Mine under Elliott's Salient threats at Cemetery Hill failure
Civil War mining plan near Elliott's Salient sought to blow a 6000 pound charge to breach Burnside's lines at Cemetery Hill. Pleasents and engineers debated ventilation. The plan used a hidden shaft and a vented tunnel. assault divisions led by Ledlie Willcox Potter and Ferrero planned to exploit the crater after detonation, with Hancock's corps and Eighteenth corps in reserve. Conflicts and delays followed as troops moved toward the breach and the colored division faced the assault.
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Sone Confedeate
Elliott
Burnside
Col. Pleasents
Pleasant
Beauregard
Cemetery Hill
Ninth Corps
James H. Ledlie
BR. B. Potter
C. B. Willcox
Edward Ferrero
Meads
Ledlis
Willcox
Potter
Ledlie
Lecile
Hancock
Army of the Potomac
Petersburg
Deep Bottom
the James
Leo
Hichmond
Mahone
Johnson
Lee
Longstreet
Hill
Marshall
Griffin
Meade
Turner
GEE. 2 OG Osd Ord
Jerusalem
Hancock at Crater Battle Ends in Heroic, Felt Loss
The Crater and Magaziners outline shows Gen Hancock directing a retreat from a back road toward Reams while Confederates under Hill press the assault. Hancock rallies troops, Halts loss, and calls out courage as Gregg cavalry counters, amid the chaotic rout and impending rearrangement of forces.
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Crater
Magaziner
Globe Tavern
Gen. Hill
Hancock
K Knight
McKnight
Hampton
Gregg
Parrow Road
Jernea Road
Illcox
Teelve i
Ateam
Favorite Remedy Claim For Child Brights Disease Rescue
An Indiana readers notice cites Dr David Kennedys Favorite Remedy from Rondout New York as saving a ten year old girl with Brights Disease. The advert also promotes The Hotel Albion Pittsburg Pa offering modern accommodations on American and European plan with 24 hour service and updated facilities.
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Laura A. Kempton
West Rutland
Vermont
David Kennedy
Rondout
N. Y
Bright
Albion
Union Depot
Pittsburg
The Ballad Figure and Her Restless Digestive Woes
A nursery ballad character is described as living on little yet never quiet, troubled by chronic indigestion. The text notes elderly digestive decline and praises a great remedy for dyspepsia, constipation, and biliousness, claiming it cures indigestion and related ailments including chills fevers rheumatism and kidney trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hontetter
Deafness Cure by Constitutional Remedies Promoted
An ad promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure claiming deafness cannot be cured by local applications. It cites inflammation of the Eustachian tube and mucous membranes as cause, promising $100 for any incurable case, with address to F. J. Cheney & Co.
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Hal
F. J. Cheney &C
Fragmented 19th century miscellany items and quotes
A jumble of excerpts covers wartime finance totals in francs, a St. Louis girl's alleged candy haul, a list noting Margaret Fuller as the lone American among twelve great women, cleaning Willow items with salt water, rising Irish farmhands to the west, a Port Allegheny man’s car accident remark, a Junius quote on plumage, and a note on central compressed air stations with conduits and engines.
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France
St. Louis
Shere Appesen
Margaret Fuller
Ireland
Allegheny
Junius
Ial
Remarkable Nervous Diseases Cured by Restorative Nervine
Reports claim Dr. Miller Restorative Nervine cures headaches fits nervous prostration heart ailments St Vitus Dance sanity and sleeplessness. It gains reputation for countering worry and overwork. Tom E Hilderbrand druggist offers trial bottles no opium or morphine.
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St. Vitus
Miler
Tom E. Hilderbrand
Lane’s Family Medicine Promises Free Trial Packages
An advertisement offers 100 women to call on any druggist for a free trial package of Lane’s Family Medicine discovered by Dr. Bilas Lane in the Rocky Mountains. Claimed as a cure for blood, liver, and kidney diseases, and for constipation and complexion, with praise from users. Large bottle package priced at 20.
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Lane
Bilas Lane
Rocky Mountains
Mrs. C A Johnson of Toledo Cured by New Care
Mrs. C A Johnson of Toledo suffered heart disease symptoms including breathlessness cough and chest pains but was cured after using Dr Miles New Care sold by Tora E Hildebrand.
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C. A. Johnson
Toledo
Miles
Tora E. Hildebrand
Dr King’s New Discovery for Throat and Chest Relief
A guaranteed remedy promises satisfactory results or a pureblood price refund. The advertised drogogist sells a heitle of Dr King’s New Discovery for Commpem claiming relief for throat chest and lung afflictions.
Sale of Fashion Fabrics Inquiries From A Department Store
This month the store offers broad reductions across departments with low prices on shirting prints at 4 to 8 cents, French latines and fine ginghams at 15 cents, Scotch ginghams at 25 cents, printed dress ginghams at 6 cents, and marked down dress goods from 50 cents to 1.25. Extra values include cream white summer wood dress goods, French chaiges 27 inch printed India silks, and colored silks. Hosiery, gloves, and general housekeeping items are advertised. Samples and prices are available.
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Sgn
Wapaine
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Br Ascormcam Paris Association
Grest
Sergi
Reese
Roond
Wee
Weldon Railroad
James River
Warren
Fifth Corps
Jerusalem Plank Road
Weldon
Payersbure
Cratee
Richmond
Harrison and
Gilmer
Zo. L
Indiana
Grene
Hore & GO
Corea
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