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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1887
Page
6
Poetic tribute published in the Chicago Ledger praising Ulysses S. Grant. The verse recounts Civil War battles across the Rapidan, marches, and campfires, depicting Grant as patient, strong, and merciful while urging peace after victory. The piece lauds Grant as the right arm of the Union and a beloved national figure.
The narrative recalls Union soldiers facing climate and wildlife in the Southern theater. Mosquitoes, fever, malaria, and swarms of flies plagued troops from Louisiana to Port Hudson, while wood ticks and snakes added to daily dangers. Alligators loomed as both threat and odd spectacle along Mississippi River marches.
James Franklin Fitts honors Union soldiers for their endurance in swamps and malarial bottoms from Louisiana low lands to Florida and Carolina marshes. He notes silent hardships behind grand campaigns, praising voluntary service and devotion to the Union cause.
The Chicago Journal notes most Civil War generals died young or suddenly, including Grant, Logan, Hancock, McClellan, Meade, and Thomas, with Sherman and Farragut surpassing their era. It attributes deaths to overtaxed nerves and minds from war while recounting the Terrill family tragedy in Bath County Virginia and a marble grave inscription honoring two fallen sons.
An elderly Memphis resident seeking to visit ailing kin receives aid from a plain private who, after a wait, returns with a pass signed U. S. Grant. The story highlights Grant's simple, hands-on kindness during the war. It also profiles Captain J. M. Smith of Dublin Georgia, a famed Confederate veteran noted for discipline and heroic acts.
The Philadelphia Times recalls family splits over union and confederacy. In Juniata County Tom and Robert McAllister fought for opposite sides, meeting in battle and shaping a bitter feud within a single family. The piece also honors Phil Kearny, detailing his famed bravery and death at Chantilly.
During the march to the battle of Antietam General McClellan met a Zouave regiment and joked about supposing rations. The exchange led him to vow timely meals, a promise he kept as cheers rang out. The piece closes with a saying about starry astonomers never striking.
The Iowa Republican State Convention completed a smooth session in Des Moines with notable figures like Senators Allison and Wilson and Gov. Larrabee present. The platform urges protectionist tariffs, fair votes nationwide, railroad oversight, and pensions for disabled soldiers, while endorsing Larrabee for governor and nominating Robinson for Supreme Court and Sabin for State Superintendent.
The Maryland State Republican Convention in Baltimore adopted a reform platform calling for civil service reform, state and federal alignment, education for the illiterate, and stricter election laws. Nominations named Walter B. Brooks for governor, K. B. Dixon for comptroller, and Francis Miller for attorney general. John K. Cowen, a Democratic leader, pledged independent Democratic support for the Republican ticket. W. L. Marburg also urged aid to elect the Republicans.
The article cites official 1864 soldier voting figures from eleven states with field voting laws. Lincoln carried the soldier vote by large margins despite McClellan’s popularity among some Union troops, with totals listed for multiple states and a final assertion that Democratic soldiers did not save the Union.
In a Boston Journal item the piece cites George William Curtis and Civil Service Reform League, debating Cleveland's merit versus his party. The author mocks mugwump alignment, noting uncertainty and relying on Curtis' word amid Kentucky Democratic majorities discussed since 1870s.
A sermon by Rev. T. De Witt Talmage argues that women already possess vital rights and influence, chiefly the home. He asserts women should mold the domestic realm, with voting as a secondary, contingent role, urging spiritual devotion and family leadership over public power.
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