Shiloh Clash Opens With Confederate Attack on Grant
A fragment recounts General Albert Sidney Johnston ordering the Confederate assault at Shiloh church on April 6, 1862. The furious morning fight tested Sherman's and Prentiss's Federal divisions as Confederate forces drove toward Pittsburg Landing and the Tennessee River.
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G. L. Kilmer
Grant
Shiloh Church
Albert Sidney Johnston
W. T. Sherman
Sherman
Mac Clernand
Prentiss
Pittsburg Landing
Tennessee River
Johnston
Buell
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Battle of Shiloh Reach Decisive Turning Point
The narrative recalls the Civil War clash at Shiloh where Sherman’s line broke, Prentiss’ division stood nearly all day before capture, and General Albert Sidney Johnston was killed at the Hornet’s Nest. Johnston’s death marked a rare wartime loss of a top army commander.
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Sherman
Grant
W. H. L. Wallace
McClernand
Wallace
Hurlburt
Prentiss
Breckinridge
John
Shiloh Battle Narrative From Grant Beauregard Clash
The account recounts Grant ordering Lew Wallace and other divisions to the Shiloh front as heavy fighting began. It notes miscommunications, Confederate attacks, Prentiss and Wallace casualties, Johnston’s heroic charge, and the pivotal role of batteries and gunboats. The piece cites Beauregard advising retreat after the Saturday failure.
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Nelson
Grant
Savannah
Buell
Shiloh
Lew Wallace
Crump’s
Pittsburg
Wallace
Sherman
McClernand
Prentiss
MccClernand
Hurlburt
W. H. L. Wallace
Pittsburg Landing
Wallaces
Donelson
Sion
Breckinridge
Tennessee
Harris
Johnston
Hoernets
Bragg
Lexington
Tyler
Beauregard
Corinth
Grorce L. Kr
One Opera Cloak, $250 By Frances Groff
Miss Lilian Fairweather pursues a troubled romance with Nicholas Purdy. After a failed attempt to flee aboard the Mesaba, a bluff by Purdy leads to a return and a costly wrap being demanded. He buys time with a pretend marriage plan, and she ends in a boarding house with a pragmatic, possessive ending.
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Frances Groff
Lilian Fairweather
Schenck & Schenck
Nicholas
Jacob
Rachel
Europe
Nicholas Purdy
Mesaba
Miss Macy
Miss Fairweather
Lilian
Pier 17
Mr. Purdy
Lilien
Schenck
Miss Fairweater
Lil
Balzac Dodges Tax Officers With Daylight Alibi
Balzac and his gambler friend Mery endured impecunious times. Four mornings in a row Balzac strolled near Cafe de Paris, clad in pantalona pieds and velvet frock. He flashed an almanac to prove the sun must set before officers of the tribunal de commerce could arrest him.
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Balzac
Mery
Cafe de Paris
Tribunal de Commerce
Vanity of Eugene Sue Revealed in Victorian Fashion
The article notes Eugene Sue’s fame as a novelist and contrasts his public persona with a life of fashion. It describes him leaving Cafe de Paris after dinner, smoking on the steps with an air of superiority, while allegedly plotting social and moral improvement. It also highlights his meticulous personal appearance, even amid the era’s dandies and aristocrats.
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Eugene Sue
Cafe de Paris
Counts d'Orsay
The Artist and His Kaleidoscope
The kaleidoscope is a powerful aid to geometric drawing with artists copying many designs from kaleidoscope figures. Larger instruments on stands allow draftsmen to keep a fixed position and replicate shapes for extended study.
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Cupion
Eupion
the Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros. & Co
Cole Bros
Thos
Mark
Texas
Bryan, Texas
Nabors Bros
Nabors
J Bryan
General Johnston
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