The Death of John Morris in a Civil War Hospital
A young 23-year-old soldier John Morris dies after amputation in a hospital setting. His farewell to fellow soldiers and the hospital nurse is followed by his mother and Kate facing grim prospects, with Kate taking on care of the widowed mother and wearing John’s ring as a pledge of duty.
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St. Charles
Dee Habbe
S J. Charles
First Street
Harris
Charles Habbe
John Morris
John
Nurgé
Katy Fields
Hoboken
New York
Mother
Katy
Congressional
Cratches
Sinister
Kate
Morris
Lucy
Kale
John Morrie
Kate Fields
Charga
Address of Beelzebub on the American Civil War
A dispatch from a fictional hellish envoy laments the plan to overthrow the U S Constitution. The envoy credits a British MP George Thompson with the consternating clue ABOLITION, warning of a deadly internal force that could ruin a nation and suggesting a brazen pillar in hell to mark the sin.
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L County
Hell
High Commission
Fela
George Thompson
M. V
America
Adam
Garden of
Paradise
Abolition Affects American Dominion Says Belial
A fiery, conspiratorial letter from the demon Belial accuses abolitionists and reformers of fueling division in the United States. It claims influence over politicians, clergy, publishers, and educators to advance hellish aims, naming figures like Webster, Clay, Greeley, and Sumner, and predicting dangerous immigration and revolts.
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George Thompson
Andrew Jackson
Congress
Clay
Webster
Grundy
Wright
Senate
Buchanan
Bell
Ewing
Crittenden
America
Christ
God
Democracy and Abolitionism in Civil War Politics
A critical piece arguing the Democratic Party did not cause a divided North. It contends Republicans misused wartime power to push abolition and suspicions of civil liberties, asserting Democrats supported constitutional measures while opposing party-driven excesses.
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Democratic Party
Muscatine
Iowa
North
Republican Party
District of Columbia
South
Haiti
Liberia
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