21 Mar 1865
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1865
Page
1
A short devotional poem speaks of the angel of patience comforting mourners Leatts and others. It describes the angel’s gentle presence easing grief, restoring lost joy, and guiding believers to endure with calm until the end shall tell. The piece emphasizes divine order and steady faith amid sorrow.
A reflective piece argues for peace while detailing the four years of conflict. It criticizes amnesty and reconciliation efforts, predicts a near end to the Civil War, and urges focus on the broader changes caused by the rebellion rather than its origins or blame.
Gettysburg March 10 1865. A long reflective piece arguing that Civil War tests a nation, strengthens it through hardship, and validates emancipation and faith in Providence. It notes unprecedented national strength, warns against forgetting God, and enshrines the union’s durability amid rebellion.
A curio of memory anecdotes details Sir William Yamiton and Ber Johnson revealing feats of recall. Nichobr’s Denmark office work and a restored lost book entry illustrate memory’s power. Senn ea laments aging while recounting two thousand names and two hundred verses learned in school. The piece extols disciplined practice, study of languages, and compiling a personal verbal treasury.
A vintage essay advocates steady study with flexible hours, arguing early rising fits some, but not all, minds. It extols living in hearts over houses, urging steadfast affection and memory as true home, then urges action without delay to achieve good works and avoid envy or idle dreaming.
A collage of humorous vignettes and short anecdotes from a past era. It includes a hat discovery at Mount Holyoke Seminary, rustic tales of old Peles and a Vermont clergyman, a shipboard dog, a clever account of a boyish preacher, arithmetic quips, romantic quips at travel stations, and scattered social sketches. The piece weaves humor, morality, and everyday life with period voice and local color.
A New York Herald correspondent recounts a humorous yet pointed exchange between General Sherman and Savannah’s British Consul. Sherman asserts seizing cotton stored under British flags in Savannah in the name of the U S government, mocks the consul’s claim to cotton, and vows to report to his government. The consul threatens to inform his government, while Sherman quips he would haul cotton to the sea with picks and shovels if needed. The episode ends with Sherman leaving untroubled.
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