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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1912
Page
9
A stirring story of military adventure and wartime wooing drawn from the stage hit by BRONSON HOWARD and HENRY TYRRELL. The piece features wartime photographs by Brady, presenting a dramatic fusion of theater and conflict in period style.
The narrative outlines the early 1862 Shenandoah Valley operations as the Union mobilizes vast forces, General Scott retires for McClellan, and Stonewall Jackson conducts rapid maneuvers from Winchester toward Staunton. It chronicles Jackson’s strikes against Banks, Shields, and Milroy–Schenck, the valley’s strategic importance, and the Confederate effort to hold the line while Lee reinforces Richmond.
In the Shenandoah Valley Jackson and Ewell push Banks to Strasburg and Front Royal, then defend Port Republic by bold moves. A correspondent recalls Jackson’s audacious ride to the bridge, the firing, and the dramatic near-miss as Federal batteries threatened the Northern bank. The writer notes Lee’s optimism and Jackson’s continued dominance over Union commanders in the upper valley.
An advertisement offers a free copy of a "prescription" said to cure nervous debility and worn manhood without medicine. It promises rapid, discreet results and asks readers to write to Dr. al Robinson in Detroit for a sealed copy. Included are notarized license and endorsement notices from Bridgeport officials dated December 12, 1912, seeking a druggist license for 870 Main Street.
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