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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1913
Page
12
Compiled roster of Columbus volunteers from 1861 to 1865 listing names a variety of units. Includes soldiers from New York regiments and Pennsylvania infantry with notes on wounds, discharges, captures, deaths, and service locations such as Antietam Fredericksburg and Gettysburg. Describes casualties and later muster outs across multiple regiments and companies.
Fragmentary notice lists soldiers Porter RH Stacy Colona and Orin D Chapman of Wisconsin infantry killed at Gettysburg and died in Cairo hospital, with Ligon Skinner and Hilnola volunteers noted as dead.
The text lists names associated with Baldwins Independent Company nine months service. It notes individuals such as Tullue te Murroughs, W. Gordon, Newton Gordon, William A. Gordon, and William W. Pierce, with muster details and company affiliations, including Spartansburg, Hes, and Thiom City.
Fragmentary list notes various Pennsylvania units and personnel from Civil War era. Mentions include Twelfth Pennsylvania Cavalry, Tenth Pennsylvania Reserves, and infantry units with names such as Dorhis Steadman Chaplain, Horace H. Burroughs, Roland H. Auntley, and Alvin S. Pierce. References Gaines Mills and hospital notes.
A list of soldiers from Firat New York Volunteer Engineers detailing those mustered out at term end or in hospital care. Several names appear with statuses Dead, Died in Hospital, or Mustered out with company. Residences include Cory Pa, Fernandina Wa, Spokane Wash, and Tayton Soldier's Home.
In this wartime reflection the writer recalls soldiers fearing death and notes two incidents where premonition or lucky foresight appeared. One involves a sergeant who predicted danger before a fight and then died. another case centers on a young man and a veteran English soldier with years of experience who had survived earlier wars.
A wartime reminiscence from Captain Baker recounts Michael O Rourke a determined Irish recruit in the Army near Petersburg. The narrator describes battlefield conditions and a rifle grenade maneuver that tested discipline and courage amid earthworks and shellfire.
In memoriam of fallen soldiers, a solemn verse honors the brave who shed blood and faced fear. It salutes courage at a high cost and remembers the heroic deeds and sacrifices that define Memorial Day.
A soldier recalls a furlough request and a frontline moment where a seasoned Corporal, out two years, urged the unit forward as shells and canister rained. The Corporal fell in a hot volley, and the speaker ponders how such deaths echo through memory without clear matches in prior battles.
A fragmented poem recalls a fallen boy in blue and a mourning mother visiting a grave. The piece juxtaposes memory, sacrifice, and a community paying respects as memorial day traditions unfold with bells, parades, and the haunting refrain of those who loved him.
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