Remarkable Fests on Marksmanship by Confederate Veterans
A historical reminiscence highlights veteran marksmen from Confederate units such as Texas Rangers and Quintrells men. It recalls feats at Belmont, Lookout Mountain, Resaca, Ringgold Gap, and Nashville, praising skill, distance judgment, and adversity in war plus a reflective, dreamlike essay and a local household medicine advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. I. Ridley
Murfreesboro
Teno
Mr. Ridley
Texas Rangers
Quantrell
Champ Ferguson
Tinker Dave Beatty
Bovardus
Ila
Geome
Ction
Boone
Porter
Port Donaldson
Belmont
Steward
A. P. Stewart
Lady Polk
Grant
Rocky Face Ridge
Dalton
John King
Twentieth
Tennessee
Whitworth
Johnson
Stewart
Anderson
Quintrell
Adairsville
Resaca Brown
French
Dirfsron
John Morgan
Arkansas
Missouri
Texas
Shelbyville
William Beasly
Ledbetter
New Hope Church
Grandbury'’s
Missionary Ridge
Lookout Mountain
Kennesaw Mountain
Volk Ot Vine Moustain
Stacka
Ringgold Gap
Cleburne
Sherman
Army of Tennessee
Pat
Franklin
Bainbridge
Hood
Amithereens
Vicksburg
Federal
Signal Corps
Sam Rayburne
Monserat
Toward Seventy and Beyond in An Atlanta Letter
The writer reflects on turning seventy in a humorous, philosophical tone. He cites biblical ages, quotes Jonathan Swift and Bryant, and honors Atlanta figures like Dr. Alexander and George Adair. He laments aging’s limits, praises graceful aging, and celebrates nursing his grandchild while the daughter travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Wikle
Sean
Julianna Johnson
Confederate Pension Lists Narrow For Anderson County Widows
The State board is revising pension lists for Anderson County as funds are prepared for distribution. The article lists approved names of old soldiers and widows, noting many pensioners will soon receive their money after revisions are completed. It mentions specific individuals and families across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towle
Ligon & Ledbetter
Anderson
S. C.gn
Cis
Sand Ag Soen Ag
Anderson County
P L Adams
Bagwell
Robert Caldsell
Joseph Chastain
BF Dacos
RA Frazier
J. A Floyd
James Hembree
Joh R Harper
Hatcin
Robert Junkin
Albert Johnson
JH Lasboon
Robert Moore
Virgil Owns
Joshia Owens
J H Ouzis
J G Robinson
Lewin C Smith
Peter Summey
J A Searcy
J B Satterfield
E WV Stewart
Lemuel Turner
William Waddell
MB Whitten
Samuel Wicker
Madison Banister
John W Smith
Rilas N Mamey
John N Lewis
Edward Brown
W J Durham
WM Crouch
A P Willingham
J L Kelley
J M Austin
William Kelley
WM Cooley
Thomaz
Paris
B Rice
JC Richey
E M Reese
H A Roberson
Thos C Rogers
Robert Rogers
TL Rogers
MJ Reynolds
Rufus Yeargen
Susan Tranaiel
T Thompson
Benjamin Tippens
PW Timms
WT Taylor
Jas Taylor
J W Payne
JW Ries
Id Poors
IC Motes
John M Moore
David Moore
WJ Meredith
RB Massey
M H Massay
NC McClelland
Samuel McCully
Neiyton McConnell
Isana McLain
TJ McLeakey
ME Mullikin
TJ H Murphy
J 2
Mullinix
Alex Jordan
Thomas Jackson
Wn Jones
Priest
H C Erskine
J W Earle
Gorge G Elrod
EV Elrod
David Elrod
Wm Ellison
Hezekiah Higin
Benj L Burenett
JI Bagwell
AJ Browning
J M Bright
J B Buckheister
J W Bailey
TJ Browning
Reuben Lock
Gen W Belcher
JW Barkley
Greenberry Bates
Flora P Arnold
Barrett Jola Burriss
Elizabetl Brookabire
ME Bellotte
A Bowen
Malissa Dalintine
Elizabeth Balham
Startha G Bratcher
Nancy Cox
A Coker
Lucinda Chamblee
Elizabetl Cox
Frances Campbeil
MJ Dickson
Nancy Dobbin
Elizabeth Dove
MM Duncan
M Evatt
MW Bilison
Sarai Fields
Saral Frost
Fenney Fowler
Catherine Paymer
Elizabeth Frazier
BR Preeman
Harriett Graham
H A Gillespie
Martha Hanks
Elizabeth Hamilton
R E Hineton
Leal Holly
Nancy Hull
MR Harris
BJ Herron
Eliza Hembree
Caroline Junkin
ML Johnson
Jane Jefferson
Frances J James
EB Koy
MB Keaton
MR Keith
Nancy Kelley
Rebseen Mayfield
Hattie Muralt
SJ Mitchell
