Life as an earnest field of duty and memory
Porte by J. Van Law argues life is not mere years or illusion but a field of duty for the head heart and hand. It warns against sloth and folly, says thoughts and feelings are treasures, and measures life by the throbbing of the heart, praising those who work for the common good.
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Taylor’s Corner
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Letter from the 4th Virginia recounts Mission Ridge action
A private Civil War letter from Ava dated December 23 1863 describes Union operations at Mission Ridge near Chattanooga. It details orderly crossings, entrenchments, capture of 33 Union pickets and four officers, and the seizure of a lieutenant while fording the Chickamauga river, with vivid notes on pontoon landings and skirmishers.
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Tennessee Liver
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Ewing
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8Th Mounted C. V. 1
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Lookout Mountain Dramatics and a Gardener of War
An account recalls a night march and river crossing during a Civil War engagement. The narrator describes the Tennessee River crossing, skirmishes on Lookout Mountain, and a fierce assault on enemy works. He details wounds, fatigue, and brief comforts as Bragg’s forces retreat toward Ringgold and Knoxville. A slave helps Capt. Park escape behind enemy lines with a covert medicine cache.
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Virginia
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Smoky Mountain
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Memphis
Chattanooga
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Bridgeport
Man and slave debate freedom as dawn lifts Federal lines
A captured exchange reveals a slave questioning capacity to fight for freedom while his owner ponders the value of liberty. The narrative ends with the captain welcomed by his comrades as the slave attains freedom at dawn near Federal lines.
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Massa
Sol
Park
Slavery Reversed In a Southern Prisoner’s Nightmare
A Middle Tennessee correspondent reports a Union camp incident where a Southern planter, captured in Alabama, wakes to find his guard is a slave and his own enslaved worker. The scene ends with the planter humiliated, questioning slavery’s morality.
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Alabam
America
Message on Confederate Prisoner Relief and Bounty Policy
A dated Union message laments Confederate denial of North supplied food to prisoners at Libby and other prisons. It discusses motives, insurrection fears, and the impact on morale, plus a war department note urging revision of bounty payments and veteran reenlistment policies.
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Debt and duty in Washington Chronicle’s call to Richmond
The Washington Chronicle laments a heavy debt of gratitude and seeks a plan to avert costly measures as the nation faces alarms at Richmond. The piece notes the year’s strain makes any solution nearly impossible while urging ingenuity and sacrifice.
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Washington
Turious Relies On Sixth Street Methodist Protestant Display
A described display features two miniature portraits Rosecrans and Gen Butler set in a black frame. The inscription praises Butler as a war hero, while noting the frame and materials come from rebel stock. The note mentions a spy reference and a Confederate capture at Chattanooga.
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