Roan Mountain trip from Knozville to Johnson City and back
A traveler recalls a journey by E T V G R R to Johnson City then to Roan Mountain. The ascent features rugged gorges, clouded valleys, clear springs, a new hotel rising on the bald, and grand views of Grandfather Mountain and Profile Rock.
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Mr. Epiron
Knozville
E. T
Johnson City
Cranberry
East Tennesses & Western North Carolina Railroad
Roan Mountain
Watauga
Mountain
Dos River
States
Rocky Mountains
Anay
Titan Mountain Station
Razor
Win
Ronn Mountain
Mr. Mitchell
Dr. Mitchell
High Point
General Fitz Lee Praises Grant as Union Link at New York Event
General Fitzhugh Lee nephew of Robert E. Lee and Democratic gubernatorial nominee spoke at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on a Sunday evening, praising Union reconciliation since the Civil War. He recalled Grant’s funeral and the inscription about horses for crops, urged national unity, and supported a National Cemetery burial for Grant and Lee, noting the complexities of shared interment for their families.
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The
New York Herald
Anys
Pitzhugh Lee
Robert E. Lee
Virginia
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Lee
Gordon
Hancock
Grant
Appomattox
Jmag
Buchanan
Lincoln
Thia
Congress
South
North
Sully
Geveral Buckner
Johnston
Wade Hampton
New York
General Grant
Washington
General Sheridan
General Sherman
National Cemetery
Palmetto Sharp-Shooters Chaplain Mourns Loyal Horse Blake
The survivor of the Palmetto Sharp-Shooters recalls Chaplain James McDowell’s horse Blake who served from Richmond to Second Manassas and many campaigns. After Appomattox Blake returned to South Carolina and died recently, buried with honors near Manning as girls waved flowers at the grave. Hog and chicken cholera devastates Lexington County farms with widespread losses.
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Mayside
Agust
Blake
James McDowell
Richmond
Second Moanoassas
Maryland
Virginia
Lookout Mountain
East Tennessee
Earl
Appomattox
South Carolina
Manning Widthern
Hell Hole of North Fork A Legendary Pit in Grant County
In West Virginia's Grant County a famed Hell Hole on the North Fork of the Potomac draws visitors with extreme depths and wild scenery. Sightings tell of a 3152 foot depth, numerous legends of swallowed animals and a peddler vanished there. Local lore ties the site to river travelers and old frontier tales amid forested hills and rugged gorges.
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Parrersuma
W. Va
Virginia
Potomac
Cumberland
Washington City
Italy
Henry G. Davia
James G. Blaine
Bayard
Grant County
Hell Hole
Ritenour
Harmar Hilla
Issac Harmar
Marlinsburg
White Sulphur Springs
North Fork Valley
Uole
Ford Clear: Jackson Arrests Hill and Lashes Wagons Out
Major John A. Harmon led a dramatic clearance of a wagon train at Edwards Ferry during the Antietam campaign. Jackson arrested Gen. Hill for blocking the ford, Harmon cajoled drivers, and the wagons were moved in minutes. Also noted are peaches in New York selling at $14 per bushel, yielding $700 with $200 costs.
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Stonewall Jackson
John A. Harmon
Jackson
Edwards’ Ferry
Potomac
Maryland
Antietam
DH. Hill
Hill
Hil
Maj
Harmon
Taekwon
Haraton
Thomas L. Lewis
Seneca
Oconee County
New York
Pistol Tax Proposal Demands Harsh Penalties
In a stance echoed by readers, the Camden Journal urges severe measures to curb gun violence. It calls for a thousand dollar tax on each pistol manufactured and five hundred dollars per year per owner, with a ten year penitentiary penalty for concealed weapons. The piece argues law must be rigidly enforced to protect the innocent and punish lawbreakers.
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Hue Min
Joey Bee
Camden Zournad
Talks With Robert Toombs on Seccession and War
An August interview with General Robert Toombs covers his past career, the secession issue, west point influence on Confederate leadership, and a critique of Jefferson Davis. Toombs defends a non conspiratorial view among Southern Senators, discusses Grant’s strategy, and reflects on prisoner exchanges and the war’s end. The piece blends Toombs remarks with a Georgia newspaper aside on bachelor taxes and demographic notes from several states.
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Anuasya
Robert Toombs
Toombs
Congress
Georgia
Senate
South
West Point
Confederacy
South Carolina
Jefferson Davis
Miseizalppi
Davia
Davin
Albert Bidney Johnston
Joseph E. Johnston
Johnston
Davis
Mr. Davis
Sensible Advice on Love from a Physician to Young Men
A physician counsels young men to marry sensibly and propose to honest, patient women. He urges generosity, honesty, and lasting commitment, insisting happiness comes from true, faithful partnership rather than worry over extravagance. A 27 year old notes his sister’s eighteenth birthday moment at home.
Engineers on the Edge of Disaster and Public Judgment
The Locomotive Engineer argues that public prejudice punishes engineers who stay at the throttle during crashes. It notes brave acts by calm engineers, contrasts cowardice with heroism, and cites the Gloucester Express escape as example. The piece urges generous action and condemns sensationalism in accident coverage.
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W Kenedy
Brooklyn Bridge
Gloucester Express
Eastern Railroad
Bubl
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