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Waynesboro Village Record: January 23, 1863 Go To Page : 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |

Another Citizen and Soldier Gone
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Summary: Thomas G. Pilkington, post master of Waynesboro and a member of Co. A. 126th Regiment P. V., died of diarrhea in the Washington hospital last Thursday. Prior to his death, Pilkington was wounded in the "terrible" battle of Rappahannock, suffering injuries to his hands and arms, though he managed to recover from his ailments.
(Names in announcement: Thomas G. Pilkington)

Support the Government
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Summary: With two years remaining before the President's mandate is set to expire, the piece admonishes readers to remain steadfast in their support for the administration and the war effort. Unlike during times of peace, when opposition is "justifiable," it maintains, the circumstances currently dictate that "it is the duty of every man who desires the good of his country, to give all the moral support he can to the executive."

Full Text of Article:

Support the Government.--The present administration will administer the government for two years longer. Every official movement towards ending the rebellion must be made by and through them. The natural and, in fact, the only enemy of the rebellion is the government of the United States. The only weapon by which a blow can be struck at the rebellion is the executive of the United States. Every good citizen should endorse and set upon the sentiment of the Washington Chronicle, that those who strengthen the arm of President Lincoln, weaken the rebels, and those who attack, embarrass or hinder the administration, give aid and comfort to them, and help to prolong their efforts. In a state of peace, any amount or kind of opposition to the administration is justifiable, but in time of war, it is the duty of every man who desires the good of his country, to give all the moral support he can to the executive.

It has often been the case that a large minority of a nation has been opposed to entering upon a long and expensive war; but when the step is once taken, and the honor of the nation is once committed, that minority has always rallied to the support of their country. While their judgement might be opposed to the war, their pride and their patriotism alike compel them to smother all opposition, even if they cannot lend their active co-operation. But history nowhere records of any people so wide spread and cordial a sympathy with their enemies as exists to-day among the people of the United States of America. Still less does history afford an example of a great people who have been wantonly attacked and insulted, furnishing a large and powerful minority, who openly sympathise with their enemies, rejoice at their reverses, and advocate the very cause in support of which they are unjustifiable attacked. The government of the United States has been forced by circumstances into supporting the cause of human freedom against not only its own citizens in rebellion, but against all sovereignties of the civilized world. Independently of the holiness of the cause, the concert, the malignity and the magnitude of the attack ought to call out the pride and the patriotism of every man who has a spark of courage in his heart.

Negroes Hanged in Charleston
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Summary: It is reported that 19 blacks were recently killed in Charleston after it was discovered that slaves in the city were involved in a conspiracy to stockpile arms. The authorities targeted for execution the "most intelligent of the conspirators."

Full Text of Article:

A British subject who arrived in Norfolk, from Charleston, South Carolina, within a few days, gives the information that nineteen Negroes were hung in the streets just prior to his departure. This occurred in consequence of a discovery made in a rather singular manner. The whites there for some time past have been closely watching the movements of the blacks, and thinking that they observed an unusual number of funerals among them, a white man disguised himself, and following in one of the processions, on arriving at the burial ground he discovered that the coffin contained arms, which were taken from it and buried in a vault, in which a number had already been deposited. The consequence of this discovery was the execution of nineteen of the most intelligent of the conspirators.

The Altar
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Summary: On Dec. 30, 1862, David D. Fahrney and Susan Francis Benchoff were married by Rev. James Colder.
(Names in announcement: David D. Fahrney, Susan Francis Benchoff, Rev. James Colder)

The Altar
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Summary: On Jan. 23rd, George W. McFerren and Maggie E. Beard, of Washington county, Md., were married by Rev. C. H. Savidge.
(Names in announcement: George W. McFerren, Maggie E. Beard, Rev. C. H. Savidge)

The Tomb
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Summary: On Jan. 19th, Clinton Jerome Rodgers, 6, died near Waynesboro.
(Names in announcement: Clinton Jerome Rodgers)

The Tomb
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Summary: On Jan. 16th, Julia Davis, 49, died in Funkstown.
(Names in announcement: Julia Davis)

The Tomb
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Summary: On Jan. 17th, William, son of William and Susan Tallhem, died near Shady Grove. He was 13 months old.
(Names in announcement: William Tallhem, William Tallhem, Susan Tallhem)