Aurora Commercial in Aurora, Indiana

Dearborn 16th Regiment really? Grant review report

This letter from Ast Garrettton Louisiana Sept 6 1863 describes encampment six miles above the Nascent City on the east bank of the river, trains hourly to Jake, a grand infantry review by Grant and Banks, and the vigor and endurance of Northern troops. It notes a riding accident where General Grant was knocked down but rapidly recovering. It then shifts to a philosophical, historical note on Dr. Cotton Mather and the Magnalia Christi Americana, discussing colonial witchcraft beliefs and a Salem Noahs Dove tale with dramatic retelling of the ship’s eerie return and disappearance, followed by Indiana Sanitary Commission stockroom observations and a satirical reading section from the Poughkeepsian.