Burning of Roanoke Attacked by Indians in 1866
An 1866 account recalls a raid on Roanoke on the Chattahoochee River. Thirty assailants fired on the Georgia steamer and overwhelmed the village, killing eight whites and several others, with many burned or wounded. Judge David Bryan, the sole survivor, escaped by hiding under a river bluff as soldiers arrived.
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Roanoke
Chattahoochee River
Lumpkin
Georgia
Rosnoke
Gazaway (Williams
Gazaway
Talbot
Horn
Limpkin
Gataway
Ray
Anderson
Kershaw
Mr. Pierce
Fiahes
Mr. Donalsons
Matthew
Joice
Starke
Rood & Seymour
New House
Peter
David Bryan
W.K. P
Battle at Shepherds plantation described with casualties
Ex Senator James G Parks provides an official account of the June 9 1836 engagement at Shepherds plantation near Lumpkin GA. Capt Garmany and Major Jernigan led a mixed force against a large Indian force, with Garmany mortally wounded as his men fought valiantly. Several officers and privates from Gwinnett and Stewart counties died, and later monuments were erected to honor them.
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James G. Parks
Dawson
Shepherd's Plantation
Garmany
Major Jernigan
Germany
Jernigan
Stewart County
Fort Jones
Fort McCreary
Ensign Lacy
Jas. A. Martin
Jas. H. Holland
Robert T. Holland
Jas. M. Allen
Wm. M. Sims
J. A. W. Tate
A. W. Peden
Capt. Garmany
John R. Alexander
Thos. W. Hunt
Wo. Stapp
Col. Gibson
Stewart County Company
David Delk
Jared Irwin
Robert Billups
Hunter
Delk
Capt
Irwin
Savage
Lumpkin
G.a
Tures
Billups
Slunter
Capt. Irwin
C. A. Cheatham
Dawson, Ga
Young Hunter
Joel E. Hunter
Terrell County
Lavid Bryan
Gwinnett County
Court House
Laurenceville
Gwinnett Co
Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy Promises Cure
A promotional note asserts catarrh is curable with Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy. It describes the remedy as pleasant to use and effective when used faithfully, urging readers to obtain it from all druggists before the condition worsens.
Fifth Ga Regiment at Chickamauga Battle
W K P recalls the Fifth Georgia Infantry in the September 1863 Chickamauga fight. From ~300 at start to ~100 on day two, comrades fell, smoke and fire filled the night, and Confederate forces under Cleburne pressed a hard fight. The piece closes on wartime patriotism and peace.
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Chickamauga
5Th Ga
Fifth
Georgia
McCook
Crittenden
Chattanooga
Fifth Georgia
Company B
Cleburne
South
W.K. P
Lucky Man Thanks Lottery Officials for $15,000 Win
Thomas Pauvey of Boston writes from Willioursville thanking The Louisiana State Lottery officials after winning $15,000 with ticket No. 66551. He recalls canal boat days between Pittsburgh and New Orleans and notes it took five days to receive the prize. George Scarlett reports a giant tree with a hollow trunk formed by a force iron passing through it near Brunswick.
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Willioursville
Pilot
Boston
Mass
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Mississippi
Pittsburg
New Orleans
Thomas Pauvey
George Scarlett
Fancy Bluff
Brunswick
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Ancient History
Ike
Epherd
Stewart Coun
Pratt
Daniel Pratt
Union
Mexico
South America
British Art Indies
L. D. Lockhart, JR
Americas
James Fricker
Americus, GA
Bhari
Sxi
Salerman
Cherafpi
D. B. Hul
Sole
GM Woodenttraz
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