Home with a Rebel. Decoration of Absalom Fox's grave
A reminiscence of Civil War and homefront life detailing Sin and Bob Elliott decorating the grave of Absalom Fox, a rebel guard who aided a soldier's prisoner. The narrator recalls Lookout Mountain, exchanges, and a family torn by war, poverty, and endurance as Absalom Fox dies after returning a prisoner. Every May the grave is decorated, keeping memory alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sin
Absalom Fox
Absalom
Licworth
Helder
Sim
Bob
Mother
Father
Steck
Lookant Mountain
Ewiol
Walt
Bob Elliott
Petersburg
Qgaptain Kendal
Bob Mllott
Shiloh
OLD BATTLEFIELDS BECOME SPOTS OF INTERACT AND BEAUTY
Memorial Day grew from Grand Army of the Republic actions. John A Logan helped found the holiday to honor those who died for the country. The piece recounts battlefield sites opened as memorial spaces and the enduring tribute across generations.
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Grand Army of the Republic
John A. Logan
Ip-Cief
Patrigtinm
Ald Hatile
Grand Army
Ubout
Seine
Gleze
Barnes
Newton
Tent
Longshest
Dowday
Artes
Robinson
Steele
Sloway
Hamilton Crossing
Mary's Keighta
Channelforarile
Spotterbania
Esere
McGool
Alsap
A Nation Remembers Its Fallen Across the Years
The Chicago Inter Ocean recalls the Civil War's toll and the living remembered by those who survived. It honors the fallen soldiers with lines about freedom, duty, and gratitude, urging future generations to keep their memory alive and cherish peace.
Flower Brigade Decoration Day Keepsake Tale
A colorful local tale follows Gertrude and Neith as they gather blossoms to honor veterans on Decoration Day. The Flower Brigade fills baskets with roses peonies and lilacs, visits graves in Potter's Field, and places bright blooms on a neglected soldier’s mound, reflecting on memory and gratitude through childlike acts.
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Dutica
Gertrude
Bors
Gizie
Neith
Nelih
Dover
Hitle
Wales
Audileniy Gertruffe
Merch
Margaret
Tam
Geriznje
Queen Victoria
Apple Tee
Uncle Fack
Potters Field
Uncle Jack
Potter's Field
Jack
Flower Brigade
The
Fle
Wan
Bend Ag
Eteje
Elsie Tanner
Pottor
de Tad
Tewin Volistise
Gertrude Valjean
Mio Murnins
Nefih
Moss Lesisan
Hannanid
Then and Now War Rest and Peace in May
A lament of a night battle scene with a rear guard exhausted by rain and shellfire. Surgeons work by lantern light as dead and wounded are tended. The piece shifts to a hopeful note, praising peace and a bright day ahead as June arrives.
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Union
Lin
Ted
Tare
Sumter
Mar
Thra
Hima
Chicago
Inter Ocean
the Flower Brigade
Sid Reith Hasnaman
Sale
Gruptian
Gertrnds
Marcie
Cox
Cara Battaliona
Ateel
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