My Charleston War Memoir of the Civil War Years
A Charleston woman's vivid reminiscence recalls secession celebrations, troop departures, and daily life during 1860 61. She details fort Sumter, Beauregard, Manassas, shortages, home weaving, matches, negro labor, and the long Confederate wartime march from Charleston via Columbia to Milledgeville and beyond.
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Haring
Barty
Sao Domingo
Confederacy
Sippho
Phebe
Cnck
Rosetta
Lymus
Keziall
Rhyna
Richmond
Wam Pays
Confederate States
Gen. G
Abbeville Scandal Trials Promised In Brown McNeil Suit
A Charleston clerk Anneville case in Abbeville involves Miss Mary J Brown suing Joby McNeil for breach of promise of marriage seeking $1000. The trial is set for the regular Fall term of the Court of Common Pleas, with local lawyers Col Orville S Calhoun and Ells G Graydan representing parties.
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Anneville
Mary Bbrown
Joby McNeil
Mmarriage
Ling
Col. Orville
Calhoun
McNeil
Ells G.graydan
Aratistend Burt
Court of Comitiva
Thia County
Bréweri of
Promiize
Abbeville
Mary J. Brown
Hee
Ziaters
Apll
Woeta
Savannah
John McNeil
Charleston
Erwin’ Store
King Street
Patton
The
State University
Mary Meon
Sio
Huwgers
Borrowed dollar confusion in street encounter
A muddled street exchange centers on a claim of a lent dollar. One man insists he lent the other a dollar last week, while the borrower recalls no such loan, prompting a cautious reminder about not lending money in public disputes. The crowd overhears and crowd chatter fades the matter.
Letter from Bruly Ilamiltions on Ohio death bed superstition
In a rambling dated missive Betsy Wamrivos recalls a sick Ohio settlement tale blamed for Marthy Skipper’s death. Neighbors crowd the dying woman with quack remedies, gossip, and religious talk, as Miss Green resists healing aids while others push for last rites and comfort.
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Ded
Ohio
Marthy
Diss
Mss
Aunt Nancy
Miss Green
Miss Freshours
Misa
Diss Green
Yivevar
Red Peenen
Mnlley
Pup
Miss Gooden
Thor
Jim Hayes
Ringles
Miss Hooker
Miss Potter
Miss Trobertson
Mia Green
Sletar Hamil
Locher
Dinkocy Ding
Bor Ming
Misa Green
Mise Gooden
Sammy
Nailek
Betsy
Unclear boat capsize incident on Seothind Grove Lake
A party of bourkity on Grove Lake near Seothind faced sudden danger as a squal unusual fivtociess emerged. The largest, fear-stricken member toppled overboard causing panic. one man pleaded for help as others struggled, while a nearby witness recounted the event and offered water to the distressed.
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Grove Lake
Seothind
England Shaken by Major East Coast Earthquake
An April 22 earthquake of considerable force struck eastern England from Ipswich to Colchester and London. Shocks toppled chimneys, cracked walls, and rattled china as crowds fled to streets. Colchester emerged as the center of the worst damage with scattered wreckage and blocked traffic.
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Lospex
Waxtern
England
Eases
Suffolk
Ipswich
Suolk
Colchester
Essex
Cty
Chelmise Ford
London
South End
Thames
Shoeburyanss
Buuth Hod
Bury St. Edmunds
Mutton
Chelmsford
Globe
Strand
Ipawieh
Loxcox
Ttis
Annie Streets
Housea
Cheapyile
Pleet Street
Drummer quits drinking after witnessing sobering tale
A drummer at a gathering relays his decision to quit alcohol after a Chicago scene on South Clark Street reveals a sobering moment. A pawnshop encounter with a starving man whose dead wife left him with a baby leads to a emotional plea and the drummer vows never to drink again.
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Chicago
South Clark Street
Ian
Becatse
Mina
Chicago Herat
Hooker Testimony Praises Southern Soldiers In War Meeting
Maj. General Joseph Hooker testified before the congressional committee on the conduct of the war praising Southern soldiers despite the conflict. He argued federal troops showed steadiness and efficiency, while acknowledging differing views on relative strengths between hands and leadership. The Chronicle notes the testimony as a strong, if debated, appraisal of the opposing forces.
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Joseph Hooker
Congressional Committee
Lee
Geo
Hooker
Anvieus
Aindorn
Ainguate Chronicle
Turbulent Senate Debate and Carpetbagger Remarks
A long telegraphic report captures a Senate debate over the Territorial Governors bill with speeches by Mr. Hoar and Mr. Tillman. The discourse centers on Congress power versus presidential authority, referencing carpetbagger imagery and Southern politicians. A separate sensational anecdote describes a Gatling gun melee in Colorado between a Swede and a Black man, escalating to a confrontation about vulnerable skulls and courage.
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Dunnell
Washington
Dhary
New York
South Corallusy
Congress
Lfe Alnoyed
Hrown
Pennsylvanis
Peferrinng
Guyerienis
Derbys
Carollia
Why Prairies are Treeless, Me. Meehan Theory
Thomas Meehan argues that prairie treelessness stems from regular fires set by aborigines to favor buffalo habitats. The fires prevent tree growth, while grasses and seeds survive and regenerate after burn, explaining why trees struggle to establish on prairie bottoms formed from lake and marsh remnants.
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Thomas Meehan
Bourlera
Prohibition Town Tragedy Ends in Death by Alcohol
A man named Barnes, once a popular commercial tourist in the South, died after consuming a bottle of whiskey in a prohibition town. Arriving from Macon, he stayed at Procter House and, driven by thirst, offered money for a bottle. He drank hastily, became ill, and died later that day. He was about forty, leaving a wife and five children.
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Manassas
South
Pede Nixon
1St Regiment
South Carolina Volunteers
Virginia
Wood
Europe
Drewlon
Leipzig
Paris
Joiolow
Aiken
Richmond
Providence
Shobric
Hayne
Lava
Fings
GarGeld
T. Beauregard
Charleston
Gen. Beauragard
Legardeur
James Island
Prenat
Fort Sumter
South Carolina Regular Artillery
Beauregued
Ripley
Hig Atuff
Bumter
Old Charleston
Ita
Morris Island
Port Sumter
Columbia
Saul
Tie Church
South Carolina
Bufaula
Chattaloochee
South Alabama
Jerusalem
Aliguam
Savannah
Augusta
Mays~ Field
Sherman
Isla “Gap
Honda Army
Audler
Manipotul
Col
Irvine Walker
Inoktigens Au
Ali
Bute
Pranklin
Brigde
Waller
Barnes
Macon
Procter House
Ubi
Lisboa
Walker
Ao Hone
Lim
Death in Tent Ring Ends Circus Joke Act
Talien Marti netti of Sells Broilers collapsed in the ring during a tent performance amid a time worn joke about his mother. The crowd laughed as he died, with memories of Martinetti's family long noted in local pantomime circles at Tr Galthijunts.
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Darros
Talien Martinetti
Martinotch
Kelly Ururhors
Martinetti
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Alilintt Constitutions
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Colorado
Tiisast Tieink
Bowie Kears
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