On the Field of Gettysburg Soldier Dreams of Home
A Union soldier lying wounded at Gettysburg imagines his wife and children nearby as his dream of home lights his heart. He awakens to find his loved ones gone and his earthly duties finished as a sigh passes through the night.
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Union
Earth
Mabby
Colorado
Fred Carruth
Boston
Dakota
Dakota Bell
Peter Dickman
Defiance County
Burgland & Shead
France
Lincoln and the Blockade Reconsidered by Thad Stevens
The article recalls a Civil War episode in which Confederate officers seized the steamer Fox near Mobile to slip past Union blockades. It details the voyage via Grand Bay and Mississippi Sound to Mobile Bay, the parole of prisoners, and the eventual prize sale. It also notes Commander Waters of Montana and a discussion between Thad Stevens and Lincoln on the blockade and law of nations.
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New Orleans
Confederate States Navy
Mobile
Mississippi River
Jefferson
Howell
Jefferson Davis
Farragut
Gulf
Lark
Fort Morgan
Mississippi Sound
Cat Island
Grand Bay
J. C. Cordray
P’aul Trudeau
Pilot
Southwest Pass
Paul
Shiloh
Pilot Town
Louisiana
Pilot Station
Cordray
Hutler
Fox
Chandeleur Islands
I’ox
Mobile Bay
United States
D. H. Maury
Department
Uarterminster
C. Waters
Department of Montana
Mestersberg
Lewis County
N. Y
Fond du Lac
Wis
Wisconsin
Ripon College
New York City
Montana
Yellowstone
Dawson Counties
Yellowstone Park Association
Thad Stevens
Lincoln
Ben. Verley Poore
Washington
Union Soldiers Permit Marriage At Big Black Camp
A Civil War era note recounts Union soldiers at a Big Black, Mississippi campsite forming ties with local sisters Ivy. After chaplain declined, Captain Field issued an order allowing Henry West and John Lovell of the 124th Illinois Infantry to wed Miss Caroline Ivy and Miss Adaline Ivy with consent. The document authorized the marriage and the chaplain proceeded with the ceremony at the girls’ home.
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Big Black
Ivy
Field
Black River
Mies
Henry
West
Lipois
Caroline Ivy
John Lovell
Adaline Ivy
Lovell
Balloon rescue tale and homely quips across a land
A miscellaneous column recounts General Porter nearly stranded in a balloon over enemy lines, saved by a heroic man nicknamed John, then flows into a string of jokes and anecdotes from 19th century life. The piece blends war reminiscence with editorials on trains, fleas, banks, and social manners across regions and papers.
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Grand Army Sentinel
Peninsula
Fourth
Maine
John
Porter
Carl Pretzel
Texas Listings
Texas
Newman
The
New York
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Harper’s Monthly
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le. Beardsley
Defiance
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Baltimore Bakery
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Zigler
Kate Hoover
M.D. Djhysician
Tiedeman Block
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S. D. Potter
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Post Omee
Defiance, Ohio
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J.P. Cameron
Harris & Cameron
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Defiance National Bank
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