Siege of Vicksburg Explosions and Mine Attack Described
General Grant recounts the Vicksburg siege highlighting the construction of batteries and mine explosions on June 25 and July 1, the breach outcomes, and the cooperation between army and navy under Admiral Porter. He notes mine failure, crater effects, casualty figures, and the morale exchanges between Johnnies and Yanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Vicksburg
Admiral Porter
Navy
Johnston
Champion’s Hill
Jackson Road
Ransom
Massa
Logan
Hind
Wye
Johnny
Yank
Pemberton
Louisiana
Lousiana
Richard Taylor
West Bank
F. P. Blair
Milliken’s Bend
Blair
Missouri
Congress
An Alaskan Monstrosity at the Montana Rail Stop
A 6 foot 10 inch man with a third arm allegedly from Alaska was seen in Stuart after a Garrison train stop. The stranger, named Oriott Kamanski, claimed Yukon origins and described using his extra limb for tasks from fanning his face to driving six horses. He planned to return to Alaska toward a stampede for Yukon gold fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Butte
Oriott Kamanski
Yukon River
Alaska
Man's Estate
Kamanski
George R. Tingle
Yellowstone
Montana
Sitka
Tingle
United States
Portland
San Francisco
Yukon
Kamapski
Jiuite
Inter-Mountain
Plantation Philosophy in Rural Speech Fragments
A collection of dialect lines and aphorisms reflecting frontier wit on eye and judgment, friendship loyalty, hard work, taming wildness, and teaching children. The text includes regional sayings about hunters, deception, and animal behavior from Arkansan and Texan voices with scattered punctuation and misspellings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawk
Turkey
Arkansan Raveler
Patent medicine and patent remedies in 19th century ads
A collage of patent medicine pitches and quack remedies from the era. Claims include skin dye restoration, bladder and kidney cures, bee product tonics, and nervine tonics. Advertisements promise free cures, mailed formulas, and nationwide availability through Drug stores and agents.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gen. Grant
Gen. Blair
Porter
San Antonio
Tex
Louis Bargera Co
Atetorneys, Washingto
D.C
Cole & Co
Black River Walls
Wis
Jou
Tn 6
America
Ray
Josnea T
New York
Aernsman
Oliver
Caswell, Hazard & Co
Nes
Aus
Ctiarles A
Voslee
Gstomact Se Iil
Heine Said
Itte E
Louis Gos Kepece City
Weet
Loomis & Hyman
Tiffin, Ohio
Tomistay
U. S. Grant
Grand Ara Post
Mn Eve
Ioan PI
Outfit
Ardres Merican Publishing
Aptford Rostons
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Lou
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alenya
Lynn
Masa
Tim
B. Collins
LaPorte
Glenn
C. KN. Crittenton
C. N. Crittenton
Fulton
Hill
R. U
Lorillard
J. Stephens
Lebanon
Ohio
T. Rowan
Main St
Dallas
Texas
N.U. Dallas
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!