Fate and Fortune at Shiloh First Day Battle
A detailed retrospective on the Shiloh battle day one, arguing fate rather than genius decided the outcome. It recounts Johnston massing 60,000 Confederate troops, the Federal surprise and retreat, and Grant arriving as the front collapses, with Confederate wedges and heavy casualties shaping a pivotal, near annihilation moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Quad
Detroit
McDowell
Stonewall Jackson
Hooker
Chancellorsville
Jackson
Gettysburg
Lee
Stone River
Chickamauga
Missionary Ridge
Peach Tree Creek
Franklin
Burnside
Fredericksburg
Shiloh
England
Charleston
Johnston
Grant
Shilo
Buell
Tennessee
West Bank
Lincoln
Theederals
Purdy
Hamburg
Johnson
Prentiss
Sherman
Geveral
Ote
Nott & Halt
Prentisa
Lewat
McClernand
Thomas
Rosseau
Fair Oaks
Hurlburt
Chalmers
Napoleon
Federal Center
Beauregard
Tiger Loose Scare At Old Bowery Theatre
Cor Cincinnati Enquirer reports a dramatic wild beast scare during a Mungo Park production. The tiger nicknamed the baby attacked trainer Herr Driesbach. the tiger escaped, the pit emptied in a rush, and Driesbach recaptured the beast with a torch before it could flee again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Bowery Theatre
Cor
Cincinnati Enquirer
Bowery Theatre
Herr Driesbach
Driesbach
Winslow
Tiger
The Power of a Word in Chesterton Tribune
An era letter discusses the word dude and its influence on correcting class behavior. The writer cites the word’s power surpassing even unified press and pulpits in shaping minds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesterton
Ind
Good Care of the Baby in The Minneapolis Tribune
A plea for better maternal and parental care for infants. It argues many child deaths stem from ignorance and neglect such as cold floors and drafts. It urges prudent habits, restraint from tobacco and alcohol, and before birth care. Mention notes Harper’s Young People fundraising for St Mary’s Free Hospital for Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis Tribune
Boston Transcript
Harper's Young People
St. Mary's Free Hospital
Property and Post Offices Across Wyoming Listings
A fragment notes multiple land ranges and waterways in Johnson county and Powder River area, listing post offices at Powder River and Tongue River, and owners including J H Ford and Benjamin Weaver. Also mentions ranges along North Platte, Sage and Lightning creeks, and Creeks on the left hip with Cheyenne and Fort Fetterman connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pany
Ranges
Powder River
Tongue River
Johnson County
Wyoming
Foreman
Fred
Hesse
J. B. Culver
Bingham Post Ofice
Lemuel Smith, Jr
P.O
Fetterman
Range Dry Creek
North Side
North Platte River
Cheyenne
Custer City
Dakota
Goshen Hole
Cheyenne River
Hot Milk as a Stimulant and Cheese Warning
In Demorest’s Monthly a note extols hot milk as a powerful restorative better than alcohol for fatigue. It advises sipping hot milk gradually. A caution from an English analyst warns cheese should be washed before use due to arsenic-brushing practices by some manufacturers to deter flies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demorest
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Pittsburg
Grenada
Miss
Irving
Miss Hoffman
Longfellow
Bryant
Danas
Hawthorne
Bayard Taylor
Dr. Holland
Emerson
Concord
Paradise
Clearing House
Charles Morgan
C. P. Huntington
Morgan Steamship Line
Thoms A. Beott
Jay Gould
Gould
Philadelphia
New York
Fourth National Bank
Brandreth
Ayers
Lowell
New York Tribune
John Bull
Louisville
Holloway
John Morrison
Powder River Cattle.com
Juul Cdk
Brands—Tongue River
Rawhide Branch
Powder River Cattle Co
Rawhide
Whaiming
Ntoge Men
J. H.ford
Cheyenne, Wyo
Range
Lance and
Old Woman Creeks
J. B. Morrow
Cheyenne, Wye
WH. T
Publisher Leader
the Lakotah Cattle CO
Bartlett Richards
P. O
Wyo
Spearfish
D.T
Head of White River
Niobrara River
Neb
Little Powder River
M. E. Post
Range Pole
Horse Creeks
North Park
Plunkett, Roche & CO
Johnson Co
Wye
John Donoughue
Mark
Pep
Bartlett Richards & CO
Caztila
Sturgis, Goodell & CO
Belle Fourche
Donkey Creek
Sturgis & Lane
Chamberlin & Doty
Fort Laramie
Deer
Cherry Creeks
Postoffice
Orses Brande
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Rangs Cheyenne
Garé
Land Office
N.w
West
Laramie
Fort Laram
Lowing
John H N
Thomas A. Ming
Joh Ming
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Geor
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Harris
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