War Stories from Sharpsburg and a Georgia Soldier’s Letter
A veteran recalls the 1862 Sharpsburg attack and his color bearer status. He recounts meeting Sam Bloomer of the First Minnesota and the color bearer’s wound. A Georgia sergeant’s letters portray wartime courage, reconciliation, and lasting union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lairt
Tige Anderson
Sharpsburg
Minnesota
Atlanta Journal
Journal
Atlanta Drueual
Johnnie
Tom
Tige’ Anderson
Bloomer
Stillwater Daily Gazette
Sam Bloomer
Sam
Jota
Limba
Pixel
Atrap
Stonewall Jackson
North Carolina
Jackson
Louis Miller
Naveral Rengona
Potomac
San
Hofman
Pogsley
Thia
Andrews
Andrews Scys
Samven Broomer
Sergeant Broomer
W. T. Sherman
Ang
Ward to Explain Away
A dialogue reveals a man named Ward recalling a parrot gift and questioning why it copied a voice. He mentions a photograph and a woman's presence, hinting at past romantic or social tensions within a household. The exchange implies hidden feelings and a mysterious or comic subplot.
Stricken With Paralysis and Cure by Liniment
Henderson Outade of Wh was stricken with partial paralysis losing use of one arm and side. After two bottles of Chamberlain's Pain Balm he is nearly cured. The liniment also helps rheumatism sprains and bruises and is sold by Orr-Gray & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson Outade
Chamberlain
Geo
St. McDonald
Man
Logan County
W. Va
Orr-Gray & Co
Self Extinguished Obligation Tale From Governor McCorkle Story
Joseph Reed recounts a humorous anecdote from Governor McCorkle of West Virginia about a colored man who refuses to pay a debt to a white man. The creditor seeks satisfaction, a white lawyer friend asks what real 800 he gave, and the punchline rests on the debtor claiming only accumulated interest since he owed nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomer
Andrews
South
Pierce
ME Hackett
Childon
Geauia Co
Ohio
Dr. Berce
Nardone
Sai
MT Nitam Sou
R.V. Pieres
Euffalo, Noy
Joseph Reed
McCorkle
West Virginia
Bode
Marrie
Johnnie
Carlo
Norway
Dara
Cupid
Darnery
Grove
Blu
Simkins
Bilking
Junior
Chile
W. Grove
Austria
Old People Have Their Troubles and Civic Anecdotes
Old Benton Harbor man over eighty reports relief after using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for indigestion and constipation. A humorous retort by a famed American lawyer in court contrasts crime and church, ending with a quip about state’s evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Little
Benton Harbor
Mich
Chamberlain
Orr- Gray & Co
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Battle of
Maryland
Sthver
Miss
W. J. Andrews
Sugar Valley
Johnie
Antietam
Sharpaburg
Plexoud
Southern Cross
W. H. Anpieeys
Ward
Albert
Jit
Low
Dean & Ratliffe
Dean& Ratluffe
Dean & Ratlifpe
Dean& Ratliff
Dean & Ratlifees
Nasco
Pieipe
Olt
Samuel Otcher
New York
Gastoria
Bears
Texas
Ligon & Ledbetter
Sean Bee Dealers
Vandiver
Vandiver Bros
Birdsell
Vandiver Brothers & Major
Acme
Acme Paint & Cement CO
F. B. Grayton & CO
Anderson
A.C. Strickland
Acmio
Itihmiranca
Svar
Dix Fae Taro
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