Morgan Death at Greenville Told as Open Battle Event
A Kansas City Star account argues Confederate General Morgan was killed in open combat at Greenville Tennessee while resisting capture, not murdered after surrender. The narrative, drawn from a Knoxville area clipping, describes Morgan firing a pistol and being killed as Union forces closed in, then his body paraded through town on a mule.
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John Wf. Morgan
Greenville
Vaxters
Hein
Vnioy
Hihiad
Maedther
Alors
Duke
Morgan
George T. Wassom
Knoxville
Tenn
Wabash Avenue
Abingdon Virginian
General Morgan
Abingdon
W. Va
Mr. Wasson
Mr. Wassomm
Sons of the South
Asooral Morgan
Vangho
Bull's Gap
Casael
J. M. Clark
Court House
Hood
Gassett
Withers
Nogera
Clay
Johnson
Adjutant General
Fey
Gosseth
Garrott
Gassottia
Kansas City Star
Fragmented line about love and relationships
Readable text shows a fragmented discussion on women's capacity for love and affection toward three men at once. The passage hints at social or psychological views but provides no concrete details or context.
Close Call at Chancellorsville From a Confederate Perspective
The veteran statement recalls a near miss at Chancellorsville. A private from Co H 8th C V McGowan's brigade describes running a gauntlet of fire to reach a rifle pit and a battery, narrowly escaping injury. He praises a Union regiment at Gettysburg, recounts capturing colors and several officers, and notes the actions of 22 private soldiers from the Ninth and Eleventh Georgia regiments.
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Atlantac Journal
Co. Hyath 8. C. V
McGowan
Till
Jackson
Twan
Mooker
Chancellorsville
Mcflowan
Orange Work House
Lokee
Delaware
Johnnie
Gettyaburg
Perrin
J.T. Plunkett
C. V
ALN. Y
An Experience Near Richmond
An Atlanta Journal editor recalls October 27, 1864, when the Ninth and Eleventh Georgia regiments rushed to defend positions four to five miles below Richmond on the north bank of the James River. They fired on the enemy as they advanced and forced the attackers to shelter in an old brick yard amid rapid maneuvers.
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Atlanta Journal
Georgia
Richmond
James River
Favorite Proscription Recommends Comfort for Ailing Women
A workplace dialogue hints at relief from back pain and exhaustion through Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. The adlike passage touts its value for weak, suffering women, claiming it heals weakening drains and female weakness while easing infant-related complications.
Flying Machine in Ten Years
An English writer argues that true flying machines face greater hurdles than dirigible balloons. He outlines that lifting power must come from wings or rotors, demands high speed, and requires reliable steering both vertically and horizontally, predicting significant progress only as light petroleum motors advance.
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Sic
Tiram Maxim
London Daily Papers
Santos-Dumont
Tam
Light Magnesium-Aluminum Alloy Powers Future Machines
The text notes the strongest material for its weight, aluminum strengthened with magnesium to rival wrought iron in strength while remaining lighter. It suggests a light, powerful motor material enabling easier construction of aircraft and weapons, predicting military use within ten years, and mentioning flying machine experiments as costly and time consuming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Kayleigh
Farmer’s comic wardrobe pranks end with river surprise
In Fulton Kentucky a farmer in an old suit plans to surprise his wife Elise by buying a new one. At Boaz Chapel bridge he strips in the wagon and tosses the now ancient suit into the river. The clothes slip away with the wagon and the farmer shivers homeward, his plan backfiring.
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Fulton County
Kentucky
Fulton
Noah
Elise
Boaz Chapel
Eliza
Prickly Ash Bitters Promoted Against Small Pox
An Evans Pharmacy notice urges use of Prickly Ash Bitters to purify blood strengthen digestion and regulate bowels to resist exposure to small pox as the disease spreads nationwide. The ad claims the tonic helps kidneys and organs stay strong amid prevalent illness and warns exposure can occur unexpectedly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans Pharmacy
Last Resort in a Murder Case and Bigamy Jail Term
An unnamed lawyer declined a poor defendant asking for aid and money, suggesting a minister instead, in a quoted exchange from the Philadelphia Times. A Kentucky man was jailed for having eighteen wives, a judgment noted for its extreme polygamy.
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Neno
Philadelphia Times
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Tallevt
Lever
Tom Hancock
Marrey County
Tlartison Barnes
Meriwether County
J. L. Weathers
Stewart County
Vniga
Farmer
Gastoria
Bears
Tony
G.F. Tolly & Son
The
Old Reliable Furniture Dealers
Depot Bt
Anderson
John T. Burriss
Foly
Strickland
Parasorf and Merchants Bank
Don Marconis
Mae
Tate
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