Today's Gazette contains Hon. David Todd's letter accepting the Union nomination for governor. The southern papers are troubled about the loss of Hatteras Inlet. The captured officers and soldiers, the powder lost, and the fact that the most important point on their coast for privateering purposes is now in possession of Government troops is calculated to vex them; but it is only a beginning. They say it will take 30,000 men to retake that fort.
Peggy's comments:
William's relapse is troubling.
The Cincinnati Gazette, a pro-Union paper, refers to the nomination of David Tod by the newly formed Union party for the governorship of Ohio. The Union party was a political party made up of pro-war Democrats and Republicans.
Julia refers to the loss of Hatteras Inlet in North Carolina. It indeed was a major accomplishment for the Union forces. It was the first victory after the disastrous Battle of Bull Run, it prevented Confederate interference with Union maritime commerce, and it gave Union forces an entry into North Carolina.
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| Fort Hatteras Opening fire and troops landing in the surf From the Library of Congress |
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