A Song For Today by Matilda W Beale
Poem reflects Civil War themes praising Union, marking Fort Henry Fort Donelson and Roanoke and Missouri combat sites. It declares baptism of blood ending and urges North and South to unite under the red white and blue. Written from Coolville Ohio in February 1862.
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Martin V. Athey
Coolville
Ohio
Samuel
South Carolina
Fort Henry
Fort Donelson
Roanoke
Missouri
Coolville, O
Murfreesboro Campaign Notes From Tennessee 1862
Camp Van Berry March 20 1862 General Mitchells Division moved toward Murfreesboro along the Nashville pike Detachments served on railroads from Nashville Kept away from John Morgan while pursuing Confederate forces at Cedar thickets near Jefferson Judges wife and daughters gave hospitality and anti Lincoln views While the women praised sons in Confederate service the troops noted Southern secession sentiment and resolve in Rutherford County Tennessee Murfreesboro described as a bustling county seat with secession leanings and a remark on old villains in camp history
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Eprron Missencen
Mitchell
Andrew Jackson
Murfreesboro
18Th Ohio
Nashville
Smith
42Nd
Ohio
John Morgan
King
4Th
Ohio Cavalry
Morgan
Jefferson
Lincoln
Seward
Bowling Green
All Union
Rutherford County
Tennessee
Rebel sympathizer and cotton planter exposes Confederate stance
The excerpt portrays a plantation owner with 150 enslaved people and 100 acres of cotton who supports the Confederacy. It notes his two sons in the Confederate army and his alleged insult to the Constitution. The narrator urges enlistment and describes marching toward Dixie with a brigade three miles from a city, claiming readiness and good health.
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Chicago
Fort Donelson
Dixie
Letter From the 36th Ohio Regiment in Summersville
Summersville Va March 20 1962 the writer describes military drills since January and the arrival of about sixty refugees from seceshdom. They wore blue gray and home spun clothing with large knapsacks. Refugees said they were ordered to fight against the old flag and some enlisted in the regiment while others stayed nearby for meals until departure.
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Summersville
Borror
Seceshdom
Adney
Corey
Fire of Our Batteries at Pea Ridge
A New York Herald correspondent describes artillery reforms at Pea Ridge as gunners adjust elevations to hit trees, then shells. The two hour cannonade features six, twelve, and eighteen pounders, with intervals between shots and a vivid comparison to an organ performance.
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Pea Ridge
N. Y. Herald
Mozart
Verdi
Winchester's strategic position after Shields victory
The town near General Shields's Sunday victory sits 150 miles northwest of Richmond and 71 miles west of Washington. It lies 20 miles north of Manassas Gap and 52 miles from Harper's Ferry by railroad, 80 miles from Gordonsville by road, 18 miles northeast of Strasburg, and is the largest town west of the Blue Ridge except Wheeling. Frederick County, with about 16,000 residents including 2,300 slaves, serves as capital.
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Shields
Richmond
Washinton
Manassas Gap
Harper’s Ferry
Gordonsville
Lou
Strasburg
Manassas Junction
Wheeling
Blue Ridge
Frederick County
Cin, Gazette
Manassas reference trips name through scattered clippings
A fragmented Chicago press collection mentions a Massachusetts man who went forward to Manassas, with references to a Little Tribune figure and Dr. Ray linked to the Manassas action in wartime context.
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Massachusetts
Manassas
Potter
Chicago Tribune
Little Tribune
Dr. Ray
Chicago Post
Etheridge urges Nashville to return to Union and punish rebellion
Hon. Emerson Etheridge speaks at the Court House before a large Nashville crowd, urging Tennessee to abandon secession, defend the United States, and return to allegiance. He attacks Jefferson Davis, Breckinridge, and secessionists, praises Lincoln, and promises amnesty to deserters who return.
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Emerson Etheridge
Nashville
Court House
Etheridge
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Union
Tennessee
Davidson County
Breckinridge
South
Congress
South Carolina
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Florida
Texas
California
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Lincoln
Tle
Fort Sumter
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John Brown
Ife
Davis
Jesus Christ
Mr. E
Banner
Whig
Jeff. Davis
E. Here
England
France
Germany
Residence of the Rebel Mason Besieged at Winchester
A Philadelphia Enquirer report from Winchester says James M. Mason’s private residence, a white three story house on Romney road near town, was evacuated by Mason’s family days before Union troops entered. It is now the headquarters of a Union regiment with an American flag flying from the second story window.
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The
Philadelphia Enquirer
Winchester
James M. Mason
Romney Road
Rebel Triumph referenced in Jeff Davis dispatch
Hosea Biglow prints a letter in Atlantic Monthly quoting Jeff Davis on a rebel triumph. The dispatch claims the tide turning against Union success with Columbus evacuated and Kentucky retaken, framing the Confederate setbacks as strategic wins.
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Hosea Biglow
Atlantic Monthly
Jeff. Davis
Jeff
Ciarette
Kentucky
Fort Donelson
Appeal to the People of Tennessee by Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson declares Tennessee remains loyal to the Union, asserts state government collapse due to rebellion, and calls for cautious restoration. He offers amnesty to rebels who yield, proposes temporary appointments to run state offices, and invites citizens to unite for restoration. He stresses protection of citizens and preservation of law while reasserting federal authority.
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Freitow
Tennessee
United States of America
Sisterhood of
United States
Congress
Atul
Andrew Johnson
Love And Skates From A Sensitive New Englander
A Massachusetts writer recalls a humorous skating lesson with Mary, describing overwhelming attraction as Mary fits on skates and a whirlwind of vivid imagery. The narrator confesses fascination and a playful, flirtatious misadventure in 1862.
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New
Venus
Mary
Abolitionism debate stirs West Virginia politics
A Wheeling and Clarksburg Telegraph echo a raid against Abolitionism. The letters insist Abolitionists outnumber opponents and claim slavery blocks West Virginia's progress. They reference General Jackson opposing the Constitution for a free West Virginia and call for immediate liberty.
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Wheeling I’vess
Clarksburg ‘Telegraph
Peret
Carlile
West Virginia
New England
Jackson
Parkersburg Gaz
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