While We Are Camping Together Soldier Song
A Civil War era verse extols veteran loyalty and union zeal. The lyrics urge soldiers to sing of loyalty, peace, and memory, praising the Union and the fallen as they camp together after a long conflict. The piece invokes marching drums, the refrain Hurrah and calls to honor veterans and white Union ideals.
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Vet'rans
Carel
B.C
Eran
Louisiana
Virginia
Republic
South
Dan Bryant
North
Why the Soldiers Laughed
James Franklin Fitts reflects on the lighter side of army life during campaigns. He recalls practical jokes, camp humor, and entertainments from both Union and Confederate camps, including the camp elephant, negro dialects, love letters, and a Confederate officer’s blunt war-record excerpt.
The Fugitive Slave Arrest at the Fort
A slave hunter pursues a runaway through a fort camp. The deputy sheriff challenges a lieutenant but lacks authority. The fugitive is smuggled inside the magazine by guards and hidden for days before a mistaken pass allows Aaron to visit Cincinnati.
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Jeffers
Indiana
Aaron
Cincinnati
A Soldier Recalls a Doctor’s Judgment in Battle
In a vivid reminiscence, 5. S. McFannany recalls a comrade deemed ill by doctors yet ordered to duty. During the Fredericksburg engagement the man fought on, rallied others with a brave speech, shared blankets and tracts, and died shortly after returning home.
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S. McFannany
March to the West Ends With Quick Tobacco Theft
In April 1863 en route from Leavenworth to southwest, soldiers faced tobacco scarcity on the march. They discovered a locked box store with a bulldog guard, pried the lock and used a hook to restrain the dog, and obtained tobacco to curb their hunger.
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Leavenworth
Kansas
Tiaarch
Runaway Slave Aaron Joins Illinois Battery Camp
In 1863 at Glasgow Kentucky a darky named Aaron serves as cook for the Elgin Illinois Artillery unit under Colonel Graham. He becomes a favorite among officers and soldiers amid camp rumors that he is a runaway chattel from Old Kentucky Home and without leave.
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Graham
Glasgow
Elginattery
Illinois
Darky
Aaron
Kentucky
L. G. Jeffers
Night Alarm at Cold Harbor Shows Second Corps Courage
After June 6 no fighting at Cold Harbor, but on a night of fear the troops awoke to a sudden bombardment. Soldiers believed the Second Corps was under attack and prepared for retreat, yet their lines held firm and the march to the James continued.
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Cold Harbor
Sixth Corps
Lee
Hancock
Materia Medica
Greenwood
Laurel Hill
Mount Auburn
Norway
Hell
Red Sea
Shakespeare
Parial
Jordan
Heaven
Harriet Newell
Isle
France
India
Elizabeth Hervey
New England
Hove
Bombay
Mrs. Lennox
Smyrna
Sarah D. Comstock
Kurmah
America
Jesus
Ronda
Elizabeth
Castile
Ferdinand
Enen
Joan of Arc
Penelope
Semiramis
Aspsia
Mariamne
Margaret of Anjou
Victor
Dominion of Fashion Sermon Warns Against Gendered Attire
The Rev. Talmage denounces masculine women and womanly men citing Deuteronomy 22 5 as he laments fashion that mimics the opposite sex. He links couture to vice praising modest dress and decrying costly displays that harm morals and society.
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Brooklyn
T. DeWitt Talmage
Brooklyn Tabernade
America
Secnar
Paul
Apostle
Moses
Mount Sinai
France
George Sand
Woes of the Fat Man At the Olympic Club Fitness Spur
A humorous San Francisco Argonaut sketch on the fat man’s quest to slim down. It follows the ironic cycle of dieting and gym work, the lure of rich foods, and the social pressure of fit friends as autumn training leads to gustatory temptation.
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San Francisco
Hallo
Olympic Club
Mayor Everts at Eagle Pass saloon in wild confrontation
A dramatic encounter in a Wyoming saloon ends with the mayor described as cross after a large man threatened violence and shouted threats. The barkeeper explains the man’s anger stemmed from a council veto, and the mayor escaped unharmed. The piece blends urban rumor with reportage in a humorous tone.
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Cross
Eagle Pass City
Wyoming
St. Paul
Bitter Creek
Everts
Chicago Tribune
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Wilson
Tane
Georgia
James Franklin Fitts
Dixie
United States
Samuel Cooper
United States Army
War Department
Cedar Creek
Woodstock
Harper's Ferry
Frederick City
Washington City
D. C
Snickey’s Ferry
J. A. Wurresiper
Co. E
12Th
Georgia Regiment
Whiteside
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Dr Talmage
Women of America
D.D
LL. D
F. R
Cesars
Alexanders
trans-Atlantic
cis-Atlantic
Rhine
Miss Smith
Miss Brown
New York Sun
Artex
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