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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1887
Page
6
A brisk collection of stormy scenes and humorous anecdotes from late war. The volume highlights bloody battles and vivid battlefield moments, with sharp observations on bayonets, bullets, and the chaos of combat.
A fragmented reminiscence recounts Civil War scenes around Fort Donelson and Nashville including alarms, bogus dispatches, city evacuation, Morgan and Sigel entertainments, and Morgan banquet lore. It preserves vivid yet instructional episodes from Nashville’s tense 1862 era.
A rambling Civil War reminiscence recounts General Nelson near Corinth dodging rebel sharpshooters in a ruined house, Lincoln anecdotes about abolitionists and a schoolboy misreading Shadrach Meshach and Abednego, with a lingering humor about Sun Wade and the abolition debate.
A fragment recounts a Franklin Kentucky incident where a Unionist farmer's field of melons was targeted by thieves. The bandits, led by a man named Beard, attempted to seize fruit but were confronted by the farmer who threatened punishment. One member escaped while the others fled, leaving two sacks of melons later split with Beard.
The piece reflects on women’s rights and domestic virtue, praising women’s care for the ill and the home. It cites Dr. De Witt Talmage’s lecture, extols maternal and wifely duties, and urges women to lead Christian service, charity, and household strength as a public force.
The article reflects on Matthew 7 1 12 and Luke 6 37 38 urging careful judgment of others and avoidance of harsh condemnation. It contrasts human judgment with divine justice and notes the need to treat others as we wish to be treated, citing Christian duty and personal conduct.
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