Hidden Confederate Treasure Tale From Civil War Charlotte
A Civil War era tale recalls Bank of Charlotte officers burying four silver boxes of funds near Fort Mill. Captain W-s and Hon. J. Harvey Wilson carried them through night rain to an edge of a branch, later concealing them under brush while marauders and pursuing troops threatened. After tense capture attempts and fierce hesitation, the money was recovered months later, amid fire and destruction at the old homestead, underscoring the era’s peril and costly effort.
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Charlotte
N. C
Eavhay Oli
Mecklenburg
Bank of
Southland
Johnston
Salisbury
Nation Ford
Fort Mill
D. C
Gwoney
Stonewyn
J. Harvey Wilson
Wilson
W- 7
Jyornout
Fort Fort Mill
Homen
Mr. Wilson
Mornig
Ferguson
Wheeler
Georgia
Lorne
Gen. Bergueon
Robert Fullwood
John Mills
Rowington- Reanne
Stoke
Stoneman
Samuel I’. Massey
Sunny South
Pursuit of President Davis Letter Recited in Spartanburg
Spartanburg July 29 Capt John W Carlisle presents an April 29 1865 letter about Union pursuit of President Davis and his escort. The note details movements from Moore sboro via Broad River Island Ford to Pendleton and outlines possible routes through Laurensville Abbeville Belton Anderson and toward Carnenville Ga and north of Atlanta.
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Columbia State
Spartanburg
S. C
John W. Carlisle
Davia
Palmer
Simpson Bobo
Brown
Miller
Hendersonville
Ashaville
Columbia
Howard’s Gap
Carlisle
District of
Island Ford
Broad River
Greenville
Pendleton
8. C
Davis
Cibberill
Wheeler
Yorkville
Unionville
Laurenaville
Abbeville
Belton
Anderson
Carnenville
Atlanta
Wilson
Porgason
Night Before the Battle of the Wilderness Desertion and Execution
A deserter in the Confederate camp near Richmond faced court martial and a near execution. An appeal delayed the sentence, and the doomed man was later freed as Union forces moved toward Petersburg and Appomattox. The writer recalls the hollow square firing squad and his lingering sympathy.
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Thad
Georgia
Virginia
Darby Town Road
Richmond
Sol
Twenet
Petersburg
James River
Farmville
Appomattox Courthouse
Leo
Guather
Atlanta
Loyal Citizens Reconcile After War in Georgia
W. M. Middlebrooks writes in the Atlanta Journal reflecting on Civil War loyalties. He notes Confederate memory lingered yet pledges loyalty to the United States and acceptance of the inevitable. He recalls desertions and harsh measures to stamp out disloyalty, and expresses enduring respect for Jeff Davis and the Lost Cause.
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Jeff Davis
Confederacy
Salmont
Georgia
Dixie
United States of America
W. M. Middlebrooks
Atlanta Journal
New Views On Black Mental Health Raise Alarm Across South Carolina
Charleston dispatch cites New York Sun reporting rising insanity among Black South Carolinians. Physicians blame drugs and alcohol. Columbia asylum holds record numbers, with many sent from towns and cities. Cocaine use linked to violent acts, including Bill Simmons’s deadly crime and suicide attempt.
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Charleston
New York Sun
Babcock
State Lunatic Asylum
States
Columbia
South Carolina
The
Sun
Rock Felde
Bill Simmons
Auveral
Simmons
Worry as the chief foe of mind and body
A Health Culture brief argues worry is a chaotic, dehumanizing force that cripples thought and action. It links worry to debility and a spectrum of ailments, urging self discipline, mental order, and personal resolve to conquer the disease and trust in results from God.
Botany Blood Balm advertised as a cure-all for blood and skin diseases
An advertisement promotes Botany Blood Balm promising to heal blood poison cancer ulcers eczema and other disorders. It claims to kill poison in the blood restore healthy circulation and relieve aches pains and sores. The offer includes free sample requests and lists Anderson retailers Orr Drug Wilkite Wilkite Evans Pharmacy with a price of 1 per bottle.
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At- Tanta Ga
Anderson
Orr
Wilkite & Wilkite
Evans Pharmacy
Misdirected Effort During Hyde's Pennsylvania Evangelical Tour
During a Scranton gathering H L Hyde condemned all models as fools and vowed to prove it in ten minutes. A educated critic rose and challenged him asking if there is nothing in religion. Hyde claimed to prove the critic a fool by the man’s twenty years of preaching against religion.
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H. L. Hyde
Pennsybvania
Scranton
Hyde
Mr. Hyde
Hide
Ban’ Bea
Hag
Stomach and Liver Tablets Featured at Orr-Gray Drug Store
The note describes a customer thinning out and taking a box of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets from Orr-Gray & Co.'s Drug Store. It promotes the product as the best physic and claims it corrects disorders of the stomach with a price listed as 2ic.
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Orr- Gray & Co
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J. KB. Johonton
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Ile
Lieut
Conway
Asheville
Stoseman
Kendersonville
Flat Rock
Wickensville
Tavis
Blue Ridge
Caesar'n Head
Pickensville
Caesar'd Head
Andéraie
Carnesville
Dibberill
Col. Kirk
Tillton
J. Palmer
Jeff. Davis
Pierce
Discovery
Jesse Childress
Samusel
Sullivan
Faye
Cenunee Castoria Alway
Tain Cours
Orr-Gray & Co
Tennessee
O. Anderson
Tolly & Son
Old Reliable Furniture
Lepot
Anderson, B.C
Stridentiot
Ofelce
Farelord
M. M. Mattison
People’ Bank
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