hoverstick, killed; Sergeant A. Millen, struck by a falling limb; Corporal Dan. W. Brown, wounded in the foot; Corp’l Thos. L. Stallcup, wounded in the shoulder; Privates Theodore F. Boggs, John C. Duncan, Reuben Coop and Charles J. Reed, slightly wounded.

Corporal B. R. St. John, of Company G, and Private Thomas Curran, of company H, are severely wounded.

The boys report that the Brigade behaved with great bravery, but at 4 p. m., they were pressed so hard by the enemy that they were compelled to retreat, which they did in “good order.” The 12th and 14th regiments were subsequently taken by the enemy, but by what process the boys did not know.

Full particulars will doubtless reach you soon from your correspondents in the 2d regiment – perhaps before you get this.

W. S. Moore

– Published in the Burlington Daily Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Thursday, April 17, 1862

The 74th Ohio, Col. Moody . . .

. . . now in charge of the rebel prisoners at Camp Chase, Columbus, and the 69th Ohio, Col. Lewis D. Campbell, are ordered to Nashville to strengthen then hands of Gov. Andy Johnson.

– Published in the Burlington Daily Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Wednesday, April 16, 1862

Col. Fitz Henry Warren . . .

. . . is appointed to the military control of Henry, Bates, St. Clair and Vernon counties, in Central Missouri; and with his own 1st Iowa Cavalry and the 26th Indiana Infantry, he garrisons the once famous military posts of Sedalia, Lamine, Oceola, etc.

– Published in the Burlington Daily Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Wednesday, April 16, 1862

We have five or six correspondents in . . .

. . . the eleven Iowa Regiments at Pittsburg. As we have had no letter from either of them since the battle the presumption is that they are all either killed, wounded or missing. It will be seen though our loss is greater than either the Philadelphia Inquirer or the Chicago Times as those papers lost each but one correspondent.

– Published in the Burlington Daily Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Wednesday, April 16, 1862