Battle on the Rappahannock Heard Through a Soldier’s Eye
A Virginia Military Institute veteran recalls marching to Kellzys Ford near Culpeper on March 17, 1863. He chronicles Fitz Lee and Jeb Stuart leading charges against Averill’s Union cavalry, Pelham’s death, and vivid field scenes amid Lee and Stuart’s efforts on the Rappahannock front.
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Virginian Military Institute
Confederate States Army
Morgan Stother
Prince Williams County
Chesterfield
Madison
Culpepper
Powhatan
Myeder
Banksy
Danuney
Walleck Farm
Lee
Mosby
Kelley's Ford
Rappahannock River
Fitz Lee
Captain Randolph
Black Horse Company
Averill
Fletwood Hill
Stevensburg
Fitzlice
Culpepper Courthouse
Fovelock
Morgan
Georgia
Tree
Jol Stuart
Stuart
Fred
Fitz
Haesricksburg
Culpeor Courthouse
Phuy
C. AL. Powell
Wirat
Federala
Pelham
Young Pelham
Averill Fila
Blue Ridge Mountains
Rappahannock
Wat
B. Conwar
4Th Reg. Va
Cav
Athens, Ga
Lumbago relief with Chamberlains Pain Balm
A Virginia man from Amherst reports over a year of lumbago relief after using Chamberlains Pain Balm. He says all other remedies failed to help before this product. Sold by Orr Gray & Co. G
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W. ©. Williamson
Amherst
Chamberlain
Sala
Orr- Gray & Co
Shoemaker Sherman and the Crafts of Independence
The text recounts Roger Sherman as a shoemaker who helped shape early American thought and politics. It notes his craft background, study habits, and public stances, including criticisms of arbitrary contracts and his belief in common sense. Also touched is a mid-19th century train problem illustrating daily independent departures.
Inch of Rain Concept Explained for Acreage
A curious calculation explains an inch of rain over an acre. An acre has 6,272,640 square inches, so one inch of water equals 22,000 gallons or about 220,000 pounds. One hundredth of such a depth equals a ton per acre.
Body Temperature Ranges in Healthy Individuals
An article notes that a healthy body maintains a temperature between 9734 and 9B1 units, lowest around 2 8.1. and 4 a.m., highest in the afternoon between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. It states that true body temperature remains within one degree despite climate, food, rest, or exercise.
Webster and the Clock in the Senate Story
During a senate debate on internal improvements, the chamber clock rang nonstop for over forty chimes at 2 p.m. While all eyes fixed on the clock, Dani Webster called for silence until it nearly finished. He then addressed the chair and warned that the clock was out of order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Ife
Wisilly
The Wonderful Sider and Its Spun Threads
A curious note explains spider silk as formed by over four thousand threads fused into a single filament. A medicine called a system regulator is advertised to strengthen the liver and bowels, drive out illness, and restore appetite. Evans Pharmacy promotes Prickly And Bitters as a superior regulator, keeping spirits lively. A contemporaneous tally reports seventeen killed and seventy five injured in recent foot traffic casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans Pharmacy
Not What He Meant in Polite Exchange and Wit
A collection of humorous anecdotes on manners and wit from a 19th century newspaper. Tales include a hostess scolding a young man who misinterprets a water request and a boastful builder relocating a mansion to avoid railroad disruption.
Bishops Predicament and the Whipple Rescue Tale
An octob er tale from the diocese recounts Bish op Whipple rushing to aid his dying New Mexico relative after his wife dreamed the boy’s plight. At St Louis he learned money was needed to reach him, and a bank cashier lent 300, hastening the bishop’s journey and rescue. The narrative blends faith, urgency, and a stranger’s aid in a perilous rescue.
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Ishuy Whipple
Faribault
New Mexico
Bishop Whipple
St. Louis
Bishop Whippie
Church of God
Prouth
Jack Freet
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Wats Webbe
Nelley
Nlpepperounty
Uoro
Vox
Iepes
Prenell
Carle
Angelo
Hoyer
Sherman
stelYerson
Roger Shermin
Shermiah
San Ranten
New York
San Francico
Ty Weanie Rey
J.M. Longyear
Marquette
Mich
Boston
Dibbs
Castoria
Germacetts
Tue OE Taun Company
Dean & Ratliffe
Tralle
Christma
Carrings
Thio
Jos
Hind
Anan
MM. Mation
Stark Agent
Hank Budihig
Abhenaon & c
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