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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1887
Page
3
War era memories recount veteran tales of marching and camping. The narrator, a comrade in arms, recalls shared dangers on picket lines and charges, standing true to comrades and the cause as generals rise and fall.
In December 1914 during a Stoneman cavalry raid a misjudged chase led Vaughan’s troopers into Mooresburg where a small party under Major Day was surprised by Union outposts. The Yankees halted the pursuit, Day surrendered after recognizing a Yankee prison tag, and was later recaptured in pursuit from Marion to Wytheville. The narrative also recalls General Lewis Wallace born 1827, famed for Shiloh and Ben Hur.
A fragment cites Joseph Banks recalling cries of Close up Major Day and questions Are we all right Major Day and How are you Major Day in the Chicago Ledger, hinting at battlefield anxieties and veteran experiences described in a historic periodical.
A Confederate camp in Kanawha Valley endured a night of chaos when Captain Blevins of the Forty-fifth Virginia used laurel brush to provoke a stampede. Soldiers leapt up fleeing in disarray, hats and coats forgotten, as the captain laughed and the men recovered from the ruse.
In Vicksburg just before the siege a sixteen year old private known as Little Dandy wore fine gray kit and a pocket mirror. Soldiers mocked him yet he endured, sharing moldy rations with quiet dignity. A sharpshooter in a giant oak near the federal works killed men in protected positions, revealing the unseen danger behind our lines.
Confederate forces praise Little Dandy for bravery as he crawls from cover to target a Federal sharpshooter. A volley ends his valiant bid and he collapses with a crimson wound, confessing doubt yet having kept his promise to aid the army. His sacrifice is saluted by both sides.
Felix K. Zollicoffer, born May 19 1812 in Maury County Tennessee, edited the Columbia Observer and Nashville Banner, served in Congress 1853 to 1859, rose to brigadier general in the Civil War and fought at Camp Wild Cat Crab Orchard Mill Spring where he was killed His last words were Bring my men inside the breastworks and his remains were buried in Nashville with honors.
Mosby explains how mounted raids targeted Army of the Potomac rear logistics to weaken its fighting power. He describes striking supply trains, spoiling intelligence, and isolating corps while avoiding capture of his men. He notes trials, pursuit, and the lure of a fearless, campless life leading to a flourishing command until Appomattox.
In 1862 a camp night ends in panic as Bill Jansen yells of a snake bite. A light reveals an enormous hard-shell bug biting his leg. He grips the bug with desperate resolve while others flee and later laugh about the misidentification.
The Brooklyn Tabernacle's expansion is announced as Dr. Talmage contemplates whether secret societies such as Free Masonry and Greek-letter orders aid or harm virtue. He argues secrecy can defend rights and improve society if aimed at good, warns of domestic harm when loyalty to such groups erodes home life, and urges discernment by fruits and personal conduct.
In an ironic Calcutta Pioneer note, Col. Codell and Mr. Porter attempt friendly contact with Little Andaman Jarawas by teaching dances and sharing gifts. Their success with the highland fling sparks a wry critique of missionary zeal and colonial bravado, imagining mashers guiding Jarawa dowagers to refreshment tents between dances.
The Boston Globe piece describes the seven whistlers as mysterious birds whose wing whistles portend momentous events. It evokes a twilight hush in secluded countryside where a distant note is heard six times, growing clearer before fading with wings. The scene links the sound to ancient omens and the death cry associated with Pan.
Philadelphia hosts the sixth annual Young Republicans banquet at St George's Hall. Senator John Sherman's letter urged vigor and unity to expand home industries, educate all generations, protect civil rights, and advance republican principles across state and local governments. Southern Republicans praised on arrival, with Ex-Governor Wise attacking Democrats and urging focus beyond New York to Virginia and nearby states.
An itemized statement shows federal appropriations for the fiscal year starting July 1 1587 exceed those for 1886 by about 13 million dollars. The total bills amount to 235,573,998.63 last year and 248,560,030.84 this year, with increases tied to the Mexican pension bill and post office growth, plus DC and district real estate concerns. The New York Tribune notes Democratic criticism of high spending, and the Chicago Journal cites further increases blocked by Congress trends.
Mrs Deacon Wideback admires the new parlor carpet while her husband Jason Wideback suddenly yells in pain. A lodged tack in his trousers clutches his chest as he begs for a claw hammer to pull it out. The scene occurs in a town not known for temperance, echoing Hood’s warning.
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