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My Charlie Went to the War A Mother's Lament
A long poem recalls a mother’s farewell to her son Charlie who joined the Civil War after Sumter. She weighs duty, danger, and longing as she urges him to go, trusting God to keep him safe and hoping he proves true to country. The newspaper also reports Chicago wartime business shifts, grain movement, and a boiler explosion injuring several.
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Boston Transcripts
Chicago
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McClellan
Sumter
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Andor Arma
North West
Washington
Deacon Brass
Chicago Tribune
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Franklin Street
Umain
Scalder
Eent