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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1886
Page
6
A wartime reminiscence recounts the Cross of Honor worn by a young sergeant and his vivid Broadway memories of 1861. The narrative moves through marching cheers, pride in the Seventh Regiment, a brief skirmish, and a jailbreak with a Confederate pass under General J. E. K. Stuart.
A June 1863 camp scene recounts a night after the Chancellorsville battle. Soldiers describe bivouac near Brandy Station, Stuart’s cavalry maneuvers, and a firsthand tale of a nearby Confederate encounter, capture of papers, and a risky escape through enemy country.
A Civil War tale from Company E of the Thirty first Louisiana recounts Green a popular humorist who feigned valour until the Yazoo River expedition. facing Federals at Vicksburg he fired from a seven mile breastwork killing about seventy two, then deserted and joined Grant’s army.
R Bartley of Elizabeth Indiana recounts a daring Confederate coffee run with J M Courtney. They risked enemy fire to obtain coffee for the Colonel and themselves, miraculously surviving crossfire with about a hundred shots fired each while both avoiding injury. They found three dead Yankees in the house.
A narrator recounts a Civil War incident near Franklin on December 14, 1862. The 123d P W, 3d Division of the 5th Corps pressed by Burnside and Longstreet faced intense fire near the lines. The passage notes a soldier named Cummins and a dramatic retreat under fire as skirmishers stayed flat and concealed.
A. O. Rowey of Busti Iowa recounts his first combat moment in 1802 era service, guarding a ford on the Arkansas river. He describes tense darkness, approaching cavalry, and firing his Prussian musket as thirty enemies reached the water, but the crossing never occurred.
The Washington Star notes a rare Confederate officer coat in the National Museum display near relics of the Confederacy. Presented by O W Barron of Danville Virginia the preserved frock coat belonged to Captain Barron of Company H Twenty fourth Virginia Infantry. purchased in 1863 for 300 Confederate dollars and carried through Pickett's division until Five Forks.
In 1862 a sixteen year old Union boy recounts slipping from march with another lad during Bragg's Kentucky raid. They find a farmer’s house and are fed by a sympathetic Yankee in uniform who shares food and a promise of secrecy. The tale ends with the author seeking the soldier’s later life. Frank V. Moosz of Dahlonega, Georgia, signs the letter.
G Blaine spoke at the Academy of Music urging protectionist policy and warning Pennsylvania against free trade tied to a third party. He argued temperance stakes hinge on tariffs and warned the state against dissolving protective measures that support workers and national unity.
A speaker contends that the nation must restore Union rights while removing disabilities for rebels, arguing against declaring colored people non citizens and urging widespread public opinion to shape policy. He contrasts Northern and Southern labor, tariff aims, and the political fight over representation and suffrage.
The Des Moines Register argues the Democratic Party biases against Northern presidents seeking a second term, noting Southern leaders twice held the job longer and were renominated. It cites Pierce, Van Buren, Buchanan as Northern examples lacking renomination, while many Southerners were renominated, and Cleveland himself favored one term.
A fragmentary exchange discusses staying off the platform and riding inside a car. The speaker claims sensitivity to negative influences and magnetism in crowds, noting past meanness clings to individuals and could affect others.
An excited passenger recalls a quarrel on a street car after a man jumped off and nearly triggered a fight. He says he would have attacked the smaller man for trampling his feet, if warned in time.
The remark notes that those who back saloons spend about as much as church supporters, yet their expenditures reveal a stronger commitment to their stance in the community.
A reflective note asserts that ordinary affection alone fails to sweeten matrimony and that many women believe they can compensate for this gap. The commentary explores gendered ideas of romance and the challenges of lasting unions.
Senator Sherman denounces Grover Cleveland and the Democratic party, labeling them opposed to labor and pro free trade. He criticizes foreign policy, tariff policy, and pension measures, argues for protection and arbitration, and condemns a recent Ohio Senate seat sale as a stain on the state.
A National Tribune excerpt retells a moral history of a powerful Great Man who dines richly and scorns lawmakers, contrasted with an injured veteran begging for bread. The tale ends with the veteran's death beside the White House and a biblical echo of Lazarus and rich man.
Henry Cabot Lodge denounces administration dishonesty highlighting a Pan-Electric stock scandal tied to Attorney General Garland. He argues officials used government power for private gain, comparing to Grant era firings and noting cross department influence, urging voters to turn the rascals out.
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