Prophet of the Camp in Wartime Poem by Fred Woodrow
A wartime poem narrates soldiers in trenches and tents with vivid battle imagery. The Prophet of the Camp speaks unseen through smoke and steel, urging freedom and courage as a nation awakens.
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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1887
Page
6
Out on First Campaign 1861 A Soldier's Reminiscence
In 1861 a new recruit recalls his first campaign with a small Indiana company mustered near Quincy Illinois. We crossed to Canton Missouri, fought a night ambush on the North Fabius, endured weak drill and leadership, then retreated to Fairmount after a costly engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Ill
Adams County
Missouri
Canton
Mississippi
Martin E. Green
Woodruff
North Fabius
Bruce
Woodard
King
Deer Ridge
Confederacy
Fairmount
J. Slonigar
Logan Anecdote About Courage and Warfield Sense
A veteran recounts General Logan near death before his demise sharing a Vicksburg memory. He describes riding along the line to provoke discipline, noting horse sense over bravado as bullets split the saddle. The siege details name McPherson's corps and Fort Hill mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg
McPherson
Logan
Jackson Road
Fort Hill
Negro Soldier Speaks Amid Siege at Vicksburg
A wounded yet alive Black soldier was found within Union lines during the siege. Brought to Logan's headquarters he is asked about his sorrow and responds I dunno specs about tree mile. He stayed at headquarters until the end of the siege and later marched into Vicksburg with Logan's division on July 4 1863.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Massa
Vicksburg
Loss of the Sultana and a war tale encounter
An eyewitness account recalls the Sultana disaster voyage from April 21 1865 with 2116 people aboard at Vicksburg and Memphis. The burning explosion killed and maimed many soldiers, survivors describe the harrowing river crossing and rescue efforts as the aftermath of the Civil War unfolds. A second feature recounts a Sherman era bomb proof visit in Atlanta linking a Confederate novel reader spy tale to a surprising reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sultana
John Covode
Vicksburg
New Orleans
St. Louis
Andersonville
Cahawba
Ohio
Indiana
Memphis
Tagleman
Sloman
Bostona
Honeymooning Couple among Steamer Wreck Victims
Survivors recount a perilous voyage as a steamer wrecked, a newlywed Chicago couple Mr and Mrs 8 W Hardin clung to life and jumped into the river. The husband was saved while the wife drowned as the cabin collapsed. Perry Summerville, Eighty first Indiana Cavalry, is named among those recalling the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. W. Hardin
Chicago
Daniel Harvey Hill Civil War Leader and Scholar
Daniel Harvey Hill, born in South Carolina circa 1822, was West Point 1842 graduate. He served in the Mexican War, earned brevets to Captain and Major, resigned in 1849, taught at Washington College and Davidson College, and later led in the North Carolina Military Institute. He joined the Confederate service, fought at Big Bethel, Yorktown, Mechanicsville, Cold Harbor, Malvern Hill, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and commanded in the Carolinas before settling in Charlotte publishing The Field and the Farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Harvey Hill
South Carolina
West Point
Mexico
Contreras
Churubusco
Chapultepec
Washington College
Virginia
Davidson College
North Carolina
North Carolina Military Institute
Big Bethel
Yorktown
Mechanicsville
Cold Harbor
Malvern Hill
Lee
Hill
James
Bull Ring
South Mountain
Antietam
Fredericksburg
North
Charlotte, N. C
General Sherman Prefers Fords Over Bridges
A humorous Civil War anecdote notes General Sherman avoided bridges during his march to the sea choosing to ford rivers. The army waded knee deep through swamps for miles as they approached a ford provoking a quip about crossing lengthwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Bill
Filthy City and Moral Reform in Brooklyn Sermon
In Brooklyn on June 19 Rev Talmage preached at the Tabernacle urging compulsory education and a reform of urban life. He linked municipal dirt to sin, urged a Christian printing press, and highlighted reforms for orphans, reform schools, and charity, earning up Ayns of salvation for Mary Lost who became Mary Found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Tabernacle
T. de Witt ‘Talmage
Elisha
Pr. Talmage
Croton
Ridgewood
Schuylkill
Jericho
Tricha
Theople
Fourth Ward
New York
New York State
New England
Pennsylvania
United States
Thorvaldsen
John Gutenberg
Dr. Guthrie
Jesus Christ
Pes
Jersey City
God
Lord Jesus Christ
Church of God
Angels of God
Christ
Want
Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce
Elm Street
Talmage
East
Baltimore
Reform Societies
Mary
Reform Society
Mary Lost
St. Peter's
England
Rheims
Amiens
Antwerp
Freiburg
Betting on Owls at the Zoo Turns to Chance Wagering
A Philadelphia Telegraph report describes visitors betting on which owl will wink first at the zoo. Observers study seven owls as pupils contract and eyes stay open, creating a fever of chance betting. a Judge aphorism notes women’s purse habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoo
Philadelphia Telegraph
Labor movement spans trades and regional growth across the nation
Knights of labor push for separate national trade associations as harnessmakers and others seek autonomous control while Western expansion accelerates manufacturing, rail and boiler improvements, and capital flows. Eastern labor holds firm, and co operation debates persist amid rising mills and job prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights
Great Order
Enguano
Oe Ae
New Hampshire
San Francisco
Cape Horn
Pepperell Mill
Maine
Buffalo
Brockton
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Fort Worth
Texas
Philadelphia
Georgia
Atlanta
New York
Farriers’ Union
Chicago
London
Europe
Krupp
Germany
Armstrong
England
Hotchkiss
France
Building and Loan Association
Denver
Col
Russia
Boston
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Westener
South
Dallas
Roanoke
Columbia
D. C
Knights’ Assemblies
George
Wareham
Mass
Kansas City
Pottsville
Kentucky
Tennessee
Pittsburgh
Pacific
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Fred Woodrow
Freeman Hope
Freedom
Anys
Colonel Pierce
Gilbert A. Pierce
Chicago University
Valparaiso
Ind
Seport
Indiana Volunteers
G. B. McClellan
Philippi
Laurel Hill
Carrick’s Ford
Frent Lincoln
Paducah, Ky
Fort Donelson
Shiloh
Thirteenth Army Corps
Stanton
Foster
Mobile
Victors
Pierce
United States Senate
Chicago Inter Ocean
Chicago News
Govenor
Dakota
James R. Osgood & Co
Peggy
Menpoy, Ill
Harbor Ng
Mr. Dubuque
O Lady
Rascal
Mr. Duluque
General Hood
Perry Summerville
Eesevan Company K
Forty-first
Indianaavalry
D. H. Hill
Municipal
Urime
Dr. Talmage
Labor and Laborers
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