Incomplete Civil War Letters from Charlie Burchard
The fragmentary 1861 letters from Charley Burchard describe service in the U.S. Army under Generals Sweeny and Lyon, including captivity near Neosho, relief attempts, and various battle maneuvers in Missouri. The writer laments war’s hardships, shares hopes to reunite with family, and notes pay, rations, and movement toward Arkansas and the Gulf coast.
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Wisconsin Soldier's Battlefront Memoir Chronicle
A Wisconsin volunteer recalls brutal Civil War fighting at Centreville and Manassas, detailing batteries, bayonet charges, and heavy casualties. He describes retreat, his own near death, the chaotic march to Alexandria, and morale concerns as Union forces fend off Confederate advances.
Murder at Lowell Sparks Tension Between Residents
Reports from William Dutcher, Esq., Columbus, detail a brutal murder at Lowell Dodge County on Monday. James Kidney, enraged by a prior dispute with German grocer Dasryle Goling, allegedly shot Goling in the abdomen with a revolver during a confrontation. Goling died shortly after, Kidney is jailed at Janerg.
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