Posted inPublic Health & Medicine US Civil War

October 28, 1862 – The Sanitary Condition of the Army

We have a letter before us from an Intelligent, educated citizen of this State, a non-commissioned officer in one of our late Maine Regiments, from which we make the following extracts:

“We have been put through a pretty hard breaking-in process. Our march through Maryland was a fatiguing one, and the exposure (sleeping in the open air) was a rough ordeal to those of hitherto sedentary life especially. I stood it better than I expected, carrying my musket every day that the regiment moved, though many stout men gave out, who, I thought, could stand much more than I.”

The writer was afflicted with the prevailing army diseases,—diarrhoea, dysentery, and bloody flux,—and was obliged to report him self on the sick list. He was on the doctor’s hands about a week, and says of his treatment—

Posted inPolitics

Premier Mussolini Delivers Stirring Address Before Fascist Party Following His Escape Yesterday From Assassination

CLAIMS ORGANIZATION MUST BE NEXT IN HIGHEST STATE OF EFFICIENCY.

ROME, April 8.—(AP) Benito Mussolini, premier of Italy having escaped assassination at the hands of a woman, is determined to fight for the principles for which he stands throughout the world.

“I have chosen as the slogan of my life, ‘live in danger’ and I say as an old fighter: ‘when I advance follow me; when I retreat, kill me; should I die, avenge me.’ “

Posted inUS Civil War

October 21, 1862 – The Battle of Perryville

REBELS BADLY WHIPPED.
THE FORTY-SECOND INDIANA REG’T.

Battle-field, near Perryville,
Forty-second Reg’t I. V.
October 10th, 1862.

Messrs Editors: I embrace the earliest opportunity of giving you a sketch of the battle near Perrysville, Ky., which commenced on the evening of the 8th inst, near one o’clock P. M. Of what occurred outside of the 17th brigade, I am not able to inform you, nor can I particularize about any regiment but the 42d. However, this I do know from personal observation that never can troops fight more bravely than did the 10th Ohio, led by the gallant Lieut. Colonel Burke, on whom too much honor and praise cannot be bestowed. Of the 15th Kentucky, led by Col. Pope, who received a wound in the shoulder, the same may be said, and of the 3d Ohio, led by Col. Beatty, and the 88th Indiana, led by Col. Humphreys, the same may be said: for all did honor to the cause of the Union and liberty. But as I can only speak in general terms of those noble regiment and their brave officers, I will hasten to speak in particular of the part played in the fearful drama by the 42d, in which your readers are more particularly interested.

About 10 o’clock the 42d was ordered to take position in a dry creek, at the foot of a rugged hill, about three hundred yards in advance, and one hundred to the right of Loomis’ battery. There we remained till the fight began, which was commenced by the rebels with artillery upon Loomis’.

Posted inBlack History Daily News

Gov. McLean Orders Inquiry Into Flogging Case

Grenville. N. C.. Oct. 12 (Preston News Service) —Acting upon instructions from Governor A. W. McLean, Solicitor Jesse Davis was in Greenville Tuesday afternoon en route to Farmville to make a rigid investigation of the recent flogging administered to Dr. S. J. B. Collins, a physician at that place, by a hooded gang.

Dr. Collins, who is a British subject, was said to have been instructed by his assailants to leave the town but instead he appealed to the British consulate in this country and on Wednesday Solicitor Davis received a message from the vice consulate in Wilmington urging a thorough investigation.