Spontaneous assault secures Missionary Ridge victory
An account of the 1863 assault between Orchard Knob and Missionary Ridge describes twenty thousand Union soldiers storming the ridge in a bold, improvised push. Generals Grant and Granger question who ordered the advance as Wood, Sheridan, and Bragg’s forces clash, and Union troops overwhelm Confederate defenses to claim the ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missionary Ridge
Orchard Knob
Baird
Wood
Sheridan
Ama Johnson
Sumit
Bragg
Chattanooga
Chickamauga
Grant
Thomas
Gordon Granger
Granger
Captain Avery
General Wood
Avery
General Sheridan
Lady Breckenridge
Buckner
Wagner
Warner
Cheatham
Sherman
Hardee
Mi6
Pelicans Fell to Gunboat Fire in Civil War Tale
A Union gunboat Nymph crew recounts firing on a flock of pelicans near Port Hudson in August 1864. After two attempts with canister and shrapnel, six shoots blasted the birds, yielding sixteen pelicans. One large bill-take became a keepsake, later lost, preserved at home in Union County Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Port Hudson
Profit Island
Pat Donnelly
Venir
Union County
Toledo Blade
Ramie Fabrics A New Industry With Growth Potential
Rewards totaling about 50000 have been offered by foreign governments to patent a ramie spinning machine. Ramie, called Chinese grass, grows four feet high and yields a fiber as strong as silk when processed. It’s used in France and England to stabilize silk and linen blends, with a machine recently developed in France to replace hand work. A factory on the Hudson River is planned to produce ramie yarns for fabric. Ramie is stronger than Russian hemp, easy to grow, and can be raised from seed in India, Egypt, and China, selling raw at about seven cents a pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
England
Botanical Gardens
Washington
Jamaica
India
Egypt
China
NEW YORK FASHION LETTER Summer Novelties Low Prices
A fashion correspondence notes summer textiles crowd shop windows with inexpensive fabrics like challies and French cashmere as designers unveil promenade costumes and sea side outfits. It highlights drapings, stripes, polishes, and new sleeve styles while noting strong demand for stylish, affordable garments and the season’s fashion tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creaarnsque
Happy Homes and the Female Role in Domestic Bliss
The piece argues marital happiness hinges on women’s health and complaints, promoting Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a guaranteed remedy for female ailments. It cites a money back guarantee and highlights sales through druggists, ending with a note from the Boston Bulletin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan FB. Segar
Millenbeck
Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Advertisements and light reads from a 19th century paper
A collage of product pitches and quips including Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic and Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. Also mentions Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets, Glenn's Sulphur Soap, Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye, and Dr. Thompsons Eye Water. Includes jokes about arithmetic and a crime note about a defaulter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn
Hill
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Brage
Dan
Sherias Baird
Johnson
Beird
Brag
Fullerton
RAMIE
New York
Fashion Letter
Holy Land
Sechem
Bethlehem
Cesarea
Nazareth
Joppa
Mount Carmel
Jerusalem
Boston Bulletin
Ohio
Cleveland
Minnesota
Cincinnati
Ogia
Toledo
Nile Oeas
Dominion
Pittsburgh
Cpbsss
White House
Harter
Puck
Gunsmith’s Shop
Cleveland Sun
Isaac ‘Hompson
Sre
Durang
Ely’s
Ni' Ream Brin
ELY Bros . Druggists
Owego
N.Y
Cockle
N. Chittentos
New W York
KE. T. Hazeltine
Warren
J. A. Sherman
Douglas — Sewede
W. L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas, Brockton
Masa
Powell
U.S
Cok
Fitzgerad
Jim
Indianapolis
Ind
Urlin
C.n.crittenton
Adway
Radway
Okluic
DR. Radway & CO
Warren Street
PAIS
Mia. May Gleason
Nunica Mich
Ottawa Co
E. PF. Morgan
Aimee Bi
Boston
Mass
Usary Medical Association
Dr. Pierce
Cress
G. F. Siagur
Pragur
Tansill
Alvord & Forker
Eldora
Co. E. Ritter & Co
Neosha
R. W. Tansile & Co
Chicago
General Sherman
R. MK
Helphenstin
Dee Lian
P.W. Ziegler & CO
Brewster Safety Rein Holder CO
Holly
Mick
Bull
Moody
Moody & CO
EE Smiths
Siclvet Ch Coe
Mouris, MI
St. Louis
Procter & Gamble
W.A. Rainey
Cleveland Marietta
Akron
Canton
Canal Dover
Coshoeton
Zanesville
Newark
Cambridge
Marietta
Baltimore & Ohio
R. R
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Eels
P.M. P.M.A
M.A
CUW
Wheeling
R. Bellaire
Parkersburg
Caariette Fe
A.M. P.M. Macksburg
Byesville
Mt. Vernon
Cambritles
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Amobridge
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Fou Cce
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New Comerstown
Strirttese
Shelby
Dover
Monroeville
Valley Junction
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Massillon
St. Clairsville
Creston
Teledo
Pevie Werebersserces
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Co- Chicago
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Fistels
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Ar Ener Eee
P.M. Blomup
Norwalk Biere
Valley
Sienna
Phillipsburg
Piwanssahaha
Bamlick
Anarhize Steel
Oraib
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Netseries Feo Otacs Eee
Bellaire
Pleasant
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P.M
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Sara
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T. Wikoff
FP. G. Jewett
Gen's Pass
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Pantheth
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New Berlin
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Uniontown
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Fast
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Cadeor
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Western Express
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St. L. Ry. Depot
En Comnerstown
Schigeis Eee
Eastern Express
Kes Shemsed
Hee
New York Express
Reee Ee Dennison
Isaac Reynolds
Gen'l
James Melled
Cleve
Ction
WY Cole
Ticke
James McCrea
E. A. Pord
Gen'l Fass
Agty Pittaburgy
Zanes Ville
Sanm
C. K. Lord
W. E. Repper
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