Nameless Spy Helps Union Win at Murfreesboro
A covert agent described as nameless served Rosecrans during the 1862 Murfreesboro campaign. He repeatedly crossed rebel lines, relaying Bragg’s strength, position, and movements to General Rosecrans, aiding Union strategy and earning a substantial pay reward.
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Army of the Cumberland
Bragg
Murfreesboro
Stone River
Rosecrans
Nashville
Union
Kentucky
Nelson
Chattanoora
Min
Chattanooga
Louisville
Cal
Truesdail
Tennessee
Braxton Bragg
Army Police Building
Iba
Brags
John H. Morgan
Morgan
Gallatin
Bowling Green
Incident of Life in Washington and a Slave's Fate
A correspondent recalls a Washington tale of a planter's son born into slavery after his exploitative family feud. The son, educated in the North, was abducted during a father’s absence and forced into slavery in the War Department era, with Monroe and others unable to secure his freedom. The piece also notes the extraordinary Nova Scotia giant Anna Swan and a humorous salon anecdote about a servant's greeting.
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Evening Post
District of Columbia
Florida
Louisiana
Washington
Thia Gon
Harvard
Yale
North
War Ard Department
Pennsylvania
Bureau
St. John’s Church
War Department
Monroe
South
Napoleon
Homestead Entry Rules For Free Public Lands
The document outlines eligibility for homesteads on public lands for qualified individuals including heads of families or young US citizens who have not borne arms against the United States. It details application steps, fees, residency proof, and conditions for obtaining patent deed, with abandonment or heirs rules and the process to secure title from Washington.
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United States
Congress
Washington, D. C
Medical discovery claims cure for epilepsy with ice therapy
A London correspondent reports Dr De John Chapman has developed an external ice and hot water treatment using India rubber bags along the spinal cord to stimulate the nervous system. Case reports include epilepsy with years of daily fits and paralysis improved, with several hospitals already using the method and no noted failures.
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London
The
Liberator
de John Chapman
Westminister
Emerson
England
Chapman
Seach
Brown Sequard
Claud Bernard
Paris
India
Amon
Wilkinson
Jenner
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Ana
Darling
You
Avon
Buffalo Courier
Adam
Darkey
Sartin
Maryland
Mann
Ture
Nova Scotia
Anna Swan
Goov
Amicus
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