Capture at the Potomac Ford Describes Civil War Skirmish
An 1864 diary entry recounts a five company West Virginia Cavalry detachment guarding a ford on the Branch below Romney. The party is attacked by Confederate riders, many are captured or escape, and the narrator endures brutal treatment before being separated with guards. The piece links to Lt. Col. Thompson, Capt. McNeil, and the broader Shenandoah frontier actions.
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6Th West Va. Cav
U.S
South Branch
Potomac
Romney
Thompson
Green Spring
South
Col. Thompson
Gould
John H. McNeil
Hampshire County
West Va
Moorefield
Missouri
Virginia
Kansas
St. Louis
Harper's Ferry
St. Jesse
Jess
Franklin
West Virginia
McNeil
Early
Shenandoah Valley
Sigel
Winchester
New Market
Hunter
Mt. Crawford
Lynchburg
Kanawha
Barry
Maryland
Welcome to Denver Poem Bridges Colorado Nebraska Trade
A poem of welcome to the Omaita board of trade at Denver extols Colorado and Nebraska. It speaks of mountains mines streams and rails, foresees trade links and westward development, and invites prosperity through shared enterprise and fraternal ties.
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RE. Pabor
The
Omaita
Board OF Trade AT
Denver
Japanese inspired manuring to extend crops through the year
An agricultural note explains a method where a Japanese field uses buckwheat and radishes, then rape or pens to feed the soil. It details step wise planting, manuring, and reseeding with wheat or turnips, enabling crop rotation year round based on manure supply and season.
Colorado Wheat Crop Totals From Farmers Estimate
The Colorado Farmer estimates this year’s wheat harvest at 750000 bushels with a potential one million next year. Total cultivation around 65000 acres yields average about 24 to 30 bushels per acre, yielding an anticipated one million bushels statewide. Boulder County is variably cited at 606000 by Boulder News, while discussions include Platte Valley and St Vrain comparisons. A separate note from Green River Courier reports ore findings near South Pass lode. A separate incident in Cheyenne Leader describes a runaway wagon stopped by a brakeman Mooney near Ferguson Street.
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Brier
Denver
Colorado Springs
Black Hills
Ulinon
Greeley
Colorado
Mississippi
Cache
Poudre Valley
Thompson
St. Vrain
Boulder
Platte
Plum Creek
Arkansas
San Luis
Fountain
St Charles
Huertsoo
Beat Creek
Aiobe
Boulder News
Boulder County
St. Venn
Livingstone
Vaughee
South Pass Lode
Green River Courier
Thorpe
Ferguson Street
Nod
U. P
Mooney
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CK Bakery
W. M. Fox
H. N. Rogerson
E. Marsh, M. D
Sanget
Jm, Freeman
Attorney At Law
J.D. Beexury
Union Colony
Oe & Buckley
Union Bank
Bexchange Hotel
Hotel DE Comfort
Main and
Jefferson Streets
Graham
K. Thompson
Main Street
EL. Dunham
J. Leavy
Mme. Demorest
Mme. Smith
Corner Main
Sherman Sireete
Rogers & Bartleson
Larimer
Kk. T. Ferguson
the Greeley. Tribune
Ell Mall
Johnson
Cachor
Emerson & West
Cameron & Benedict
N.B
Ford
Libby
Andersonville
Springfield
McNeill
Dixie
Pickenpough
Cave
Jeff Davis
Colorado and Vicinity
Garland
Arapahoe County
Cheyenne
West Las Animas
Silvertonians
Trinidad
San Juan
Ouray
Ft. Worth
Texas
Geo. Nichols
Pataskola
Ohio
Schuyler Austin
Hendricks
Salt Lake
Omaha
Sidney
Charles Gilpin
Des Moines
Iowa
Canon City
Nebraska
Gol
South Park
D. P
Leostamp
St. Louie
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