Gettysburg Story of Pickett and Longstreet Explains Roles
A 1901 reader argues that Pickett did not singlehandedly win Gettysburg and that official records show Longstreet led and fought ably. The account tracks army dispositions from Chambersburg to the brick house and details the July 3 assault, praising Longstreet’s leadership and Pickett’s brave but limited engagement.
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Journal
Robert St. Temphill
Abbeville
Pickett
Gettysburg
Ettysburg
Aempeall
Lee
Mar
Ignand J. Anderson
Hemphill
Mickett
Longstreet
Fredericksburg
Thenormy
Vennsylvania
Chambersburg
Ewell
Carlisle
General Hill
J. EU. B. Stuart
Washington
General Longstreet
General J Ce
Wongstreet
Harrison
Meade
Hill
Greencastle
Hood
McLaws
G. M. Sorrell
Jefferson Davis Gains New Respect From Northern Critics
A New Orleans Democrat opinion notes Col. Alexander McClure's Times-Democrat critique praising Jefferson Davis as a capable leader and honest figure. The piece argues northern sentiment has shifted over decades, placing Davis in clear historical regard amid Civil War assessment.
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Jefferson Davis
North
Davis
Congress
Times-Democrat
Col
Alexander 8. McClure
Lincoln
Pennsylvania
Col. McClure
Davin
Linnath
New Orleans
Temperance Punishment Ordered for Drunken Soldiers
The Magasine of American History recounts General Scott using a stark temperance lesson during cholera at Rock Island. He commanded that any soldier found drunk after the order be forced to dig his own grave, a punishment to deter drunkenness and spare temperate men from hard labor.
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General Scott
Rock Island
Political patriot and double standards quip headline
A political patriot is defined as one who loves his country for what he can gain. Amos bachelor asserts that the average woman exaggerates, except about her own age, highlighting a sharp personal view in a brief exchange.
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Amos Bachelor
Frontier Saloon Duel in a Rainy Frontier Town
An effeminate stranger waits in a Frontier Saloon for a stage while a jealous citizen, angry over a personal slight, shoots the cigar from the youth’s mouth and fatally shoots him after a macabre sequence of replays. The scene includes card players lying on the floor and a terse commentary on manners and violence.
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Owen Winter
Leerybody
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