Fitzhugh Lees Escape during a Civil War midnight storm
In 1862 near a Virginia village during a delayed ammunition convoy to McClellan, Judge Jenkins recalls a Confederate scout appearing along a road. The sentry Yee fires as the officer nears, nearly killing Fitzhugh Lee. the incident unfolds amid lightning and a looming storm as the camp doubles security and the story recounts the tense confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Jenkins
Wisconsin
Congress
Fitzhush Lee
Virginia
McClellan
Washington
Night Charge of the Confederate Forces
A dramatic Civil War tale recalls a night battle where pickets saved a man and a near miss with Fitzhugh Lee. Deserted by darkness and lightning, Confederate and Union troops clashed as rain pounded down and horses plunged. The speaker credits a mistaken picket for saving a life and the judge reflects on gratitude for the near tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzhugh Lee
The Power of Song and a Libby Prison Prayer Meeting
A Civil War captain recalls escape and capture at Richmond and Libby Prison. After 2600 Confederate POWs stormed, a rapid exchange sent him back to service. In Libby, a Massachusetts captain led a makeshift prayer meeting and began singing The Star Spangled Banner as the heat and hunger weighed on prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Stoneman
Chancellorsville
Libby
Speir
Pennsylvania Cavalry
Grofmud
Sevcetal
Venice
Massachusetts
Cheers for the Red White and Blue in the crowd
Veritable cheers filled the room as veterans shed tears and the crowd below roared. Guards lined the street with muskets while hundreds of spectators, mostly women, waved handkerchiefs and sang in tribute to Old Glory.
Discoveries Said to Come From Chicago University
A Buffalo paper lists spoof claims about University of Chicago discoveries attributed to professors backed by John D. Rockefeller. Items mock science and history, claiming kissing causes lehjaw, Indians from Pennsylvanians, Ireland as fake, primeval man with a gizzard, and other fantastical assertions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Buffalo
Chicago University
Ireland
Adam
George Waskinsgion
Roekefeiler
Shakespeare
Arabia
Bulgaria
Chicago
Mr. Rockefeller
Copernicus
Galileo
Napoleon Bonaparte
War era prison chorus sparks wild sash flag moment
Libby Prison in Richmond echoes with a rousing chorus as 93 officers sing. A New York regiment member unveils a concealed sash flag, prompting renewed cheers and a shift to satirical quips about prominent figures and theories, mocking oil professors and public figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Tammany
Rival New York and Philadelphia Teams Clash Over Rules
The article notes a long history of competition between New York and Philadelphia teams, detailing adopted playing rules and spring schedules to minimize conflicts. It recalls battles for supremacy in October between the cities with New York winning the National and Philadelphia the American League titles.
Giants Split World Series Gate Receipts Under Agreement
Under an agreement before the world championship series the 60 percent gate take from the first four games was divided among players. 73 percent of that to the winners the New York Giants. 25 percent to the Athletics. Each Giant earned about 1,200 dollars, while late ther received around 500. The Philadelphia club also shared its gate receipts, nearly 9,900 dollars, as a pennant reward for winning the American League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Giants
Athletics
Philadelphia
Fortunes of ball players in early league wars
The piece recalls the early National and American League clashes led by Ban Johnson, when star players switched teams for large salaries. It cites legal battles and injunctions, notably the Lajoie Delehanty Wolverton Orth Townsend case, blocking play in Philadelphia as players moved to Cleveland and Washington teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ban Johnson
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Ease
Lajoie
Delehanty
Wolverton
Orth
Townsend
Philadelphia Nationals
Wew
Quaker Town
Cleveland
Washington
Canadian Geese Hunting Behavior and Flight Formations
The article describes how Canada geese warn their flock leader with honks, then form a long wedge as they fly northward. It notes their feeding habits on eelgrass and water plants, occasional grain, and their habit of returning to water to rest. Hunters exploit their wedge pattern, using hides, and geese show a mix of wild and domesticated traits, with wounded birds sometimes rejoining domesticated flocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jenkins
Wishat
Confederatus
W. M. Wooster
Gen
John J. Jenkins
Christy” Mathewson
New York “ Giants
Western Wheeled Scraper Co
Aurora, Ill
Tatle
H. T
Cleveland, Ohio
Pensions
Pension Bureau
Taber & Whitman CO
Warder Bid
Washington, D.C
Foster
Ernest
Haskell
Eugene P. Lyle, Jr
John Dawadde Driscoll
Matumillan
Mexico
Nissecret Mason
Jacqueline
St. Louis Republic
N.w Times Saturday Review
N. Y. Globe
DO Ibleday
Page & CO
East 16Th St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!