28 May 1910
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Newspaper
Frostburg Mining Journal
Location
Frostburg, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1910
Page
1
A playful piece on newspaper advertising ink and its impression on readers. It suggests readers imagine a man keeping up with the procession and stocking goods, noting the surface of ads gives the town a lively appearance.
A Civil War veteran recalls foraging memories from Sherman's Georgia campaign. He describes preparing a cow head over a clay oven, roasting possum with yams, and sharing a camp meal with officers like Pat Cleburne and Brown of Tennessee. The narrative emphasizes hunger, improvised cooking, and communal dining amid war.
In a village a march of soldiers gives way to a peaceful scene. Three children, two white and one Black, lay flowers on graves of soldiers. A soldier explains past feuds, the children declare love prevails, and they walk arm in arm with Mary D Brine.
In Havana in April 1898 Consul General Lee recalls the Civil War. He describes leading a forlorn cavalry raid from Richmond thirty three years earlier, seeking a route south to avoid capture, and reflects on his uncle General Robert E. Lee, surrender terms, and a southern woman’s warning that the war was not over. The reminiscence ends with a courier delivering surrender instructions for the last remnant of the army.
Madeline S Bridges writes of memory and duty as a man died leaving his wife a widow. A companion recalls saving him at his fall and the burden of tending graves for fallen soldiers. The narrator reflects on loss, shared sorrow, and the quiet rituals of remembrance each Memorial Day.
The poem argues for a soldiers monument built not of marble but of a nation's love faith and tears. It envisions a grand monument formed from the people's purest prayers and the great white truths sanctified by those who died for their country.
The Fourth Michigan Infantry flag was seized during close fighting at Gettysburg. Colonel Harrison H. Jeffords shot the Confederate officer but was killed soon after by a Confederate soldier who fell clutching the standard. He was then shot by Major Jarius W. Hall who later became colonel of the regiment.
At Chickamauga General Willich ignored arrest orders from General Rosecrans saying he must stay away from the battle. He insisted he would fight with his brigade and that only he could lead them. Rosecrans relented and Willich returned to command, fighting his "boys" and winning praise for his leadership.
Orlando M. Poe, colonel of the Second Michigan Infantry, describes the Williamsburg engagement with stark detail noting a fallen soldier beside a dead enemy, each pierced by the others bayonet. The account emphasizes the brutal close combat and the cost of the clash.
An elderly man at a New York Confederate campfire years ago offered a handshake to General Wheeler asking Gray or blue. Wheeler laughed and took the hand and the man replied Both for he and his two boys had fought with him under different flags.
While at the front the wounded flood in including Union and Confederate men. A boy asks Lincoln to deliver a message to his mother claiming he doubts it will reach her. Lincoln weeps and assures the boy, promising to send the message that night with a flag of truce into enemy lines.
At Gettysburg the Seventh West Virginia Union regiment faced the Seventh Virginia Confederate unit. The Virginian regiment was defeated and its colonel wounded and captured by the West Virginia troops who wore the badge of their state. The West Virginians are praised as brave and loyal to their state.
A Magruder command survivor recalls a Shenandoah valley recon and a surprising dinner invitation. Magruder’s 20 000 strong forces repelled three larger Federal armies while a hospitable plantation mistress feeds the staff. A young dusty Confederate soldier seated beside Magruder and quipped that he cared little who he ate with, ending the moment in laughter.
The narrative recounts George Bissell, a Topeka retiree, hiring Ulysses S. Grant at $9 a week in a Rockford harness shop, then moving together to Galena to work at the Grant tannery. They later bought and shipped hogs, with Grant offering to join Bissell in the hog business after a winter of profitable trading.
Memorial Day verses describe the river of glory where soldiers rest away from battle. The poem honors the blue and gray, noting bugles and drums are still and graves are laid with hopeful love and tears for heroes dead. The author W J Lampton preserves a timeless tribute.
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