Desperate Fight Along the Plank Road at Chancellor House
The Fifth and First Army Corps fought a brutal morning battle along the plank road near the Chancellor House. Gen Berry’s division and Sickles’s corps bore the main brunt, taking over two thousand prisoners as Union forces held firm against overwhelming rebel attacks before a temporary withdrawal to the Chancellor House position. Gen Berry and Gen French led key charges while Gen Couch’s Corps aided, with casualties mounting and prisoners piling up.
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Houe
Hooker
Barry
Birney
Williams
Beat
Berry
Sickles
Sjocum
French
Sieklea
Arwy
Mott
Jersay
Francine
Couch
Ghangeltor House
Jozs
Qhagncellor
Izbt
Guna
Iglesias
Reynolda
Meade
Humphreys
Chancellor House
Lee
A. VL. Ilill
L. L. Crounse
Lyon's Drops Promoted as Perfect Regulator for Menses
An 19th century advertisement touts Lyon's Drops as a sure cure for menstrual irregularity and obstruction. It claims the remedy regulates the monthly period, prevents conception when taken before the period, and strengthens the body while offering testimonials and warnings against counterfeit claims.
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Ius
Fray at the Home and Battlefront Across 1864 Fields
The narrative blends domestic upheaval with Civil War action as a Northern household battles cleaning upheaval while Union forces under Williams Howard and Sickles confront Confederate pressure. A night counterattack by Birney Ward's brigade restores lines, with heavy combat on the bridge and at Malvern Hill, culminating in a hard-fought shift of positions and renewed Union resolve.
Then and Now in Detroit Press War of Words
A deferred editorial discusses past Detroit political rivalries between Col. Morrow and Henry N. Wanker, criticizing Free Press coverage and challenging claims of treason. It recalls Morrow’s offer to resign to join the 24th Michigan Volunteers and questions the newspaper’s portrayal of his character.
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A. Monhow
Uslanel
Twenty-Fourth
Michigan Volunteers
Recorder
Detroit
Pree
HeNay A. Mokxow
Free Press
Morrow
Henry A. Morrow
Col. Morrow
Pico
Inane Whyetba
Salle
Great Battle Chronicle at Chancellorville May 3 1863
Dispatches from near Chancellorville describe another bloody day in the Civil War. Forces maneuvered under night inspections and fortification work as lines were inspected and new entrenchments laid out. A late-day movement near Slocum and Howard front suggested a retreat or other united action, while Sickles led a probing reconnoiter toward the right flank with Birney Whipple and Barlow in support.
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Williams
Jackson
Howard
Sirdrs
Himiself
Eleventh Corps
Anid
Schurz
Flest
Devena
Bushbeck
McLean
Vunibera
Looker
Lhorpe
Betty
Best
Sickles
Slocum
Chergetic Columandur
Birney
Whipple
Ward
Hobart Ward
Malvern Hill
Agen
Arus
Leoine
Fordaia
Chancellorville
Enuy
Pia
Chancellor House
Svenader
State
Slocuw
Gan
Wig Long
Barlow
Noward
Bérdan
Ragone
Democracy of the Right Sort by Nathaniel B Baker
Nathaniel B Baker former New Hampshire Democratic Governor and current Adjutant General argues Democrats must support the Government and war effort. He rebukes Copperhead critics, saying unwavering loyalty requires backing volunteers, taxation, bills of credit, and conscription. He condemns those who profess Unionism yet oppose government actions.
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Nathaniel B. Baker
New Hampshire
Town
Copperhead
Saya Lia
Fremonts War Plans and Noted Innovations
A reflection on General Fremont's wartime ideas praising his role in shaping policy on slavery and modernizing forces. It highlights his early adoption of ironclad gunboats, mounted cavalry, volunteer engineers, and a strategy of subsisting on the enemy where possible. The piece also recounts a minor action near Chuckatuck involving a gunboat detachment and a mule incident.
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Michigan
Ile
Tones
Frewont
Frewiont
Halles & Co
Medigsaly
Puclis
Urais
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Aldion, Mich
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