Rebel arms manufacture and southern zeal in Civil War notes
A writer describes extensive southern guns and artillery production from Nashville to Richmond, citing foundries, imports, and improvised weapons. He details blockaded European supply, local forges, and church bells converted to cannons, with strong emphasis on civilian sacrifice and patriotism fueling armament efforts. The piece notes women contributing jewelry and funds for gunboats, reflecting resolve to defend home and property.
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Ind
A. S.barries
Burr
New Yorker
Memphis
Navy-Yard
Street & Hungerford
Nashville
Tehnessee
TM. Brennan& Co
Fort Pitts
Atlanta
Georgia
Nashfew
Tredgar ‘Iron Works
Richmond
Virginia
Belmont
Henry
England
Whitworth
Blakely
Avas
Europe
Wm. H
Carroll
South
Carthage
Alabama
Arein
Inhuman outrages described at Buckeye Hotel
A crippled Union veteran recounts his Civil War leg injury at Carnifex Ferry, where rebels and Floyd ordered brutal amputation twice without consent. Surgeons void of care removed dressings, left him to suffer, then claimed amputation above the knee. The man survived but was left maimed and dependent.
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Buckeye Hotel
Vallandingham
Carnifex Ferry
John B. Floyd
Floyd
Notiaghin
Loyal States pledge support and call for volunteers
Address adopted at Altoona September 24 1862 urges unwavering loyalty to the President and Congress, pledges active support to the Union, and proposes a one year call for 100 000 volunteers, arguing unity and military readiness. It commends the September 22 proclamation freeing slaves in rebel states and stresses constitutional protection and restoration of the Republic.
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Washington
United States
Altoona
Congress
Union
Newfoundlander Dog Bites Market Robbery Mystery
A Newfoundlander owned by Mr. T. F. Strong in this city learned to take a basket to the market for meat. The dog ran a profit scheme, then ate the proceeds, and finally learned to use a newspaper in the basket to claim a proper dinner, showing unusual sagacity for an animal.
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T. F Strong
Lfondi: Lac (Wis
Beech er on conscience and the mind's unity
Henry Ward Becher argues that conscience does not think or perceive on its own. He claims there is a single mind guiding all feelings and judgments, with conscience following the intellect. Conscience merely feels approval or displeasure based on perceived right or wrong.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Soldier and German Saloon Scene Highlight Civil War Era
A wounded Union soldier, arm in a sling, visits Berghers beer hall under the Post Office and talks of fighting with Siegel in Missouri. A German patron responds by kissing his cheek and offering aid, reflecting warm German respect for Siegel amidst Civil War era tensions.
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Bergher
Siegel
Missouri
Philadelphia | Gazette
Attractive Maps with Agriculturalist Offer for 1863
A publisher offers subscribers two large colored maps with the Agriculturalist. One map covers over ten square feet showing the entire state of Indiana with detailed counties towns rivers and roads plus portions of Maryland and Pennsylvania. The other map spans about fifteen square feet covering the Southern states including Missouri Kentucky Virginia Maryland Delaware and southward. New subscribers for 1863 receive the Agriculturalist for the rest of the year at no charge.
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The
American
Agriculturalist
Vincinta
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Kentucky
Virginia
Delaware
Orange Judd
Park Row
New York
Orchard pigs boost apple crop in Rhode Island tale
In a tale from the American Agriculturist, John Jacobs praises his Rhode Island Greenings and Roxbury Russets. He credits turning his orchard into pig pasture for healthier fruit and higher prices, noting pigs consume fallen apples and keep pests down. He warns against worms and insect damage, arguing soil tricks fail without livestock.
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Joln Jacobs
Rhode Island
Old States
West
John
Curculio
Staking Method for Posts to Prevent Ground Rot
A fragment describes a simple cheap method to preserve stakes and posts from rotting when sunk into the ground. The text references walking in the field with Fairfield and mentions the method as worth trial.
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Ein
Sabe Pee
Fragments on chemistry beans and court satire in New Orleans lore
A collage of observations and anecdotes touches on chemical processes for shrinking barrels in farming, French timber treatment, and quirky tales from courtrooms and rural life. The piece blends practical notes with humor about quaker discipline, cantons, and social foibles.
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Society of Friends
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Voung
Bill Smith
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Garrick
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