Governor Evans Urges White Supremacy and State Sovereignty
In Conwsera on May 14 Governor Evans drafted an address to the people defending state sovereignty and white rule. He cites Reconstruction, carpetbaggers, and Supreme Court rulings, urges a white controlled constitutional convention, and warns that federal interference must be resisted. He recalls 1876 and 1890 events, names Wade Hampton, M. D. J. Butler, and others, and appeals to the sovereign people to defend their homes and liberties under the white flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irby
Evans
Fenzon Ortranss
South Carolina
Canby
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Jawa
Congress
Union
Macrachugette
Ohio
Wade Hampton
M. D. J. Butler
Charles J. H. Simonton
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
United States Court
John C. Sheppard
B. B. ‘Tilkman
Ktcek
Jefferies
Gray
Alan
Daniel
Columbia
Carola
Jonny Gang Evaxe
Hampton and the Sabre [Two Minor Incidents]
An eyewitness account of Philip Henry Hampton’s cavalry leadership during the Maryland campaign. It highlights his sabre faith, bold charges, and a rear-guard retreat near Harper’s Ferry, with a notable incident at Frederick where Mississippians led a charge after Hampton’s decision, shaping morale and tactics of the unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewe
Hampton
South Carolina Cavalry
Firah
M. ©. Butler
T. J. Lipscomb
Boykin Rangers
Charleston
Maryland
Lee
Harper's Ferry
Frederick
Art
A Shall
Harses
Butler
Davia Legion
Jef Davis Legion
Glorious Charge by Hampton Cavalry in Civil War Retelling
Roswel T. Logan recalls a vivid Civil War skirmish with General Hampton directing a charge. Federal cavalry panicked, a spiked gun halted pursuit, and Col Moore and a Confederate ally threatened retreat before Hampton’s renewed push. The narrative weaves through coffeeville and Coffeaville era fights, noting daring deeds, sword exchanges, and camaraderie among A company troopers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
Indiana
Ohio Infantry
Col. Moora
Tom Ancrum
Company A
Col. Moore
Tom Aucrum
Ancram
Frederick
Virginia
Gen. Hampton
Coffeaville
Lee
Pennsylvania
Tom Lee
Tom Nowell
Upperville
Alexandria
Fring
Chesnut
Diamount
Butler
Ranka
Paris Gap
Adjt. Moore
Hamj
News and Courier
Roswel T. Logan
Private Co. A. Sd 8. C. Cav
Mr. Popes Great Work. Massachusetts Leads Road Reform
Ararat A. Pore urges publication of Massachusetts Highway Commission progress from 1893 to 1895. The state funds road construction, broadens roads, and favors local control with a resident engineer. Plans include single track roads in thinly settled areas, trees along highways, and research at Harvard to reduce costs.
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Intelligencer
United States
Massachusetts
Highway Commission
Department of Agriculture
General Court
Massachusetta Highway Commission
Harvard University
Lawrence Scientifc School
N. 8. Shafer
Commission
Europe
France
Germany
Rvery State
Old Bay State
Ararat A. Pore
Boston
Mass
Even in Dark Times a Morning Will Come
A miscellany of brief notes urges sunny faith for Christians, notes on obedience to divine law as the path to success, strange remedies for hiccups and nosebleeds, and oddities about health, cooking, and superstition. It mentions a fishy tale of a Chinaman’s amputated limb and a Tooleys Louisiana anecdote, with various curiosities and advice.
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D. B. Carr
Harrison Street
Kansas City
Wisconsin
Chamberlain
Hill Bros
Jones
Jesus
Madagascar
England
Scotland
Tooleys
M. C. Tisler
IHN] Bros
Science
University of Pennsylvania
D. Hayes Agnew
Chu
Billarps Letter on Loneliness of Old Age and Valor
A reflective column by Billarp laments loneliness among the elderly after friends and family die. It honors two late friends Campbell Wallace of Atlanta and Ann Sparke, praising their lives, faith, and example. The piece blends moral meditation with everyday scenes of aging, family memory, and appreciation for nature’s gifts.
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Father
Sen
Campbell Wallace
Atlanta
Sparka
Major Wallace
Byan
Campbelly Wallace
Trae
Ann Sparke
Tri
Ile
Boen
Florida
Maggie
Meath
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B. C. Evans & Co., Clothiers and Furnishers
Victor
Sullivan Hardware CO
Bob-Ai
Nolott Oro
Reed Music House
Anderson
South Oscolina
G. F. Tolly & Son
J. P. Sullivan & CO
J.P. Sullivan & CO
Bluy
Colorado
Desa Hart
Denver
Rico
Billy
Kad
Hampton and the Sabre
National Bank
Boston Herald
Bal
J. Cheney & CO. Props
Toledo
F.J. Cheney
Wits
MR. Pope
Rende
Billarps
Mark Anthony
Casar
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