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17 Feb 1887

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Moulton Advertiser in Moulton, Alabama

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Moulton Advertiser

Location

Moulton, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1887

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Early Settlers of Lawrence County Alabama Honor Gen John Gregg

A biographical sketch recounts Jeremiah Pearsall and descendants, focusing on Gen John Gregg born 1828 in Lawrence County. It traces his rise as a lawyer, judge, and Confederate general, detailing secession stance, Civil War service from Texas to Vicksburg, Chickamauga, and finally the defense of Richmond, where he fell in battle at thirty six. Included are family ties, education, and tributes from Dr. Saunders.

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Jeremiah Pearsall John H. Harris Pearsalls Traider Edward Colbert James M. Pearsall Camp Nathan Gregg Greggs East Tennessee Courtland N. & W. Gregg la Grange Ala John Gregg Lawrence County Als Henry Tatwiler Greencounty Tatwiler LaGrange College University of Alabama Gregg Mr. Tutwiler North Alabama Townes Tuscumbia Texas Fairfield Freestone County Misa Mollie Garth Jesse Garth W. W. Garth Houston Freestope Navarro Montgomery Richmond Ballrun Manassas Law War Department Corinth Texas Industry Hopkinsville Geo. A.S Johinson Geo. Buckner Fort Donaldson Eral Col. Gregg Vicksburg Miss Sherman Port Hudson Bledsoe Farragut Banks Gen. Gregg Jackson Johnson Georgia Chickamauga Annals of Tennessee Gilmer Mobile Marietta Dudley D. Saunders Hood Long Atreet East Tennessee Lee James Grant Virginia Rapidan Lower Forda Heth Wilcox Longsteeps Strawe Philadelphia Times Longstreet Major Campbell Col. Folsom 14Th Col. Avery North Carolina Pennsylvania Artillery Jenkins Brockerly Philadelphia Imnes.y Mississippi Rappahoonock Petersburg James River Geo. Gregg Orei Barney Geo. Lee the James Leiding Saunders Ger. Gregg Cever Moulton Coffine Sabed Simeon Nelson D. W. Sherrell Sparks J. P. Tedford Tedford Morgan Lawrence Jesse Bennett
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Brave Ger John Gregg Honored as Southern Hero

Charge upon the enemy's works brought poignant grief. The reap er death felled this flower of Southern chivalry, a brighter gem on his coronet than the brave and noble Ger John Gregg.

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John Gregg
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Speculator Jesse Bennett Proposes Decatur Aberdeen Rail Plan

Letter from Jesse Bennett of Basham's Gap Alabama discusses refunds on coffins, court claims, and a 1250 refund issue. He asserts legality, recounts payments and affidavits, and urges the Decatur and Aberdeen road to spur Marion county growth, rail access, and future industry. He envisions a developing city like Babylon or Rome once transportation and industries emerge.

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Decatur Aberdeen Marion County Babylon Rome
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Decatur and the Railroad The Path to a Great City

The Moulton Advertiser argues Decatur rises by harboring major industry, not by boastful land booms. A river opening and expansion of rail access are essential, with the Decatur and Aberdeen and Rome and Decatur lines unfinished, delaying growth and trade.

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Decatur New Orleans Memphis Charleston Philadelphia New York Boston Decatur and Aberdeen Rome and
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Wheeler on Birmingham and the Birmingham boom

Gen. Joseph Wheeler interviews Birmingham’s rise as a steel and iron hub. He predicts Alabama will rival Kansas and Nebraska for settlers, noting Birmingham dubbed the Pittsburg of the South with iron and coal riches, rapid factory growth, and growing population including northern capitalists and laborers. Decatur could rival Birmingham after river improvements.

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Joseph Wheeler Alabama Kansas Nebraska Minnesota Herald Wheeler Birmingham Pittsburg South Pennsylvania Rifle Altho Florence Decatur Tennessee Cincinnnati Pitteburg Birminogham
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Huntsville Mercury backs State Constitutional Convention

The Huntsville Mercury strongly favors a State Constitutional Convention and urges readers to support the cause. It presents reasons to hold a convention and names proponent voices challenging opponents, urging readers to favor the measure as outlined in the paper’s editorial stance.

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CHE Moulton Advertiser DD. C WHITE W.P. Chitwood W. W.callahan Attorney AT Law Ephraim H. Foster C.M. Sherrod J.H. Farley Dan R. M. Simpson Pin Hook FFERS Wheeler Station Moulton Gin and Mill W. T. Seamans Will Karen Pope East Side of Tow Lawrence CO James E. Saunders Basham’s Gap J.C. Kumpe The Moulton Advertiser Decatur and the Railroad Washington
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