A Hidden Union at the Prescott Manor
A Virginia manor once held a Civil War spy tale as Judge Prescott’s daughter Charlotte secretly married Lieutenant Chandler. When a Union search halted near discovery, Chandler concealed the couple by guiding a search away from their quarters. The lovers fled with the captain’s cautious forgiveness, preserving a fragile union amid danger.
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Virginia
Judge Prescott
Charlotte
Feder
Leutenant
Charlotte Prescott
Chandler
Prescott Manner House
Byridat
Sam
Chander
Renain
Federal
cMeer
Searc'hing
Pheu
Chandler, “Doormot Take the Risk. Replied the Captain, “Tp
What is a cold in the head Ely's Cream Balm ad
An old time advertisement explains that a cold in the head can lead to catarrh if neglected and promotes Ely's Cream Balm as a prompt remedy. It notes 50 cents at druggists or by mail from Ely Bros New York.
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Ely
Ely Bros
Warren Street
New York
Lottery of Death in Civil War Story Recounts Near-Execution
Lieutenant Stradling relays how two Federal captains at Libby prison drew lots to die as Confederate retaliation for spies. Captains Sawyer and Lynn narrowly escaped execution after a series of influences involving Richmond’s bishop, Jefferson Davis, and Lincoln who learned of the tale from Sawyer’s wife. The account notes the Confederate cabinet’s panic and Lincoln’s tireless plan to save the men.
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Stradling
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Libby
Sawyer
Lynn
Fifty-First
Indiana Infantry
Straching
Richmond
Jefferson Davis
Lincoln
Bin
Certan
Hillerie
Wo TE BL Leeson
One of Custer's Performances
A fragmented recount of a Civil War action where Custer maneuvers to outflank a Confederate force at Peevilian Station, seizing enemy horses and wagon trains while evading capture. Despite a cavalry pursuit and losses, he redirects reserves and routes a relief attack, stabilizing his position.
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Custer
Merritt
General Cheatham Escape at Beloront Battle
General Cheatham tells how Confederate General Cheatham escaped near Beloront during a skirmish. An orderly rode with him as he approached his own lines and asked which army they faced. The answering cavalryman claimed to be part of the Federal forces, but the general stayed with Elinels cavalry, then rode to safety back to his command.
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Cheatham
Cleatham
Belorontale
Sheridan
Siler
Che Eoelay
Escory
Peernhy
Wuldinuee O
Cankind
John Bunsan
Tong
Why She Was Anxious About the Late Return
A man returns from a day's fishing and shows his basket to his wife who fears the town shops will close before he returns. He reassures her with gentle affection, noting she worried for no reason. The brief exchange captures domestic tenderness and light humor.
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John
Romance Tree Tells Veteran's Tale of Love and War
A birch tree in Captain Foerepa’s yard near North Arda Bana Street inspires a decades long romance tale from Indianapolis. The account recalls Civil War letters, a marriage, and a returned birch gift from a war correspondent in Ohio, planted in 1868 to memorialize bond and memory.
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Foerepa
NS Numphrers
Ardabana Street
Missouri
Indianapolis
Sn Trgs
Berbinos
Campese
Ohio
Mrs. Tumphreys
Indianapolis News
The Colonel Obeyed and the Color Bearer’s Folly
In the Dunnesville battle, color serjeant Proauk Adesaunder defied orders by not returning the flag. Colonel McCalmont commands as Frank presses forward, the color bearer is captured, and he later conceals the flag under his clothes until exchange.
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Cocler Serceant
Dunnesville
McCalmont
Proauk Adesaunder
Frank
Philadelphia
iTress
Yankee Fires For Confederate Baby
A personal reminiscence recalls Civil War camp life and a moment when Grant suggested firing on the enemy line to honor the narrator’s newborn son. Bonfires blossomed along the lines and the infant’s silver service was later captured at Gettysburg by Pickett’s forces.
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Genered Grant
Borr
Grant
Reneral Pnemiiis
Mo Baby
EO Picker
J. Prom Elis Pathe
U.S Grant
Rufus Balts
George Suckley
Mrs. Pickett
McClire's
Telegraph Operator Dewltr Puller of Tancock NX
An elderly man described as Lincoln's private telegraph operator during the Civil War, Dewltr Puller, reportedly worked for forty years on the Erie line and was struck by a passenger train near Narroweshum. He was about seventy years old and had served as a telegraph repair foreman.
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Lincoln
Dewltr
Tancock
Erie
Narroweshum
Sheridup
Sheridan
Mowe
ManuMas
Untitled wartime farmer tale from Culpeper text
A farmer in Culpeper Virginia roamed as both armies foraged nearby. He noted fences damaged while surveying the salb strewn fields and tracts marked with care. The scene conveys hardship and stubborn resolve amid conflict.
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Culpeper
Strauss
Dollet
Tesein
Cause For Thanks. Braxfield courting wife story
Lord Braxfield, a man of few words, asks his would be wife for an answer by tomorrow. She agrees. After marriage, his butler resigns citing her continual scolding. Braxfield retorts that the servant should be grateful to be worried by her.
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Lord Braxfield
Lizzie
Brax Seias
Sheridan's Ride and the Castle Creek Battle Narrative
Fragmented account recounts Sheridan leading a fast pursuit at Milltown and Castle Creek with Major Sperao noting a daring ride on a renowned horse, the quick reaction of troops, and a chaotic pursuit that culminated in a sharp Confederate retreat. It mentions artillery losses, captured prisoners, and recalled heroics during the Shenandoah Valley engagement.
