Tennessee Ballad of Pompey and a Free Nation
A fragmentary Civil War era poem depicts Pompey the slave’s transfer of fidelity as he helps his master Mato or Massa into fighting memory. The piece recalls Union, liberty, and Tennessee battlefields with vivid rural images. It dramatizes a slave’s wish for freedom and a veteran’s memory of Marion and Tarleton as the river Tennessee glows.
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Pompey
Masnn
Tennessee
Marion
Tarleton
Eresie
Ralph Vervatt
Contemporaries Celebrate Southern Success At West Point
The Washington Star notes envy in the South over West Point honors, highlighting six top scholars from the region and arguing Northern states earned cadet spots through Union service. An Arkansas colonel issues grim humor about mounting his men with orders to prepare for bloodshed and to look future foes in the eye.
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West Point
Washington Star
Albany Murder Case Draws Names From Two States
The Albany murder case centers on Dr. Cole and his wife Mrs Cole amid a web of family ties to California and New York officials. court actions, notes and letters reveal premeditation claims and connections to U S Senator families and revenue agents.
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Albany
Mra. Hartung
John L. Cuyler
Syracuse
Ang
Cole
Frank Necock
Deccas
Trom Pons
Sanford E. Church
William J. Hadley
Bir
Seneca Co
California
Acapulco
Revenue Service
New York
Hersanid
Thore
Butler
New York Volunteers
Colored Cavalry
Hiscock
Washington
Gen. Cole
Ae Lolle
Mr. Hiscock
Pompey
Onondaga County
N. Y
Richard Hiscock
Harrises
Tra Harris
United States
Daniel Gott
Twly
the ‘Ohne
Snakes and whiskey haunt a soldier's memory in a dramatic tale
An exiled narrator recalls a prison incident where liquor led to a cobra crawl under his jacket. He describes the terror, the white hair afterward, and his vow to abstain. A political passage follows urging calm race relations and peacemaking in the postwar South with leaders like Douglass urged to promote national unity.
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Canada
Sring
India
Reconstruction Echoes in Charlottesville Chronicle
The Charlottesville Chronicle argues the Democratic party remains useless as a political force, condemning Northern tactics as vain peace and urging Southern unity behind Ben Wood and allies. It asserts hatred and fear of the South persist in Northern policy and predicts the Democratic banner will fail to rally the region.
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Democratic Party
Fragmentary memoir inching through empty halls
A fragmented memory passage recalls walking deserted halls and calling for vanished friends from youth, asking where they are as echoes answer softly in the hollow corridors.
Wife That Crowing Wakes Husband on New Bride Night
A Richmond Examiner item reports a young wife in the city who imitates a rooster each dawn, waking her husband on their first night and thereafter. She is said to be connected to a Shanghai rooster in the hen coop, with neighbors vouching for the tale’s truth. The piece humorously notes the couple’s need to balance alarm needs with marital harmony.
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Manis
Chanticleer
Shanghai
Jack
Reconstruction Era Meeting Call Prompts Cross-Party Unity
A 1887 letter from Lieut. Longstreet urges Louisiana Republicans to unite with the party in power for practical Reconstruction. Henry Wilson is invited to speak in New Orleans to rally support, amid debates over suffrage, union, and peace.
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Lieut
Geun
Longstreet
Republican’ Party
Grex
Janes
Loxastaner
Nuistavie
Lafayette
Henry Wilson
Republican Party
New Orleans
Douw
Gopanern
Bright Side Philosophy from a Vermont Farmer Anecdote
A reflective piece extols calmness amid misfortune. It notes how cheerfulness guards the mind against imagined pain and cites a Vermont farmer as an example of steady equanimity. The anecdote emphasizes choosing a positive outlook.
Weeds Advice to Parents and Guardians
The New York Commercial notes signs of times show decay of the apprentice system and neglect by parents to apprentice their sons. It argues for trades like wood-sawing as independent and manly, warning that lack of early training leads to insecure jobs, crime, and dependence. A story from Albany recalls a boy from Ireland who learned a trade and rose to prosperity, illustrating the value of apprenticeship.
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New York
Ife
Albany
State Street
Ireland
Alany
Towa
Maximilian’s Mexican Surrender Address Described
The surrender of Maximilian to Mexican Liberals prompts his address urging loyalty to France and urging restraint. He laments the siege, defends his motive to aid Mexico, and pleads for prudence and virtue while invoking Napoleonic lineage and Providence. The text closes with his sign-off and question about his identity.
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Maximilian
Mexico
France
United States
Europe
Charemagne
Napoleon
Austus
United, States
Nimbitio
Amd Cnebic
Allan
Yorke-Man’s Cirrus Courtship Ends With Rebuff
A Yorke man in Illinois pursued a neighbor’s daughter with intent to wed. He invited her to a circus, but when he asked for marriage she declined, telling him to buy his own ticket. He was left disappointed while she enjoyed the show.
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Massa
Pompey
Tennessee
Cdilinois
Cleveland Discoveres Grim Grave Scene With Knife Burials
A surreal report from Cleveland describes a petrified male body found on a street corner with several knives and throwing weapons buried with him. One arm was broken in discovery, but the rest of the body remained intact.
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Superor
Cleveland
Cornelius Describes New Lamps On Old Two Story House
An unclearly worded reminiscence notes Cornelius telling an old acquaintance about a two story house being lit. The exchange hints at new lighting and a sense of anticipation about progress.
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Beaver Argus
Weyand
Irris Ft, Wayne & Chicago
Sean Nfon
Gag
Mtown
New Castle
Erie
Pittsburgh Castle
Pittsburgh
Youngstown
Soheny
Eveland
Ratle Road
Civtees
Ewipemawas
Iphin
al Mphilail
Bavard
Aelpha
Pmi
Cigent
Tenmellec
Fulthifal Pompey
Kong
Tenpesdee
Tennemses
Masea
Bni
Tennessce
Deene
Gertlemen
Axp Cotildren
Ana
Robert Tallod
Etna Insurance Company
Hart
Niagara Insurance Camity
Enterprise Insurance At
Philadelphia
ATL
Dispatel
Beaver
Dr. Chandler & Co
Rochester
J. Cilandler & CO. Co
esSb
Mein Street
New Brighton
D.cunningham
Braden
al Townsend
Sylvester Doxnam
Rexvar Canhty
al Perrone
Cross
Weiss
Putin
Vista
Cincinnati
Johnny
Moth
Susan
Crimsey
Thompsonville
Jesus
Arkansas
Moat
Vinci
Washington City
Ua Ta
South
Bspe
Rocky Mountains
Renault
Thes Capablle
Ublican Party
Wilson
Kelley
Seo
Redereke Douglass
Douglass
North
Richmond (Va
Wife
Juni
Sol G. Parken
Louisaha
Davis
Sumner
Rane
Sword
Democratit
James Lonéstreet
Tanga
Ebidi
Fletcher
Braineas
Focal
Stother
Ingure
Rivelton
Vermont
USA
Thurlow
Cornelius
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