Hershman, J.T., fl. 1862 Camden confederate. [Vol. 2, no. 4 (November 21, 1862)]

Schedule of the South Carolina Railroad. Proclamation of Governor Francis Wilkinson Pickens, including 10 resolutions ordering all "white residents" to be put under arms in a militia immediately and the draft of all men ages 18 to 45. Asked to be printed twice in the newspapers. Letter to the editor is glad that the patrol system has been kept up without compulsion. Description of the reception and burial of General J. B. Villepigue, his staff, and 10 privates in Camden. Also two short articles: one on the death of Lieutenant Edward P. Niles and another on the body of Lieutenant H. M. DeSaussure arriving in Camden. Roll of officers and privates, a total of 74 men, in the Wateree Mounted Riflemen on their way to Georgetown, South Carolina. News from Memphis, Tennessee. Update from Northern papers, including items on throngs visiting General McClellan as well as an item stating that the French government has demanded indemnities for injuries inflicted upon French citizens in New Orleans by General Benjamin Butler. Report of the resignation of Confederate Secretary of War George W. Randolph. John A. Campbell of Alabama will be acting secretary. Description of the explosion of the Confederate Cartridge Manufactory at Jackson, Mississippi from "The Mississippian." Reprint of editorial from "The Boston Pilot," urging Lincoln to offer terms of peace.