The Flag and Civil War Tales Across a Reading
A fragmentary piece blends a wartime poem about the flag with a long reminiscence on Civil War figures. It recounts Gen William Winder’s death, Libby and Andersonville prisons, and a Civil War veteran’s memories of Lee’s surrender rumors near Appomattox Court House.
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Flere
William A. Winder
Omaha
Neb
Winder
William H. Winder
Canada
Stony Creek
Wee
Winders
John H. Winder
West Point
Dalte States Army
Ond
Confederacy
Richmond
Libby
Holle Iale
Andersonville
North
The Curious Case of Mr Toggs Generosity
A tale of Mr Toggs generosity and indulgence ending in a comic illness and a wife’s manipulation. He falls ill after a lavish banqueting night and endures a string of remedies as Mrs Toggs and Elizabeth the nurse care for him. He recovers and quietly profits from the ordeal with a final jibe about household expenses.
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Togs
Mr. Toges
Toges
Mr. Toggs
Tagesips
Torgs
Trees
Mirs
Mr. Togs
Elizabeth
Mrs. Takes
Togge
Carey
Mr. Togen
Tose
Toxge
Elisabeth
Mr. Tose
Mrs. Tose
Mr Toges
Ami
Monuments at Chickamauga by Indiana Soldiers Project
The Chickamauga Park commission led by Gen H W Boynton Major General Alexander P Stewart and aided by E E Betts and J P Smartt has spent eleven years identifying the exact locations of regiments from both sides at Chickamauga. The effort covers seven battlefields within a thirty mile arc from Chattanooga to Ringgold, part of the park project.
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Chickamauga
Chickamauga Park Commission
H. W. Boynton
Washington
Ohio Infantry
Alexander P. Stewart
Breckinridge
E. E. Betts
J. P. Smartt
Chattanooga
When Lee Surrendered An April Washington note recalls Appomattox
The Washington correspondent for The Richmond Times-Dispatch writes under April date about the surrender anniversary. He reflects on following Confederate lines for four years and the enduring sorrow. He mentions home in Lynchburg and the end of the war amid hardship and reflection.
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Lee
Stockton
Joseph £. Johnston
North Carolina
Fox Lee
Appomattox
Farmville
Fitz
Gen. Meade
Menlo
Aman
Washington
Richmond
Times-Dispatch
Appomattoy
Daniel
Capito
Confederacy
Lynchfirg
Final Hooker statue dedication set for June 25 in New York
The Hooker statue has moved to a New York foundry on Norcross Aves with a granite pedestal under construction. An appropriation of 23000 dollars for dedicatory ceremonies passed the Legislature and awaits the governor's action. Inscription controversy stirs, while the June 25 dedication nears the anniversary of the 1862 Richmond engagement where Hooker and Kearney led the Third Corps and Massachusetts regiments suffered heavy losses.
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Hooker
New York City
Norcross Aves
Richmond
Aic Grove
Williamsburg Road
Heintzieman
Kearney
Massachusetts
Not Easy to Stop Large Vessel
A large ocean steamer capable of 19 knots can travel about two miles after engines are stopped and reversed. Authorities set required stopping space at one to one and a half miles, but experiments show the ship may need more than that to halt safely.
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Gomne
Two Women Meet by Accident on Twenty Third Street
A New York Times fragment describes a morning encounter of two women on Twenty third street both carrying bundles and engaging in a rapid stuttering dialogue about Mollie who is ill and wants to escape to the country.
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Twenty-third Street
Mollie
Panion
Molle
Hackensack
New York Times
Baptism Confusion Over Unusual Name Onyx
A Southern bishop names a baby Onyx during a baptism, sparking disbelief from the clergyman and astonishment from the parents as they claim the child’s name arose from unexpected circumstances.
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Onyx
Berauce
Alkaorhoumnian
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Marke
John
Lynchburg
Gen. Grant
Appomattox Court
John Stockton
Montivelio
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Lieut. Stockton
Gen. Lee
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Baseball Diepetanta
Pune
Chicago
Frank E. Graff
Beaton Globe
Indiana
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