Our Army Correspondence urges steadfast Union demand
A 1863 letter from Fourth Indiana Cavalry soldiers in Henerson Kentucky denounces peace at any price and urges Dearborn citizens to support an honorable Union. The piece insists on perseverance, condemns sympathetic peace factions, and pledges to conquer the rebels or die. It argues for restoring the flag and a united North to save the Republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FOM
Fourth Ind. Cavalry
Henperson
Mr. Horror
Old Dearborn
Jef. Davis
Jeff. Davis
Lincoln
Robert Hunter
Broadway
New York
Nort
Hunter
An Evfectivs Pass Anecdote From a Brigadier General
A Cincinnati Gazette correspondent recounts a brigadier general who handed a pass to a citizen after signing it on the wall of his headquarters. The clerk found the inscription read Brigadier General, revealing the signer’s inebriated condition and a comic error. The tale ends with a note that the general’s name is withheld. Also mentioned is the Queen of the West’s voyage past Vicksburg and Port Hudson, and a quip about a bonnet becoming a pretty woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patn
Gen. Hooker
Chicago Tribune
California
Washington
Gen
Scott
Hooker
Pacific Coast
Bull Run
Capt
Capt. Hooker
Col. Hooker
Regular Army
Gen. Scott
Tam
Bull Ran
General Hooker
Lincoln
Cincinnati
Guizette
Vicksburg Batterries
Port Hudson
New Yorker
Jose
Coe
Bethlehem Excursion and Dignitaries of Ancient Lands
Reverend Freeman recounts a Jerusalem to Bethlehem excursion past the Jaffa Gate through the valley of Hinnom to the shepherds field, Rachel's tomb, and the Church of the Nativity. He notes Bethlehem’s geography, history, and sacred sites, including the grotto of the manger and biblical ties to David, Ruth, and Naomi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Jerusalem
Bathlehem
Jaffa
Hinnom
Hell
Bathleham
Ellijah
Dead Sea
Judea
Salomon
Bethlehem
Passa
Rachel
Ephrath
Great Sea
Mediterranean
Moab
Lawrenceburgh
Ohio
David
Joseph
Mary
Tbran
Lavite
Micah
Naomi
Boaz
Ruth
Rehoboam
Asahel
Buriel
Netophah
Bethlehem Ephrata
Mystery Recruiter In Uniform At Fort Snelling
A Minnesota Exchange tale recalls a squad of young men at Fort Snelling enlisting with the Regiment of Mounted Rangers for Indian fighting. An underage orderly, mistaken for a girl, is discharged after a ruse by the father and colonel. The soldiers remain unaware of the deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Snelling
Regiment of Mounted Rangers
Minnesota
Fort Snelling
Gedtiman
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Dr. Runter
Aurora Commercial
Holy Land
Rev. A. W- Freeman
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