Remembering the Forty-ninth Georgia Infantry in Civil War
A reader-wide history traces the Forty-ninth Georgia Regiment through most major battles from Seven Pines to Fort Gregg. It notes heavy losses, notable commanders, and a controversial 1865 proposal to recruit enslaved people to fill ranks. The piece highlights endurance, bravery, and the Confederate unit’s ties to the Georgia brigade within Hill's Light Division.
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Tee
Thomas
Georgia
Richmond
Joseph R. Anderson
Edward L. Thomas
Forty-ninth
Beaver Dam Creek
Cold Harbor
Gaines Mill
Prater’s Farm
Malvern Hill
Jackson
the James
Rapidan
Pope
Hill
Cedar Mountain
Manassas
Bull Run
Kearny
Chantilly
McCrimmon
I. J. Stevens
Major Rivers
Antietam
Harper’s Ferry
Lee
Potomac
Shepherdstown
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Spottsylvania
North Anna River
Petersburg
Fair Oaks
Longstreet
Seven Pines
Joseph K. Johnston
Mechanicsville
Pennsylvania
A. J. Lane
A. P. Hill
J.M. Jones
J. T. Sordan
McGowan
The
Fort Stedman
Scales
North Carolina
Jordan
Forts Gregg
Alexander the Forty-ninth
Fort Alexander
Newman
Fort Gregg
Gibbon
Fort Warren
Grarata
W. H. Taylor
A. G. Sin
Grizzly Fight and Corded Death Customs in Hudson Bay Tribes
A Baptist missionary describes Hudson Bay tribes killing elders, often by delegating to wolves, while a veteran named Miss Miss fights a grizzly to protect camp life and leads a capture of the bear alive. The text shifts to a note on early telegraph experiments and comparisons with Marconi, detailing vibration-based transmission and lighthouse communication benefits.
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Beok
Young
Hudson Bay
Ibis
America
Hudson’ Bay
Miss
Miss-Miss
Miss‘Miss
Sodb
Miss-Misa
Squawa
Miss Miss
Miss Mise
Misa- Mies
Miss- Miss
Mise-Miss
Gambling Houses Run In Cripple Creek Saloon Hubs
In Cripple Creek saloons miners unwind after long shifts by gambling in gilded rooms. Men crowd behind wheels watching tables as bets rise on black or red while policy wheels and craps draw intense attention. Stud poker draws old miners whose grizzled faces show keen interest as chips move.
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Cripple Creek
Nebraska State Journal
Golden rose gift to Princess Marie Louise described
The pope will present a gold rose branch to Princess Marie Louise containing a musk and palm oil vial blessed by the pope. It is set in a gold vase with memorial engravings and the bearer, a papal official, will be treated as an ambassador by the house of Württemberg. Bliss Carman is revealed as the author behind a list of poems that some Bostonians doubt he wrote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Louise
House of Wurttemberg
New York Tribune
Bliss Carman
Boston Transcript
Arras
Cookman
American Monthly
America
Consus
Reconstruction Begins on General Harrison Tomb at North Bend
Work has started on rebuilding General William Henry Harrison’s tomb at North Bend Indiana. The old brick tomb was removed and a limestone structure rising about four feet above ground is being erected. Eight bodies lay in the tomb’s receptacles, along with the general’s remains. Experts believe one vacant receptacle may later hold the remains of ex president Benjamin Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam H.harrison
North Bend
Ind
Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
Chinese Cemetery Plan Moves Forward in Philadelphia
A group led by Lee Toy, longtime Chinatown figure in Philadelphia, aims to purchase land for a Chinese cemetery in the city. The plan seeks support from other influential Chinese residents to establish a final resting place for the community.
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Lee Toy
Chinatown
Philadelphia
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C. M. Jones
J. T. Jondan
Adit
M. Newman
J.T. Jordan
J. B. Duggan
L. E. Veal
Leutenant
J. F. Duggan
L. M. Andrews
C. P. Waldron
A G. Brooks
J. Jordan
William F. Malaly
R. B Anderson
Gray’s Inn
Bradford
Bristol Channel
Warren 1 Street
New York
Renepy
Nervia
Nervia Medicine CO
Detroit
Mich
N. M. White Drug Store
Dillon
Tribune Pus. Co. Dillonge
P. Fisher
Merchants’ Exchange
San Francisco
Tribune Pus. Co
Burlington
Denver
Utah
Omaha
Peoria
Chicago
St. Joseph
Kansas City
St. Louis
T.F
P.A
L. Little
W. F. McMillan
West Temple Street
Oregon
Short Line Ry
Salt Lake
Olity
Europe
American Monthly Review of Reviews
Astor Place
Tribune Publishing Company
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