Meade Learns of Little Round Top’s Value on Gettysburg Day
On the Gettysburg field General Meade learns Little Round Top is the key position. Warren climbs the hill, spots Union weakness and signals for reinforcements to hold the summit as Lee’s attack grows near. A decisive moment unfolds as Warren urges action to protect the hilltop.
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War Council
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Meade
Alaine
Little Round Top
Joshua L. Chamberlain
Lee
Warren
Aittie Round Top
Signal Corps
Seer
Desperate Defense at Little Round Top Told by Veterans
Veteran Brigadier General Chamberlain recalls how Vincent's brigade and Hazlett's battery held Little Round Top at Gettysburg as the Fourth and Fifth Texas and Alabama regiments pressed the Union flank. Hazlett was killed as Maine troops swung to cover the line against a dense Confederate assault.
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Vincent
Hazlett
Chamberlain
Texas
Alabama
Heroic Defense of Little Round Top by Colonel Chamberlain
The narrative recalls Colonel Chamberlain at Gettysburg defending Little Round Top facing repeated Confederate assaults. He ordered bayonet charges after exhausting cartridges, rallied regiments, and secured 400 prisoners. He later became a brigadier general and received a major general brevet for gallantry. Chamberlain led troops at Appomattox in the armistice ceremony.
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Colonel Chamberlain
Sy Chamberlain Hazlett
Geagon
Melcher
Little Round Top
Great Round Top
Hood
Gettysburg
Grant
Chamberlain
Lee
Appomattox
Monument planned for Dr Stephenson founder of Grand Army
New York figure Grand Army ULPTOR J Massey Rhind advances a memorial obelisk to honor Dr Benjamin Franklin Stephenson founder of the Grand Army of the Republic. Congress allotted 10200 dollars. locals have raised about 25000 more. Stephenson, regimental surgeon in the Fourteenth Illinois, was born in 1822 and died in 1871.
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Ulptor J. Massey Rhind
New York
Grand Army of the Republic
Congress
G. A. R. Mes
Dr. Stephenson
Fourteenth
Illinois Volunteer Infantry
West
Mager
Wayne County
Bengamen County
Founding of the Grand Army of the Republic and its memorial shaft
The article recounts the GAR origin after the Civil War with its Springfield ties, noting the first 1866 Decatur meeting and founder Dr Stephenson who faced reverses. It highlights his death before GAR’s nationwide growth and describes a warm colored granite shaft with bronze panels and inscriptions.
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Springfield
Decatur
Grand Army
Stephenson
Farragut Poem Recounts Naval Valor and Hartford Hull
A historical verse recalls Admiral Farragut and the Hartford during a siege. The stanza evokes cannon fire, shouting shells and the ship lashed to the mast amid a storm of combat. The piece honors naval courage and the perilous past of the Hartford’s crew.
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Farragut
Hartford
Battle Hymn Style Verse Celebrates Naval Valor
A poetic ode recalls ships forged of steel and enduring glory. It extols a daring figure whose bright fame lights the air with a shining record of battle and courage. The verse anchors in martial imagery and commemorates lasting honor.
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Mobile
The Cutest Yankee Soldier Remembered From Civil War Flashback
A Confederate veteran recounts a sly Union spy known as the cutest Yankee soldier. The tale follows the spy's escapes from guards through tunnels, a dog-scent chase with pepper in his boots, and a final getaway into Federal lines. The prisoner later marries a farmhouse helper who aided his escape and lives with their many grandchildren. In Memory of the Brave notes Gettysburg tribute to Union regiments and their costly sacrifices.
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Tad
Federal
Gettysburg
Batt Terest
Todey
Timeat Am Miany
Untitled fragment hints at attendees and names
Fragmentary text mentions attendees and possible names Deena and Feey's Honey with unclear context and random phrases.
Those Broken Ranks
A commemorative poem reflecting on past soldiers and veterans. It laments fading memories as ranks thin and old comrades pass on. It honors their sacrifices and notes future generations continue their legacy with gratitude.
Fire Alarm Stations and Street Corners Listed
A list of fire alarm stations with numerous street intersections and nearby landmarks such as Reel House locations and city streets. The text labels many cross streets including West Seventh Ohio West Tenth Floyd Main Market Lower Fourth River City Hall Spring Pearl East Fourth Culbertson Oak Pearl Union Green Picots includes Vincennes Beeler and Chartres connections.
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West Seventh
Ohio
West Tenth
Floyd Streets
Main
Reel
Lower Fourth
Market Atreeta
West Second
Spring
River
West Eighth
Pearl Main
East Fourth
Culbertson
Thirteenth
Market
East Eighth St. S
Culbertson Ave
Upper Sixth
Works
East Eleventh
Vincennes
Beeler
Spring Streets
Oak and
Thomas Street
Pearl and
Oak Streets
West Union
State and Green
Poplar
Stone
State and Ly
Lower First St
Southern R
Chartres
Cherry and Constitution
East Ninth
Market Streets
East Tenth
Elm
Fifteenth St
Culberton Avenue
First Civil War Gunfire Began With Rafis At Sumter
Edmund Rafis fired the opening shot at Fort Sumter and later, after the war, killed himself at Amelia Court House Virginia on June 17 1865. He owned a James River plantation and many slaves and remained loyal to the south despite ruin.
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Edmund Rafis
Fort Sumter
James ‘River
Ruffin
Amelia
Court ‘House
Cannonball Gift From Fort Sumter to National Museum
Dr. W Hutson Ford of Washington recently donated an 8 forty-pound cannonball fired from Fort Sumter during the Civil War to the National Museum. The fragment preserves a link to the opening stages of the conflict and the museum will add it to its Civil War collection.
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Port Sumter
W. Hutson Ford
Washington
National Museum
Fort Sumter
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Frank H. Sweat
St. Gewdens
Madison Square, New York
C. N. Lurie
Auebanos
Feey
Deena
Marion Coethony Smith
Marion C. Smith
Gulf of Years
Dodgers
the Tribune Company
Pearl St
New Albany
Ind
Dancany & Co
Parker
Detroit
Hotel Tuller
Adams Ave
Park ST
Alacarts Caps Grale
Luncreon Bc
Ayant
L. W. Tuller
M.A. Shaw
Mae
Arts
Chicago
West Baden
French Lick
America
B. E. Taylor
Prani
Chitin
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