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Castle Creek
Shenandoah Valley
Apoolfeer
Sperao
Concei Biatts
Sper
Milltown
Sheridan
Earl
Winchester
Rienai
Fragmentary Obscure Quote From a Public Talk
An exhausted passage records a speaker warning against sharing dreams as the audience debates a long dream about pilgrims. A listener remarks on the folly of John Bunyan’s dream, reflecting on caution in revealing dreams. The text ends with a clumsy aside.
Civil War Memoir Recounts Jefferson Davis Capture Tale
Veteran Bateman and Captain Teyant dispute reports that Davis was dressed in female clothes when captured by Union troops. Letters recount memories of Davis and Stephens, with officers noting no dress oddities and labeling some accounts as absurdities in history.
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Thas Jewan
Werald Piautish
Ole Paterview
Bateman
Auburn
Erson Davis
Ain Nivat
Mer
Worthle
Teyant, Sherif
Jackson County
Don
Twelfth Maine Regimon
Abecousta
Jefferson Davis
Eton
Mr. Davis
Stephens
Davis
Planter
Steat
Pritchnard
Con
Forty Year Wait Ends In Washington Wedding
James Gaffney, once a private in Company RK during the Civil War, returned to find his Washington sweetheart Elenor Durke now a widow. After years apart and repeated meetings, they mended a 40 year interruption, marrying in Pittsburgh as both were eager and gray. The Philadelphia Press notes their long awaited union.
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Wash- Histon
Gray Histride
Gray Roth
Ward
James Gaffney
Pitth Cavalry
Washington
Gaffney
Pittsburg
Gaither
Elenor Durke
Hourtoo
Philadelphia Press
Memorial Day Tribute by Minna Irving
Grizzled heroes bow their heads as roses bloom around graves in a Minna Irving poem from Leslie's Weekly. The verses honor fallen soldiers with soil, petals, and tears, celebrating memorials in sun or rain.
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Minna Irving
Leslie's Weekly
The Unknown Dead In National Cemeteries
The army of unknown dead across U.S. national cemeteries totals 152103 according to a Chaney briefing from the quartermaster general. The overall bodies number 580,585 with 201,?82 known. The government runs eighty three cemeteries including one in Mexico City. About 1500 Mexican War soldiers rest there, many unknown.
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Army of the
United States
House
Chaney
Quartermaster General
Mexico City
Grent's Old Cock Loses His Pistel in Trial
A garbled report describes a pistol incident involving Grent and General Genuls. The scene references a jury, threats, and a business suspended during the case, with April events tied to Lent and local police actions amid confusion.
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Grent
Genuls Arma Cook
Deh
Foering
Wayne
de Ville
FrancIs Mc Pinel The Blues and the Gay Author
Francis Mc Pinel who died last year wrote vThe Eine ane the Gray for fifteen years as Associate Justice of the New York Court of Appeals. The poem first appeared in September December in the arhamtie Monthly Wheto lie heesimie ou judge. Mir Fineh continued to write Verse but attempted teogsdt fi printed el ido net feet te sety cites. The PubCeaten of poers was caripert Mle with the dignity of a judge of court of appeals.
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Francis Mc Pinel
New York
Ar Hamtie
Mir Fineh
Batogiste
Carourt of Appeals
Saving His Country
Noble Prentis, a man of small stature, reportedly joined the Civil War after muttering he was not eight feet tall. A recruiting officer overheard, told him he would not be, and Prentis was enlisted and mustered into service.
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Noble Prentis
Prentis
Kansas City Times
The Woman's Relief Corps Two Little Children Who Had Seen
A brief item notes the Woman's Relief Corps and references two young children who witnessed a key event. The report signals a local civic or charitable context with a focus on these minors within the organization’s activities.
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the Woman's Relief Corps
Fragmentary battlefield notes at Chickamaugas and Shiloh
Fragmented OCR describes battle sidelines and spots near Shiloh and Chickamauga with references to batteries and mounted guns. Mentions toy machines and cannons thought to be from historic stations, noting reuse of artillery pieces in these battle sites.
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Chitch
Chickamaugs
Shiloh
Cabien
Chickamanin
Chckamauga
Memorial Monument at Vicksburg City Battlefield
A grand memorial costing 209000 dollars honors fallen soldiers. An initial menorist of granite and bronze was erected on the battlefield at Vicksburg with a cost of 200000.
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Vicksburg
Waois
Impartial and Undiscoverable Visits Rome’s English Guests
A fragment notes English visitors in Rome and a curious exchange between a lady and a pastry boy. The boy’s reply questions the claim of sharing cakes, revealing playful banter and a glimpse of everyday street life in the city.
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Rome
Meio
Memorial Day Procession Amid Odd Garden Scenery
A quirky Memorial Day tableau unfolds as children lead a grave decoration near a pear tree in a backyard. The first child acts as the band, the second as a flag bearer, while a lob of bens interrupts. The scene features a pretend unit named Wountn's Reef corps with a sister instructing halt.
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Provession
Grand Army
Séond
Wountn's Reef Corps
Jude
Unreported Wound In Family Story
A fragment from the Chicago Record-Herald features Mrs Wappleson and Mrs Oldcastle in a tense exchange about a wounded man. The hostess and Mrs Oldcastle discuss a military injury requiring a silver plate in the jaw, implying a hidden family secret.
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Cilere
Turophi
Old Dominion
Hever
Prescott
Journal
Union Oghers
Lot
Laldier
Ctill
Sheridan’s
Dees
Little Phil
Dash
Jeff Davis
Vera
Mase Man
Gray
Lee
Sherman
The
Schlott
S. Galena Avenue
Riley & Whe
Riley & Wheat
Union Loan and Building Association
Freeport, Il
S. Galena Ave
Rice Bldg
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