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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1887
Page
6
A vivid wartime feature recalls brave actions and frontline danger as soldiers endure heavy artillery and close combat. The piece highlights grit, discipline, and memorable moments amid siege fire, explosions, and rapid-fire exchanges.
The poem portrays a silent prophetic figure amid war. It speaks of battle, sacrifice, and nation awakening from blood and toil. It traces a journey from darkness to freedom and peace, invoking divine vintages and the march toward a just dawn.
A reminiscence recounts the 1861 skirmish near Canton Missouri where Lt Bruce led a makeshift unit from Quincy Illinois. It details the ambush, casualties, and subsequent retreat to Fairmount, plus biographical notes on Gilbert A. Pierce born in New York, rising through Indiana and national service to governor of Dakota and literary work.
In a late life anecdote Logan reflects on risking exposure at Vicksburg to inspire his men. He recalls riding along the line as shots whistled, a horse wounded and saddle chipped, calling it horse sense not courage. The tale includes McPherson’s corps, Fort Hill mine explosion and a crater amid the siege.
A frightened black soldier was found inside the Union lines and brought to Logan's headquarters. Asked how high he went he answered in dialect about three miles. He remained at headquarters through the siege and later marched into Vicksburg with Logan's division after the capture on July 4, 1863.
An account of the Sultana steamship tragedy after leaving Vicksburg on April 21 1865. The boiler burst near Tale man’s Landing above Memphis killing many as survivors escaped by river. The vessel burned to the waterline while passengers and wounded soldiers struggled in the river.
A steamer wreck left a newlywed couple unnamed in Chicago as Mr and Mrs 8 W Hardin. They were on their honeymoon and lingered aboard until the cabin collapsed. The husband was saved, but the wife drowned. Perry Summerville, a veteran of Home Company K Forty first Indiana Fairy.
In Atlanta a Northwestern delegate Rev. Mr Dubuque tours a Civil War bomb-proof with an old resident. A Yankee spy who read The Aid-de-Camp returns the book after shelling and is identified by two scars on his temple.
Daniel Harvey Hill born in South Carolina about 1822. West Point graduate 1842 he fought in Mexico, earned brevet ranks and a sword of honor. He taught at Washington College and Davidson College, led at Big Bethel Yorktown Mechanicsville Cold Harbor Malvern Hill and Antietam, then resided in Charlotte after the war publishing The Field and the Farm.
A humorous Civil War anecdote recalls General Sherman avoiding bridges on his march to the sea and preferring fords. The army forded a river after wading for miles as a joke arises about difficulty in crossing.
Brooklyn June 19 Rev T De Witt Talmage preaches at the Tabernacle on cleansing urban vice through four salts of reform. He links dirty streets to crime, calls for compulsory education, a robust press, and Gospel-driven charity to rescue homeless children and transform municipal life.
A Philadelphia Telegraph excerpt describes wagering on owls at the zoo, where spectators bet on which owl will blink first. The keeper explains eye mechanics, patience, and the slow progression of winks as bets rise and fall, while a judge notes a woman’s caution about betting with confidence.
A broad survey notes separate national trade unions forming within crafts like harnessmakers brassworkers and ironworkers while numerous industries expand. New England textile capacity rises as Fort Worth aims to become a wool center, Western manufacturing grows, railroads expand in Georgia and yellow iron and machine shops stay busy.
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