Rifle Pits At Petersburg Describe Horrors Of War
An eyewitness recalls the brutal rifle pit fighting before Petersburg, detailing how two-man teams lived in cramped pits for hours under relentless fire. He describes traps, trickery to draw fire, and brutal wounds, estimating 8,000 to 10,000 Confederate and Union soldiers killed or wounded in pits, condemning the tactic as useless slaughter. The narrator recounts a Knoxville night maneuver and a Longstreet assault, noting fear, cold, and peril as a Confederate advance fails against fortified Yankee positions.
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Weteraburg
Lee
Petersburg
Pickettiting
Joong
Pit
Mort Hell
Tadhie
Leo
Grant
Knoxville
Tenth Georgia
Thad
Longstreet
The 10th Georgia at Knoxville During Civil War
After Chickamauga the Tenth Georgia held trenches in Chattanooga then rode freight cars to east Tennessee and faced Burnside at Knoxville. They endured cold rains and shelling, spent weeks with exciting skirmishes, and a company patrol led by Captain A. J. McBride crossed the river to reconnoitre the hills before a steep climb where minie balls hissed past.
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Chickamauga
Tenth Georgia
Chattanooga
Virginia
East Tennessee
Loudon
Sweetwater
Burnside
Knoxville
A. J. McBride
Fuller
Yankee Flag of Truce Brings Request For Wounded Care
After battle Yankee officers appeared with a flag of truce and asked Captain McBride to allow care for wounded men between the lines. The request was granted and the wounded received attention as the unit moved on toward the Virginia line. The march involved freezing conditions, river wading, and occasional long range skirmishes with Yankee cavalry before settling at Russellville for temporary winter quarters.
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McBride
Eurorides
Knoxville
Virginia Line
Clinch River
Russellville
Good Pies and Hero in Hard Times
Governor Candler recalls a Civil War tale from the sixties near Vicksburg when Confederate troops, starved by a harsh winter, turned to horse meat. A boy sold meat pies at high prices, and soldiers lined up for the unlikely delicacy, praising the pies as the best they'd eaten.
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Candler
Vicksburg
Texas
Kansas
Pie Boy Dispute Sparks Camp Confrontation
In a Wigwag excerpt from the Atlanta Constitution, soldiers overhear a heated argument near a camp building. Two boys quarrel over funds from pie sales, one claiming half the money as his breed from slain pup pies. The crowd contemplates how men should have spending money.
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Atlanta Constitution
Special rate offer for three papers one year
The Anderson Intelligencer offers a combined yearly subscription for SHMI weekly Journal, Semi Weekly Journal and Home and Farm at 2.25 dollars. The notice highlights prominent contributors to the Semi-Weekly Journal and strong farm news, urging immediate payment to secure the deal before possible withdrawal.
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Anderson Intelligencer
Sam Jones
Walker Lewin
Harvie Jordan
John Temple Graves
W. H. Felton
Pcst
Anderson
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Peoples Bank
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Farmers'and Merchants Bank
Mutual Benefit Life Inc
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Peoples Teak Benttes
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