Vicksburg Campaign Tales From May 1863 Riveting Push
The narrative chronicles Grant's eastern thrust toward Vicksburg after Port Gibson and Grand Gulf, Johnston's Jackson headquarters, and key actions near Raymond Champion's Hill Baker's Creek and Edwards Station, with reflections on the eagle in the Wisconsin regiment and the Battle of Champion's Hill results.
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Grant
Vicksburg
Banks
Port Hudson
Port Gibson
Grand Gulf
Joseph E. Johnston
Jackson
Mississippi
Johnston
Pemberton
Seventeenth
J. B. McPherson
Fifteenth
W. T. Sherman
Thirteenth Corps
Big Black River
McClernand
McPherson
Sherman
A. J. Smith
Willow Springs
Rocky Springs
Cayuga
Mount Auburn
Big Sandy
Five-mile Creek
Smith
Wisconsin
Hagle
Auburn
Frank P. Blair
Hooker
Army of the Potomac
Chancellorville
Fourteen-Mile Creek
Edward’s
Vicksburg and Jackson
Raymond
Champion's Hill
Baker's Creek
Blair
Carr
Osterhaus
Hovey
Vicksburg and
Jackson Road
Hove
Edwards
Plan of Vicksburg Defenses and Black River Bridge
A veteran recounts the Vicksburg campaign May 1863 including the Black River Bridge clash, 1700 prisoners, and Confederate breastworks with cotton bales. He notes Union advances from Champion's Hill toward Vicksburg and the burning bridge as spills over into a roughly bloodless victory. Several guns captured bear gilded inscriptions such as Lady Davis and Lady Beauregard. The narrative contrasts later Franklin, Tennessee and Hood’s assault with Union maneuvers via the Big Black River toward Vicksburg.
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Vicksburg
Harper's
Iowa
Champion’s Hill
Edward’s Station
Black River
Black River Bridge
Lawler
Franklin, Tenn
Hood
Schofield
Port Gibson
Raymond
Jackson
Champion's Hill
E € Pioneer Corps
Lady Davis
Thirteenth Corps
Desperate Civil War Wounded Care Near Vicksburg
The account recalls field hospitals four miles from Confederate works at Swett's house where surgeons prepared instruments and supplies for amputations and wound care. Wounded men arrived by ambulances as May 19 1863 battles intensified, with extensive use of splints, dressings, morphine and ether.
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Mississippi River
Vicksburg
Swett
Swett’s
Sherman
Fifteenth Corps
McPherson
Seventeenth Corps
McClernand
Thirteenth Corps
Kate St Jermyn and the Jealousy at St Jermyn Hall
A society tale unfolds as Kate St Jermyn, a rich heiress, navigates family pride and romantic strain. Jealousy erupts when Rupert’s suspicions flare over a mysterious male visitor, and Kate quietly confronts the feud within the St Jermyn household.
National Memorial Celebration in Philadelphia Sept 15–17
Describes the Centennial celebration in Philadelphia with a grand industrial parade on Sept 15, a military parade on Sept 16 led by Gen Sheridan, and closing services Sept 17 in Independence Square with President Cleveland in attendance. Also notes the Fifteenth Consecutive Inter-State Exhibition opening Sept 7, with vast exhibits, reduced rail rates, and expected attendance near 500 000.
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United States
Philadelphia
Keystone
Union
Gov
Beaver
Pennsylvania
Keystone Commonwealth
Army of the
North Atlantic
Grand Army
Cadet Corps
Phil Sheridan
Navy
Marines
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Massachusetts
Delaware
Ohio
Maine
Virginia
New Ftampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Georgia
West Virginia
South Carolina
Iowa
District of Columbia
Independence Square
Cleveland
Potter
Justice Miller
Supreme Court
Marine Band
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
America
Northwest
Delegates Named for Union Labor Convention in Story County
A union labor party convention will be held in Nevada on Saturday September 24 1887 to nominate candidates for county offices and conduct other business. Representation is one delegate per township plus one for every 100 votes or fraction overr 50 from the last general election. Townships listed include New Albany Richland Indian Creek Peankin Washington and others with varied delegate counts. All who endorse the Cincinnati platform of 1884 are invited to send delegates by order of committee chairman J Lawson.
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Kate Melville
Melville
St. Jermyn
Rupert
Kate
Estelle
Arabella
St. Jermyn’s
St. Jermyns
Mater
Pater
Katie
Pater St. Jermyn
Mater St. Jermyn
R. St. J
Honora
Philip
Love
Mme. Chapeau
Lucifer
Christ
Rebecca Thomas
Dunkard
Thomas
Ida Headlin
Mr. Thomas
Ida
Isaac Thomas
Eckler
Kelley
Union Labor Party
Story County
Nevada
New Albany
Richland
Indian Creek
Washington
Otis
Cincinnati
Commi
J. Lawson
Bet On Catarrh Cure Proves Fortunate
The narrator F J Cheney of F J Cheney & Co recalls betting a dying man $100 that Hall's Catarrh Cure would cure him or $10 would be his if it failed. Three months later the patient recovered, and Cheney notes the man’s change from near death to a thriving state, claiming the bet cost him $10.
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F. J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Ile
Toledo
Proctor
Window glass from paper and camphor process claimed
A window pane is described as white paper derived from cotton or linen, treated with camphor and alcohol to resemble parchment, then molded into a transparent sheet that can be dyed in vivid aniline colors. The result is a sturdy, fully transparent sheet with bright hues.
Boschee's German Syrup Sold as Safe Cough Remedy
Unprecedented sales of Boschee's German Syrup astonish the world as a safe remedy for coughs colds and lung troubles. It claims to heal by removing the disease cause and not drying up the cough and promises to reduce doctor bills with a trial. Bottles cost 75 cents and are sold by all retailers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boschee
Bread Knife Technique Promises Cleaner Cuts
An exchange proposes heating a bread knife to cut bread without crumbling and hints at advice for the next person who handles the knife. The claim suggests improved slicing results and pass‑along guidance.
Suffering Harrisburg man credits Electric Bitters and Arnica Salve
Edward Shepherd reports a long running leg sore healed after using Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He credits three bottles of the bitters and seven boxes of Arnica Salve, purchased from L. M. Bosworth, for his recovery. The remedies cost fifty cents and twenty four cents per box respectively.
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Edward Shepherd
Harrisburg
Bucklen
L. M. Bosworth
Palatable Scott's Emulsion Promises Health Benefits
Many people avoid Cod Liver Oil due to taste but Scott's Emulsion with ged ga ye is as pleasant as milk. It is promoted as the best remedy for Consumption Scrofula and Bronchitis and is said to be well accepted by physicians and patients alike.
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Scott
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Fort of Supre Court
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Professor Stanton
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J. H. Pickett & Co
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Papillon Company
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Clarke
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