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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1895
Page
3
A nostalgic poem reflecting on Memorial Day, General Grant, the war debt, and the Battle of the Wilderness. The speaker recalls a sunset vigil by the roadside, a funeral drum, and a soldier’s burial. He speaks of gathering lilies and wreaths to place at the hero’s grave, honoring his sacrifice each year.
Admiralty notices remind that armor-piercing projectiles carry a white band on the head, unlike Palliser shots. Armor-piercing shot cost about 17 for six inches, Palliser under 1, with no reserve stock and longer manufacture time. They urge careful handling to prevent future mistakes.
Century prints extracts from a rare Japanese Life of Gen Grant. It describes his birth body as large and fearless from infancy. At under two, attackers tested him with a pistol. the baby remained unfazed, simply requesting another shot.
The article chronicles the U S effort to cut war debt by calling high-rate bonds and refinancing with lower-rate issues. It notes delaying maturities for the 4s to 1907 and that 3 percent bonds of 1882 were payable at the government's option, detailing the steady annual reduction over 23 years averaging about $63 million per year.
An infantryman writes from Camp Fire about the Civil War wilderness campaigns. He notes Grant aimed to advance toward open country while Lee anticipated the move and used wooded terrain to blunt attacks. Estimated Union losses near 30,000 against Confederate casualties about half that, with Union forces around 129,000 and Lee’s army 50,000 to 75,000.
Theodore Roosevelt recounts how Patrick Ferguson’s march into Western North Carolina spurred Sevier Shelby and Campbell to unite 1,600 frontiersmen at Sycamore Shoals. The backwoods force, led by noted future governors, prepared to defend the frontier from royal troops and Tory militia.
Comrades urged to attend Louisville encampment this summer for a historic gathering. The piece recalls Civil War era exchanges across the river at Fredericksburg with gray and blue veterans meeting, trading tobacco, quinine, and hardtack, amid playful boasts and old loyalties.
The piece notes rapid improvements in field cannon matching small arms. Breech loading guns with 3.2 to 3.6 inch calibers boast ranges beyond five miles, possibly eight with smokeless powder. Lee argues McClellan could have wrecked Richmond if such guns were in play, as rapid shrapnel fire counters infantry and can only be captured by surprise or ammo exhaustion.
James H Randall notes the death of Thomas Huxley in Eastbourne England. Huxley coined agnostic and challenged dogmatic religion while championing scientific inquiry. He served as naval surgeon aboard H M S Rattle Snake and later earned numerous honors for his work in evolution.
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