Memorial Day tale of Wadsworth and boyhood rudeness
A crowd of boys mocks an elderly veteran, Barton Wadsworth, as he sells medicines from a spring basket. Herbert Page intervenes, pays for the broken bottles, reveals Wadsworth’s Gettysburg injuries, and the boys reform, later aiding his pension increase. the piece ends with a Memorial Day reflection and notes on origins of Memorial Day in the South.
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Herbert Page
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Charlie Page
Tough Battle Tales of the Merrimag Forces in 1802
The fragment describes Soblices of the Tiwentieth Llidiaay marching against Confederates near Fort Monroe and Newport News during a Merrimag conflict. It notes water shortage, hostile fire, and a move to Nor woll in May 1802, with attempts to seize the Congress.
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Heroes and Heroes Dead in a World of Valor
Fragmentary verse laments fallen heroes, praising the living ones who carry nobility. The speaker invokes Mother Earth and asks if heroes remain, then finds solace in memories of courage, truth, and the guiding light of immortal deeds. References to Greek and Roman imagery appear alongside "Freedom's sword" and divine approval.
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Theseus
Nestor Taughe
Mother Marth
Oura
Suiver
Trajan
Isle of Enlin Dellgie
Jason
Hitita Ean
Two Soldier Boys and a Southern Nurse in War Time
A Boston Transcript narrative recounts Dorothy Ashton a Confederate nurse who tends Northern and Southern soldiers at a field hospital. She befriends a cheerful Northern youth Jack learns of a past romance linkingEdward Rendall to her and discovers the two men are uncle and suitor, binding fates across war boundaries as memories endure.
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Edward Rendall
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Boston- Transcript
Origin of Memorial Day Noted in Kewanee History
Rufus P Parrish of Kewanee is credited with prompting Memorial Day observance through a letter to Senator John A Logan. His appeal helped Congress establish nationwide decoration days for Union dead, a practice begun in Kewanee in 1863, five years before Logan’s influence secured broader action.
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Rufus P. Parrish
John A. Logan
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Memorial Day memorialized by Congressional action urged by Parrish
An obituary notes Mr Parrish's long civic work and influence prompting a memorial day proposal. His family history spans Revolutionary and War of 1812 origins, involvement in Underground Railroad, Y M C A founding, and early civic movements. He moved to Illinois in 1850s and was married for sixty four years.
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Logan
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Ghostly tale marks Hiram Snyder in Civil War tragedy
In a Civil War era tale, Hiram Snyder dies at 19 and is mourned in a frontier town. A postmaster delivers the chilling call, a funeral sermon is preached, and years later a saffron ghost, the now grown Snyder, appears at a rally. The minister reflects Snyder cannot be relied upon.
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Io. Ceat
Eiram Snyder
A Straggler of ’68 in a Quiet Graveyard Scene
A damaged fragment recalls a fallen comrade from 1868, honored with a wreath and quiet remembrance. The passage evokes soldiers’ memory, drifting snows, and a modest monument, with lines of celebration blending into solemn tribute.
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Biriek
Soldier Masengat and Prominent Names in Waipira Tenth
Fragmentary text mentions Soldier Masengat at Fort in a Waipira state setting with New York City ties. It references two groups including a lodge outer unit and four members. The passage also notes grateful soldiers and a dog in a nostalgic, unclear context.
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