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War era tales and comic medical examination vignette
A long heterogeneous column mixes Civil War scenes with tall tales and jokes. It recounts Morgan and Moore’s raid near New Haven and a wounded sergeant Firman, plus a farcical medical exam for a drafted man and a satire on abolitionists. The tone blends battlefield detail with humorous anecdotes and political commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bardstown
Kentucky
Morgan
Leoz
New Haven
Muldrough’s Hill
Louisville & Lebanon
Moore
Stein
New Heven
Thomas Firman
Spencer County
John Allen
Lebanon
Sam
Girele
Co. A
Lebanon Junction
Louisville
Col. Moore
D&c
Gore
Young
Firman
Benjamin Firman
Dean
Fire Department
Phere
Lawrenedg
Lawrence
John Smith
Thad
Sophia Ann
Herrick
Samuel