Army Anecdotes and Soldier Tales of Forage and Fight
A veteran recalls Civil War foraging near Nashville Alabama and a mule loaded with rations. The yarn covers bushwhacker danger, sorghum molasses, buttermilk, and a late return to camp, followed by reflections on generals Porter Meade Sherman and Jackson and the G A R career of Michael Griffin of Eau Claire Wisconsin.
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Hood
Nashville
Alabama
Mr. Cragin
Thirty-first
Illinois
Honest John
Crogin
Sam
M. Yuna
Porter
Pope
Fifth Army
Jackson
Longstreet
Joe Hooker
Hooker
Confederacy
Sherman
Meade
Grant
Stanton
Lee
Gettysburg
Hancock
Henry J. Hunt
Hunt
Congress
Chester Arthur
Washington
Wellington
Gordon
Forrest
Michael Griffin
Wisconsin
Eau Claire
Union and Confederate Officers Voice From A Former Federal Soldier
A former federal officer now in Congress recalls remarks from a few days ago about Union and Confederate officers, highlighting ongoing debates and memories from the Civil War era.
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Congress
Soldier Reaches Union Lines After Wounding
A exhausted Union soldier with a lost arm trudges toward safety, thinking of his wife and child as night falls. A Confederate boy on horseback stops, mocks him, then rushes to help with water, saving the fainting man’s life.
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Antietam
Yank
Confed
Kind Stranger Saves Soldier In a Southern Boy Tale
A wounded Union soldier is aided by a Southern gentleman's son who hides him, escorts him to Union lines, and ensures his safe return. Years later the veteran meets the kind savior at a reunion, confirming the tale’s lasting memory.
The Boss Soldier And The Jackass Parade
In a Wisconsin regiment during the war, a self styled foot soldier who longed to be a boss sojer is tested when a gentle yearling jackass is captured at Dueck River bridge Tennessee. Mounted on his back, the horseless soldier parades the camp provoking uproar and a lasting change in his behavior.
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Sharron O'Brien
Tennessee
Thirty-first
Wisconsin
Erin
Sojer
OYS
Dueck River Bridge
Watruse
Nashville & Chattanooga
Bealam
Milwaukee
Hoss Sojer
In Laurel Hill VA the Iron Brigade held on amid heavy fire
At Laurel Hill Virginia on a May 1864 day the Iron Brigade faced flanking musketry and artillery. A wounded soldier whispered a final plea for help and thanks to the rescuers before dying, symbolizing the peril and sacrifice of the Civil War.
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Iron Brigade
Laurel Hill
Virginia
Grant
Meade
Jim
Spiritual Archery Sermon Fires Up Gospel Hunters
In Brooklyn, Dr. Talmage compares evangelism to archery, urging believers to be mighty hunters for the Lord. He urges courage, discipline, and seeding faith in secluded souls, using scripture and historical images to urge proactive outreach and total dedication to soul winning.
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Dr. Talmage
Pollus
Achilles
Diomedes
Nimrod
Jesus
Christ
Jesus Christ
Truman Osborne
Mr. Talmage
de Witt
Agincourt
Solway Moss
Neville’s Cross
Paul
Felix
Luther
Earl of Pembroke
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Icicles
Theodore Walker
Kenan
Thomas Carlyle
London
Sinxleys
Spencers
Morrow
Curious Facts From Far Lands And Nations
Curiosities include Japan not manufacturing wine or spirits, Cryton as a lone English naval contributor, and 3 000 to 4 000 US pensioners in Germany. Madagascar slave trade details and a La Tour village crash amid crime. Denmark soldiers' noses omen of firmness. Minner family genealogical depths reach ten children to three greats. Florida family growth contrasts with fever, and Hecla wild geese fall to coke ovens.
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Pennsylvania
Raquetts Lake
Adirondacks
California
Christ
Schermerhorn Street
Saranac
Big Tupper’s Lake
Aloon
Brooklyn
Niagara
Thyatira
Corinth
Laodicea
du Chailly
Livingstone
Church of God
Heidelberg
Germany
Lucknow
India
Thorvaldsen
Japan
Cryton
Imperial Navy
United States
Madagascar
la Tour
Ardeche
France
Denmark
Danie Minner
Chequett ‘Township
Iowa
Florida
Gainesville
Hecla
The Sunday School on Matthew and Bethlehem Birth Site
Rev. J M Coon presents an analysis of Matthew chapters one and two noting authorship, purpose, and date. discusses Messiah themes, Hebrew and Greek origins, and Matthew's emblem. Bethlehem is described as the birthplace of Christ with local geography and historical context.
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Bethlehem
Matthew
Schaff
Palestine
Christ
Jesus
W. F. Crafts
David
Abraham
John
Herod
Gennesaret
Jerusalem
Gregory
Ephrata
City
Judea
Lilee
Cook's Camp
Rome
Augustus
Greece
Herod the Great
Great Britain
Mary
Temple
Magdeburger Zeitung Exchange At Landing Library
A brief note records a shop dialogue where a young woman asks for The Three Musketeers and the shopman apologizes that they are not available. The young woman pleads for at least one copy.
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Magdeburger Zeitung
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Fishts
Fancy
Jonathan Bowman
Kilbourn City
Grand Army
Grand Army of the Republic
Vanparia, Mo
Prince
Boston
Meta Maple
Chicago Ledger
Pre DU Caren, Wis
Mithridates
Domitia
God
Earth
Heaven
Charlemagne
Roncesvalles
Roland
Hell
Dr. Prime
The
Chicago Standard
J. M. Coon
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