Sherman’s Arkansas Post Campaign Born From Defeat Talk
In 1863 on a Mississippi River flag ship Sherman, demoralized after Chickasaw Bluffs, debated fate with Porter. Their plan led to the Fort Hindman victory at Arkansas Post, marking a pivotal federal expedition under Grant in the Vicksburg theater.
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Merton T.akers
United Press International
William Tecumseh
Sherman
David Porter
Mississippi River
Vicksburg
Miss
Chickasaw Bluffs
Porter
Arkansas Post
Fort Hindman
U.S. Grant
Department
Union Move on Fort Hindman and Vicksburg Campaign
McClernand and Sherman led a joint expedition from the White and Mississippi rivers against Fort Hindman near Vicksburg. Ironclads bombarded, the siege killed or wounded over a thousand Union soldiers while about 4,791 Confederate prisoners were taken and sent to St. Louis.
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McClernand
Sherman
Grant
Vicksburg
Lincoln
Col
Samuel Garland
Garland
St. Louis
Alabama Raider The Alabama Sinks Union Ships In War at Sea
The Confederate vessel Alabama commanded by Raphael Semmes terrorized Union commerce from its 1862 launch until its 1864 sinking by the USS Kearsarge off France. The fast steam sail ship sank the Union steamer Hatteras after a 13 minute battle near Galveston.
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Raphael Semmes
Alabama
Azores
San Jacinto
West Indies
Fort de France
Martinique
Semmes
Galveston
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Petrel
Hatteras
U.S.S. Kearsarge
France
Sherman Relives Confederate Surrender at Fort
General Sherman recalls storming a fort on the peninsula where rebels fought hard from parapets while gunboats and Morgans corps pressed fire. A Confederate brigade surrendered after Churchill and Deshler discussed terms as Steele’s division stood ready.
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George W
Morgan
Sherman
Lne
Thomas J. Churchill
Kentucky
Admiral Porter
A. J. Smith
Churchill
James Deshler
Tuscumbia
Ala
Frederick Steele
Deshler
Notable Best Sellers List From Mid Century Trade Release
A catalog of popular books including Best Sellers A Shade of Difference Seven Days in May Fail Safe The Thin Red Line Genius Dearly Beloved One Hundred Dollar Misunderstanding Where Love Has Gone The Prize Youngblood Hawke Nonfiction Silent Spring Travels with Charley One Jigs Juleps The Rothschilds Letters from the Earth Final Verdict My Life in Court The Points of My Compass Sex and the Single Girl The Blue Nile Happiness Is a Warm Puppy The Pyramid Climbers Who s In Charge Here The list reflects mid century literary trends with fiction and nonfiction titles by noted authors.
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Allen Drury
Fletcher Knebel
Charles W. Bailey
Eugene Burdick
Harvey Wheeler
James Jones
Ship of Fools
Katherine Anne Porter
Patrick Dennis
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Robert Gover
Harold Robbins
Irving Wallace
Youngblood Hawke
Herman Wouk
Rachel Carson
Charley
Joan Steinbeck
Virginia Cary Hudson
Frederick Morton
Mark Twain
Bernard de Voto
Adela Rogers St. Johns
Louis Nizer
E. B. White
Helen Gurley Brown
Alan Moorehead
Charles M. Schulz
Vance Packard
Gerald Gardner
Almanac Notes For Jan 13 1963 With Births And History
The entry marks January 13 1963 public calendar noting Horatio Alger born in 1834 and key historical events such as Oglethorpe's 1733 Charleston settlement charter and Stephen Foster death in 1868. It cites a 1953 Moscow report on doctors accused of plotting deaths and closes with Napoleon's quote about an army marching on its stomach.
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United Press International
Horatio Alger
James Edward Oglethorpe
Charleston
S.C
Georgia
Stephen Foster
Bellevue Hospital
New York City
Moscow
Banana Milk Cereal Treat Preparations
Ready to eat cereal gains extra nourishment from a banana milk blend. Blend one ripe banana with 1 to 3 cups instant nonfat dry milk and 2 to 3 cups whole milk until smooth. Makes four servings.
Television Channel Lineup Sunday January 13 1963 KFOX KGNC etc
A dense listing of the day’s TV schedule across multiple local channels includes morning children's fare on KFOX, NBC News at 2:00, Bonanza and Car 54 on KFOX, plus film and news blocks throughout the day on KGNC KVII and KFDA with sports, church services, variety shows, and the Academy Award Theatre noted in the lineup.
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Kfox TV
Playhouse Three
Fisher Family
People’s Choice
NBC News
Wild Kingdom
New Faces of Congress
Bullwinkle
Meet the Press
McKeever & the Col
Ensign O'Toole
World of Color
Southwest Report
Ksyd TV
Oral Roberts
Herman Ledford
First Baptist Church
Television Schedule Overview for January 14 1963
Television listings for KGNC KSYD KVII KFDA and Channel 6 7 air times from 9:30 AM to 3:00 AM include game shows Talk shows soap operas dramas news weather and special programs featuring The Price is Right The Best of Groucho Loretta Young Theatre Make Room For Daddy I Love Lucy The Millionaire and Captain Kangaroo among others.
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Weather & News
Willie Wire
Merv Griffin
Auth
Consequence
NBC News
Groucho
Merve Griffin
Loretta Young
Young Dr. Malone
Aftrnoon
Daddy
Kgnc TV
Channel 4
Continental Classroom
Ruth Brent
Burns & Allen
Merv
Ksyd TV
Pete & Gladys
Kvii TV
Channel 7
Jack la Lanne
Jane Wyman
Tennessee Ernie’ Ford
Charlie Keye
Bat Masterson
Kfda TV
College of the Air
Jack Tompking & Ranch News
World of Sports
News
Freddie the
Pete and
Gladys
CBS News
Search For Tomorrow
Guiding Light
News Report
Dan
True Weather Report
Jack Tompking
Art Linkletter
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John A. McClernand
Arkansas River
Ohio
Fowlers Skating Rink
Memphis
Union
Chevrolet
Engini
Panhandle Motor Company
Veh
Maet
Publishers’ Weekly
the Almanac
Napoleon Bonaparte
KGNC
Deputy Dawg
Heavens Jubilee
Cotton John
Dan Smoot
Chet Huntley
Malian
Nniuay
Dennis the Menace
Ed Sullivan
Peter Gunn
KVII
the Herald of
Bob Poole
Tombstone Terriory
Waterfront
Social Security
Dory Funk
Adlai Stevenson
Jetsons
Voice of Firestone
KFDA
Bombay
Mrs. North
College Bow
Weather Report
Dennis the Manace
Real McCoys
G.E- True
C. V. Jones Hardners
Commeres
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