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Incendiary song and slave collar tale in Civil War era
The piece recalls Hutchinson family expulsion for singing Whittier, includes the incendiary poem attributed to General Kearny and General Franklin, and narrates a Milwaukee era account of a slave forced to wear an iron neck collar as punishment. It also touches on public notices and opinions about emancipation and loyalty in wartime America.
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Hutchinson
Coldier
Potomac
Whittier
Kearney
Franklin
Me- Cella
Stavany
North
Union
Chicago Tribune
Savery
Sr. Lowry
Jno
Aince
Toward
Leffingwell
Florence
North Hi
Bresd
Masia Soger
Iguard House
Lieut. Leffingwell
Rat
St. Louis
Missouri
Leftingwell
Illinois
Halleck
Iowa
Cal
Fremont
Pacific Railroad
Price
McCulloch
Secretary of War
Army of the United States
War Department
House
Western Military Department
Fromont
Boas Indemone
Houses of Congress
I Ela
Kentucky
Noblis
Lyon
Brkor
Mt. Sterling
Shale
Sim
Ohio
Ita
Jan Vole
Reaily
Senate
Unite
Tates
Judiciary Committee
Trumbull
Steformeed
Army Telegraph
Army
Gen. Hooker
Hancock
Maryland
Eckert
Gen. McClellan
Lowe
Mr. Eckert
Philadelphia