Cover Them Over with Flowers Veterans War Sketch and Notes
A vivid reminiscence by Will Carleton on Civil War life highlights scarce rations coffee and hard tack as essential sustenance. The piece recalls soldiers massive feeding systems and memorable figures like General John B. Turchin, praising endurance, camaraderie, and the call to honor fallen heroes.
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Earth
Curlands
Volunteer Army of
United States
Cold Harbor
Baltimore
Gulf States
B. C
Laddy
Sam
Columbia
Last shot claim ties Georgia cavalry to Texas Rangers in Civil War tale
A. B. Faircloth of Camilla Georgia claims he ordered the last Confederate shot. Captain Sanders recalls a linked saga with Terry’s Texas Rangers. The narrative follows Wheeler’s rear guard, a brandy incident, a flag of truce, and a late war march by the Sixth Michigan in Virginia before turning to later memories in Lampasas Texas.
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A. B. Faircloth
Camilla
D. H. Sanders
Faircloth
Georgia Cavalry
Terry
Texas Rangers
Georgia
Lee
Johnston
Old Kirby Smith
Wheeler
Smith
Mississippi
Johston
United States
Company C
Laircloth
Johnny Gray
Yarik
Virginia
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic Ocean
General Lockwood
Pungoteague
Baltimore
Astville
Northampton County
Anne
Sixth Michigan Infantry
Joe Snyder
Joe
George Perrine
Tom Walsh
Dr. Mottram
Science in Smoke The Cigar Trade and Its Women Workers
A Ridley’s Magazine piece explores the craft of cigar making, praising women in the industry for their skill and resilience. It describes tobacco origins, curing stages, wrapper choices, and the shift from hand to machine production, noting healthful work and the economic importance of cigars to many homes.
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Dixie
Cuba
Sumatra
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
Wisconsin
Colorado
Maduro
Defiance County
Chas. P. Tittle
E. Bronson
N. W. Cer
Clinton 2d
Defiance
Bank President’s Confession Ends With Delayed Montreal Trip
A bank president admits a minor accounting shortfall of 100000 while revealing 4000 salary and 100000 in real estate purchases in the past year. The cashier and president discuss delaying a trip to Montreal by one day, with the president requesting a longer head start.
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Bullion
Montreal
Biss
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Buell
Chicago
Fourteenth Corps
Tullahoma
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Europe
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Defiance, Ohio
T. Sutphen
J. H. Bevington
M. B. Cameron
John W. Winn
Henry Wonderly
W.T. Hill
John Dowe
Wight
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Michael Gorman
F. J. Sheets
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Albert Gerry
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Tiedeman Block
Mays
S. D. Potters, D.D.S Dental Rooms
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J. P. Cameron
Harris & Cameron
Athnest YS
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Defiance National Bank
W. D. Hill
W. H. Hubbard
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Mr. Hill
Keystone Block
Defiance, O
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Henry Hardy
Councellor
Wolselfer’s Block
Court House
Milton E. Orcutt
Wertheimer
W. C. Travis
LAW and General Collection
Morse
First Streets
Defiiance
Charles ER. Bronson
Kittners' Clothing
Frank W. Knapp
Burlington
J.J. Hale
Ohto
Word
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Miays
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