B E Moore
Eliza Murdock
Martha Mitchell
TG Mulli
L & Shirley
Emily Swords
Spearman
M Salles
Elizabeth Todd
J Toland
Sallie Tallison
Mary EC Tucker
S EB Verdier
Denmitt Whitten
Mary
MA Weaver
A M Wright
M8 Wright
Mary White
LO Warren
Havily Walker
T Willingham
J % Charpit
C Bryant
FA Thomas
Pronces Duewell
Eliza Nix
Chloe E Mattison
Sarah Mattison
Drucilla McConsell
Charlotte Monre
Mary Ann McDuffie
Sarah C Lively
EW Williams
Jane King
Elizabeth A Harvey
L B Hall
Martha Ann Harbin
Marriot Holcombe
Mary Wix
Elizabeth Grubbs
Dieg J Siltespie
Cynthia Gombrell
Flemming
Sarah & Wind
Lewisa Rrskine
Mary A Eigin
Ressiah Wirnd
Chare Ity M Bryant
Mary Bruce
8A Brown
R Compton
D A Cooper
NJ Cox
Polly A Godfrey
England
Scotland
American
Great Britain
Spain
Chamberlain
Hill Bros
Virginia
Terrible Experience near Milledgeville in Savannah News
A Savannah reader recounts a true near-murder tale from Milledgeville where a young bride confronted an escaped lunatic during her wedding eve. The intruder, chained and violent, hunted the house, but the bride escaped through a wardrobe barricade, later learning the man had broken from an asylum. The incident left her hair gray and unnamed lover departed, blaming no one but fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvanta
Hera
Tiwan
Milledgeville
Pauline
Sho
Tio
Jay
Eeela
The Family Diary as a Keepsake and Aid to Memory
The article extols keeping a family diary as a lasting record of daily life from birth to death. It cites examples from relatives and neighbors, outlines practical steps for starting small, and urges inclusion of weather, visits, letters, finances, and books read. It notes benefits for memory, family cohesion, and historical interest for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Charles
John Bryant
William Cullen Bryant
Home Journal
Nate
America
Agana
Charles James Matthews
State Board updates bottle purchase rules for dispensaries
The State Board of Control orders county dispensers to return all empty bottles to the State Dispensary. Only three kinds may be purchased: half pint Jo Jo's at twelve and a half cents per dozen, one pint Jo Jo's at fifteen cents per dozen, and use romnit quart bottles at eighteen cents per dozen. The measure aims to curb bottling speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catansta
State Board of Control
Proverbial Bits and Jokes From an Old Page
A collage of quotes and jokes on manners, health, trust, and life lessons. Includes reflections on courtesy, ambition, and self control, plus humorous exchanges about aging, bicycles, and social norms. The mix cites various authors, places, and quirky observations with no single event.
Also Mentioned on This Page
BO. Evans & CO
Crescent Bicycles
Sullivan Hardware CO
ORR & Sloan
G. F. Bigby
Cae
John M. Hubbard
P.a
J. M, Hubbard & Bro
Plaes
John MN
Stevenson
Ala
Forrest
Morton
Shiloh
Twenty-third Tennessee
JA. Ridley
Abbe Ifill
Decatur
Acrogs
Algo
Green
Florida
Naval Department
Alabama
Semmes
Philadelphia
Richard Somers
Isaac Newton Brown
Yazoo
Uncle Sam
Lee
Muechaugen
Harrisburg
Miss
Paris Landing
Johnsonville
Guox
Nashville
General Hood
Stephen D. Lee
Ridley Hill
Fort Negley
Negley
Athens
Campbell
Porrest
Jas
Killabrew
Suly
Italy
Angland
Gregory
Frederickstown
Billarps
Muybright
Rubicon
Caeaar
Moses
Hammond
Sydney Smith
Bryant
Holmes
Shakespeare
Prince ‘Hal
Palsta
Atlanta
Dr. Alexander
George Adair
Chess Howard
Redwine
Lawshe
Big Jim Duplep
Big Jim
Bismarck God Gladstone
Qld
Rhodie Nash
Chamberlan
Mre
Mary Sibley
Sidney
Mich
Mil Bros
Savannah News
Jatmont Ball
Cheney & Go
Toledo
Ohio
Dragglat
Vie
Abraham
Rebecca
Gussy
Germany
France
Charleston
Liverpool
New York
United States
Montpelier
Egypt
Fannie Charlie
Fannie
Miss Pslim
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