Remarkable military wound recovery of Lieut Siegling
The Baltimore Sun account details Lieut Rudolf Siegling, later Gen Siegling, wounded in the left groin by a Hotchkiss shell during the Second Manassas campaign. Despite severe abdominal injury and exposure during active battle, he recovered after field treatment, cold water packs, and supportive care, returning to duty and serving with distinction until war’s end.
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News and Courier
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Baltimore Sun
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Steghing
Second Manassay
Siegling
Mr. Simons
Gol. Gadberry
Newberry
Andrew Lieut. Siegling
Lee
Maryland
Livut Siegling
Milburn
Buffalo
Liaut. Siegling
Gen
Badhmi Columbia
James Simons
Charleston
J. Sowers
Meeting Street
Richmond
Confederacy
Andrawa
Rishmond
Itia
Col Andrews's Terrible Wound At Cedar Run Battlefield
Baltimore readers recall Col. R. Snowdon Andrews of the Confederate artillery who rode at Cedar Run when a shell ripped the abdomen and breached the hip. With no proper care near, a country doctor slowly treated the wound by hand, suturing and cleansing with pure water as he and soldiers endured brutal lack of medical tools. The tale highlights Confederate hardship and a remarkable survival.
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Holon
Col. Andrews
Solahea
Capture of Federal Picket and a Close Call
The account recalls a Civil War scout under Longstreet who crawled through enemy lines to seize Confederate pickets on the Darby Town road near Richmond in winter 1864. He was wounded three times, narrowly escaped being shot by Yankee fighter Thad, and recounts the moment when the Union soldier fired and the bullet struck the ground near his foot. William Sree Reeves Station, Ga.
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Viditor Journad
Hoya
Gray
Jenkins Brigade
Longstreet
Thad
Darby Town
Richmond
Spear
Eighth Tennessee Cavalry Regiment
Hoe
Willige
Merritt
Firod
William Sree
Reeves Station
Unfair Parallel Over Prison Camps and Civil War Food
The piece argues the New York World unfairly compares Boer prisoner camps to Andersonville. It condemns Britain for failing to feed captured Boers while noting Confederate food shortages under blockade. It discusses prisoner exchanges and the reluctance of Grant to exchange prisoners after war conditions.
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New York World
Poer
Bermuda
Andersonville
United States
Hoogland
Great Britain
Confederacy
South
Washington
Grant
United Staten Govérnment
Wroth
Lincoln's stance on northern prisoners in the south during war
The author argues Lincoln chose to keep Northern POWs in the South despite scarce supplies. He notes greater Confederate prisoner deaths in Northern camps than Northern deaths in Southern prisons, claims the North had food and clothing, and cites Andersonville as an example of both sides failing prisoners.
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Vresident
Lincoln
United States
South
Prizons
Andersonville
Aultimore Susy
How to Treat Fainting People
How to treat a fainting person with simple steps. Remove tight clothing and ensure fresh air. Lay the person flat with the head lowered to restore blood flow to the brain. Avoid crowds and hot environments. give cold water, smelling salts, or a fan to revive consciousness. Do not give spirits. monitor for two hours and resume quiet activity gradually.
Health Rules For The Fainting Prone
A historical note outlines care for individuals prone to fainting. It bans tea and coffee, corsets for women if fainting, tobacco and alcohol for men, and restricts heavy work and indigestible foods such as pork veal and ham. It advises rinsing with hot water and avoiding intoxicants and heavy meals.
Lantern bearing youth courts country maid
An elderly farmer inquires about a visitor with a lantern at his kitchen door. The youth defends his errand as courting Mary the kitchen maid, sparking a tense exchange about propriety and old days. A separate note mentions that rainfall is similar across the four US seasons.
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