Farewell to College Days at U U in Exhorting Verse
A farewell poem to E E By B J R from Hoetwy reflecting on end of college life at the University of Utah like halls halls and rooms. It lists memories of Greek Latin study Sunday prayers and Latin prose and recalls friends classmates and one who has died while Elmore heads into battle and memory keeps them bonded despite parting.
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U. U's
Liddell and Scott
Grote
Charley
Prez. Divinus
Jearning
Elmore
Sword of my brave boy worn in freedom’s name
Poem recalls a fallen son who bore a sword on the field of battle. The speaker laments loss, honors the boy’s sacrifice for home and liberty, and preserves the weapon as a sacred emblem of his courage and country. The verses praise heroism amid plague, cold, and war, linking memory with lineage and glory.
Trial of Monitor Passaic Shows Fifteen-Inch Gun Mastery
In New York harbor a trial of the Monitor Passaic and its fifteen inch gun showed the vessel could reach about nine miles per hour. The test focused on the gun, proving it can be fired inside the turret with manageable shock and operated by four men. The results suggest the Monitor and its large gun will dominate in combat.
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New York
Ldth
Passaic
Turet
Oxford student defines matrimony in comic terms
A humorous Oxford student description portrays marriage as bounded by hugging and kissing on one end and cradles and babies on the other. It notes main outcomes as population, broom sticks, and late nights, with a sultry climate until housekeeping tropics bring squally weather and coolness.
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Oxford
Richmond Whig Reflects on Civil War Trial and Emancipation
The Richmond Whig warns that the nation faces its greatest trial. It argues victory requires full readiness to repel the enemy, lest his deeper penetration bring immeasurable harm through emancipation.
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Richmond Whig
Nashville to the Army and War News from 1862
From the 74th Regiment Nashville November 25 1862 the writer reports Nashville remains secure amid blockade and provision trains while praising General Negley and Rosecrans and urging abolition of slavery as essential to ending the war. He notes a visit with the 90th Ohio Vols and mourns the death of Aaron Hull of Lodi Township.
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Athens County
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Rocks
Nashville
Cumberland
74Th
Promethius
Negley
McClellan
Charleston
Fort Sumpter
Rosecrans
Burnside
United States
90Th Ohio Vols
C. H. Rippey
O. U
Aaron S. Hull
Lodis Township
March of the 116th Regiment to Webster and New Creek
From New Carex Va November 24 1862 the 116th Regiment reports long marches 20 and 22 miles to Webster and New Creek. They praise the scenery and Laurel Hill decry the mud and rain. General Milroy visits camp and the regiment moves by rail toward the east, arriving at New Creek and joining the 123d Ohio in a new brigade led by Mulligan. The post notes health, a few measles cases, a death of Lieut Wilson, and Thanksgiving day disruptions with high prices for poultry and oysters.
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Messne. Epirons
Beverly
Webster
Laurel Hill
Rich Mountain
Buckhannon
Milroy
N. L. Baker
New Creek
Piedmont
Col. Mulligan
17Th Pennsylvania
Erin
Mulligan
Lexington
Ohio
123D
116Th
Washburn
Wm. J. Lee
Lee
Lieut. Wilson
Co. A
Wildes
Morris
Golden
President's Message on Foreign Affairs and Civil War Struggles
The President reviews foreign relations during the civil war era, notes progress with Britain on the slave trade, and discusses emigration of African descent. He urges economic reforms, shelving colonization, supports a Pacific railway, canal expansions, and a national banking plan. He calls for emancipation policy discussion and warns against secession.
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