First Minnesota Charge At Gettysburg A Legendary Stand
George L. Kewlner recounts the First Minnesota’s desperate rush on July 2 1863 at Gettysburg Cemetery Ridge. The story centers on Captain Messick and Lt Col Colvill as 262 men charged 5000 Confederates, 47 survivors, 168 wounded, 47 killed with 215 casualties among them. The piece compares this feat to other historic forlorn hopes and cites figures from multiple battles.
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Dancing Spooks Tale of a Ghostly Dance at G House
A violinist recalls a wintry night at the G House near a distillery where he played for strangers. After a late collection, lights failed and he found the guests vanished, footprints erased by snow. A farmer revealed the guests were dead, with tombstones matching his diary.
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Photographer Mr Wuestner on Bathing Plates for Sensitivity
Detroit Free Press reports Mr Wuestner, famed for photographic plates, says a two minute bath in water nine parts to ammonia one part doubles plate sensitivity. Ordinary plates keep briefly, medium rapidity 5 6 years, fast plates 3 4 months. orthochromatic plates made in the U.S. show similar keeping qualities to ordinary plates.
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