A Confederate Tent Civil War Tale and Fury of Wolves
A Civil War episode unfolds in a Confederate camp where a mastiff attacks and a girl fires, followed by a pursuit and capture of a spy by Union forces. Jed Bungay and Wayne navigate dangers, disguise, and a march toward Lee’s camp amid vivid battlefield recollections and campfire recollections.
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Wayre
Jed Bungay
Reg Lowrie
Maj
Brennan
Sheridan
Wayne
Eran
Jed Bun Y
Lea
Edith Brennan
Waynes
Og Pre Mpan
Bungay
Lee
The Battle in the Shenandoah Chapter XXII
A memoir excerpt detailing the dawn of the Shenandoah battle. The narrator recalls dawn fog, troop positions, and enemy lines as fires glow across the ridge and the day opens with drum rolls and marching sounds.
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Shenandoah
Antietam
Gettysburg
Manassas
Tong
Virginia Troopers Heroic Stand in Blue Line Charge
A Civil War battle scene follows a Virginia unit as they hold a hilltop against a furious Federal assault. The narrator recalls grim engagements, heavy casualties, and a desperate cavalry rally to save the army, ending with a brutal close and unknown next chapter.
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Ren
Colgate
Carter
Hunter
Virginia
Professor McMuddle E in France Tests Theories
In France a quirky scientist named Professor McMuddle explores bio theory applications and experiments with twisting things around. The piece notes a test related to oxygen or life processes, highlighting the playful, eccentric approach of the imagined researcher.
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McMuddle
France
Owen
Elongated Lip Adornment Among African Women Described
The excerpt recounts Landor's observation of the Shar river region where women insert wooden or tin plates in their lips to enlarge the lips. The process creates a distorted, nasal speech and a striking, if unsettling, appearance alongside other adornments like brass rings and shell necklaces.
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Shar
Landor
Africa
Long Lost Pet Turtle Found by Harrisburg Farmer
A Pennsylvania farmer recalled carving a pet turtle years earlier when he was a boy after a snapping turtle was caught in Gre lake last summer. The animal required removal with a chisel and hammer, and an inscription reading H. T. 1604 was found on its shell.
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Farmer
Omie Shell
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Gre Lake
Poison Scare Shocks Clayton Farmer in New Jersey
Prosperous young farmer Joseph G from Clayton recently bought a farm for $10,000. He was bitten by a bog he was killing weeks ago, spreading poison to his finger and arm. He grew worse and was sent to the hospital before leaving Clayton.
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Clayton
N. J
Joseph G
Hoster
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