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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1887
Page
2
Soldiers and sailors recall vivid combat tales from both sides with bold language about bullets bayonets and boiling beans. The collection highlights courage endurance and the grit of war as told by veterans in a stirring compilation of frontline experiences.
A Lincoln era tribute recalls nameless Civil War fallen, their vigil and sacrifice, mourning across Northern hills and Southern valleys. It contrasts fields of glory with quiet graves, praising steadfastness of those who waited behind lines and linking Robert E. Lee’s later life to Washington College.
A cavalry squad infiltrates enemy lines by concealing sabers. A moonlit trek ends in a speeding train chase through a rain swept cut near Etowah River. The corporal, Morris, and the narrator all survive with sabers recovered after a chaotic, perilous escape.
C M White of Company M Fifth Cavalry Indiana volunteers reports waking a corporal and obtaining a password to return to command. The unit did not use the railroad as a shortcut on their return. Ohio reference noted.
The famed Virginiaside guerrilla Jen Woodring and six companions seized a train near Bloomington. Woodring boarded the car with a navy revolver and forced surrender of about 100 Union soldiers and a captain, later paroling the men and burning the train. The captain avoided court martial thanks to Colonel Porter’s intervention.
J A Evuis recalls a bugle tone moment at Port Hudson where Lieutenant Edwards used two unexploded rifle shells as andirons in a winter tent. An accidental explosion shattered the gable end but left all aboard unhurt, prompting a grateful cry and a lesson about near disaster.
The narrative recalls 1861 camp life at Ann Arbor and Adrian forming the Fourth Regiment, with temperance pledges and whisky smuggling. It shifts to Captain Frederick H. Marsh, then to Reverend Talmage’s Brooklyn sermon on the third watch of the night, detailing urban vice, poverty, gambling, and drunkenness. It highlights city dangers, alms, and moral reckoning.
Confederate claims of European recruitment prompt a New York colonel to list nationalities in his regiment. He names Germans, Irish, English, French and others but forgets Americans until another officer reminds him. The piece ends with a wry note on people who tell big tales to obtain licenses.
In a fiery sermon the speaker laments a woman killed by drought and drink, urges Christian workers to take practical steps, and recalls a friend ruined by dissipation. He warns of judgment on those who ruin others and calls for mercy, salvation, and direct aid over mere pious talk.
A harsh critique labels the current administration a dreary failure. The writer condemns high war-time taxation, tariff inequities, and foreign immigration, while noting poor postal service and a controversial interstate commerce bill. It mocks reforms and portrays the administration as demoralizing and ineffective.
The Chicago Tribune quotes Watterson and denounces President Cleveland for using a private box to avoid the crowd. It argues exclusiveness marks aristocracy, noting Cleveland’s shift from approachable earlier roles to a distanced presidency. The piece defends Jeffersonian simplicity and mocks the isolation as cowardly and pretentious.
Ex Attorney General Speed from Louisville spoke at a Loyal Legion meeting in Cincinnati. He argued Democrats in the South must oppose the dominant party as election results in Kentucky are largely nominating contests. He predicted Republican W. O. Bradley could win Kentucky with Tennessee Virginia and North Carolina as pivotal. The Labor party's presence could shift focus away from New York.
A Chicago Times quote extols Hon Stephen W Dorsey of Arkansas as an ardent Blaine supporter. It claims Dorsey thinks Blaine will be nominated by acclamation and easily defeated any Democratic challenger, noting his valued Republican service and asking why no one suggests Dorsey alongside Blaine.
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