30 May 1905
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1905
Page
1
The piece recounts actions from the Civil War era including Captain Craven’s sacrifice aboard the Tecumseh as it sank near the Tennessee river during Farragut’s attack, Semmes quelling a mutiny aboard the Alabama, and the Kearsarge’s sinking of the CSS Alabama off Cherbourg with Winslow and Semmes prominent in the narrations.
The article recounts Captain W B Cushing's bold raid to abduct Confederate General Hebert by landing twenty men near Cape Fear at Fort Caswell and Ballid Head. He infiltrated Hebert's town house, surprised a sleeping officer, and removed Captain Kelley while retreating downstream under cover of darkness.
A fragmentary tale describes George Dewey aboard a Mobile Bay vessel after New Orleans. Dewey, in a long tailed frock coat, stood on a dinghy side and faced a shark while a lieutenant joked about the coat tails being bitten. The doctor aboard noted the moment with a grin as the incident unfolded.
General Butler demanded obedience when a horse named Almond Eye allegedly died after a wound. A soldier reported the horse’s fate and questioned skinning it. Butler insisted the order was followed and reminded that officers must obey commands without questions. The general remained furious.
Fort Fisher, a key Confederate fortress, surrendered after a three hour bombardment led by Commodore Porter. Two thousand sailors landed, facing heavy musketry as 900 plus were killed or wounded in the assault. Rear Admiral Robley J. Hynson was wounded four times in the fight.
The Gettysburg Address delivered by President Lincoln on November 19 1863 on the battlefield in Pennsylvania asserts a nation dedicated to liberty and equality. It honors fallen soldiers and reaffirms the enduring purpose to preserve a government of the people by the people for the people.
A reminiscence collection recounts how President Lincoln wept at Gettysburg and urged faith in victory as General Grant pressed Vicksburg. Veterans share stories of healing, gratitude, and a humorous pumpkin pie episode involving Lieutenant Wickfield and a hungry Indiana cavalry unit during Grant’s campaigns.
A fragmentary Civil War item recounts Colonel Jack Mosby capturing General Stoughton at Fairfax Court House in 1863 and declaring him prisoner The piece also parodies Grant’s rumored cigar habit noting a barrage of 20 000 cigars sent to his camp and a jest about wounded heroes with upturned collars
A fragment describes an officer confusing Grant with Schwartz and a comic exchange about stealing pots. It shifts to a Gettysburg scene where General Barlow, mortally wounded, asks Gordon to read a letter from his wife and then to destroy it. Gordon arranges safe passage, Barlow survives, and decades later they meet at a dinner and learn their kinship through shared sacrifice.
Public notice warns property owners to clear manure and rubbish from alleys and back yards within three days or the items will be removed at the owners expense by order of the board dated May 28. The notice lists local service providers and agencies offering repairs and tickets, with various names and addresses included.
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