Last Battle of the Western Army at Bentonville
A veteran account details the Bentonville fight of March 1865 between Sherman and Johnston, its skirmishes, the Forty-second Georgia line, and the fierce charges led by Hill and Hoke. It recalls orders to hold fire, the Confederate assault, and the aftermath including Henderson’s promotion and Johnston’s strict discipline before marching toward Greensboro.
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Ney
Bentonville
N. Y
Ion
Sherman
Joseph Hi. Johnston
Johnston
Kirby Smith
N. C
Georgia
Carolinas
Broyall
Hoke
Smithfield Station
Forty-second Georgia
Stovall
Chem
Old Glory
Forty-second
I. Hill
Wade
Noke
Sanconto
R. J. Henderson
Forty-second Georgia Regiment
Cummings
Henderson
S. J. Hill
W. L. Calhoun
Calhoun
Thomas
Covington
Ron. Johnston
Gov. A. Ly. Stevenson
J. J. Henderson
Johnauton
Will
Eki-Iloh
Econcation
Walthall
Bate
Cole
Hill
Hannah
Athay
Greenaboro
Lee
Greensboro
Virginia
Last Confederate Cavalry Officer Remembers Homeward March
In a wounded veteran's memoir, the narrator recalls the Greensboro stand, the Sherman Johnston armistice on April 18 1865, and pay in Mexican silver dollars. He describes decamping with the Forty second Georgia, visiting the sick, bidding farewell to Moses Martin, and leaving with two horses as he seeks to return to Gwinnett.
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Richmond
Wnole Sam
Auguste
Washington
Forty-second Georgia
Greensboro
Moses Martin
Mose
Bentonville
North Carolina
Gwinnett
Moue
Old Gwinnett
Martin
Nothing Burglar Proof Vaults Debunked by Treasury Experts
Treasury experts report no vault or safe is burglar proof. A new compound thermite mixed with magnesium can weaken tempered steel, allowing a crackist to breach it with ordinary tools. The experts advise electrical alarm signaling as the best security against professional burglars. Washington Dispatch, March 15.
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Treasury
Taylor
J. E. Powell
The
John P. Bergin
Chicago
Washington Dispatch
Weony Ticket Man Grievously Delayed for Honeymoon
A porter on the Caledonian Railway, granted leave to marry in Edinburgh, returns to find a new ticket collector. After misplacing his wife’s marriage certificate and company pans, Benedick feigns confusion and is told the token is for a long work ride on the Caledonian Railway. The tale ends with a quip about woman and presidents.
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Caledonian Railway
Edinburgh
Boenedick
Benedick
Misohanen
A Pathetic Letter From a Prisoner to His Dying Mother
Corvus, 8.C., March 9, 1902. In a moving note from Columbia State Prison, prisoner Cnantiz M. Jacobs apologizes for past disobedience, pledges sobriety and abstention from gambling, and expresses love and hope of reunion in glory. He asks his mother to stay strong, requests weekly news from his sister, and sends affectionate regards to Granny as he seeks comfort for both.
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Chartlie Joggers
State Penitentiary
Chester
Corvus
Mama
Mama Thave
Tam
Granny
Cnantiz M. Jacobs
Columbia State Prison
Hunted by a Hare In a West Virginia Wood
In Parkersburg West Virginia Peter Froos and his son Louis hunted rabbits when a brush pile trapped a cottontail. Louis poked it with a pole and a loaded gun discharged injuring Louis and the dog as the rabbit bolted away. A second item notes Montana rules on physician travel fees set at one dollar per mile with a hundred miles costing one hundred dollars.
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Chicago Tribune
Peter Froos
Louis
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Bunny
Hia
Montana
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LW. Chow
Atanta Journal
Chia iv
J. BE. Johnston
RB. E. Lee
Hardee
Hampton
Wheeler
Texas Cavalry
Schofield
Goldsboro
Cox
Meinerms
Dr. Worms Co
New York
Castoria
Denrly
Pierer
Piekosta Hesas
Golvaiees
Iron King
ELMO
RUTH
TIMES
Southern Baker
Garland
Saas
Archer & Norris
Vandiver
Vandiver Bros
Merchants
Anderson
8. C
Vandiver Brothers
Vandiver Brothers & Major
G. F. Tolly & Son
Old Reliable Furniture Dealers
Depot St
Andenon, B
A’ G
Strickland
Frony S90us
Parmore and Meyokauts Bank
the Mutual Benefit Shife Inn, Co
Pie Marsison
Peoples Bank
Walldinn
Wee
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