Farragut and Semmes Tales In Civil War Sketches
Reminiscences recount Farragut’s salute to a pilot who refused to abandon a doomed ship during a Tecomseh attack and Semmes quelling mutiny aboard the Alabama. Also notes Winslow’s Kearsarge duel with the Alabama off Cherbourg, ending with the Confederate ship sinking and Semmes being rescued by a British yacht.
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Kearsarge
Cherbourg
France
Winslow
Alabama
Abell
Bemmes
Semmes
Capture of Mason and Slidell Heroism Noted by Sailor
A sailor present aboard the British steamer Trent claims Fairfax led the boarding party in capturing Mason and Slidell from the vessel. Fairfax, a Virginian, faced bitter reproach from the Confederate captives who branded him a traitor to the South.
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Mason
Slidell
Mason and Slidell
Trent
PD. M. Fairfax
Fairfax
Bsildell
Mise Slidell
One of Cushing's Exploits
The account recounts Captain W. B. Cushing's bold attempt to capture Confederate General Hebert. With twenty men, he landed near Smithville after passing Fort Caswell and Bald Head, learned Hebert was away, and seized Kelley as a substitute prisoner as alarms sounded.
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Cushing
W. B. Cushing
Hebert
Fort Caswell
Bald Head
Cape Fear River
Smithville
Gener- Cushing
Kelley
Bin
Captain Kelley
Butler and the Living Skinned Horse Anecdote
General Butler orders a skinning of his horse Almond Eye after a fall but a Irish worker reveals the horse was alive. The tale sits beside a Civil War history note about Fort Fisher's fall on January 15 1865 and the heavy losses of Porter's assault led by Breese Cushman and Parker with Roby D Evans wounded four times.
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B. F. Butler
An Anmberly
Butler
Pat
General Butler
Fort Fisher
Confederacy
Porter
Breese
Cushman
Parker
T. O. Selfridge, Jr
Robiy D. Evans
Gettysburg Address Text Quotation From Lincoln
The provided excerpt presents the Gettysburg Address spoken by President Lincoln at Gettysburg on November 19, 1863, praising fallen soldiers and urging a renewed commitment to a nation based on liberty and popular government.
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President Lincoln
Gettysburg
Campfire Tales of Lincoln and Grant Aided by Providence
A collection of oral reminiscences recounts President Lincoln’s emotional response to General Sickles’s recovery after Gettysburg and Grant’s pivotal Vicksburg victory. It includes a farmer’s vivid tale of Lieutenant Wickfield and soldiers surprised by a hungry, generous Missourian farmer, with Grant’s amused ordering afterward.
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Eneral
Daniel Sickles
Lincoln
Sickles
Siettysburg
Washington
Grant
Vickaburg
Wickfield
Missouri
Leutenant
General Grant
Bmck
Gener Grant
Mosby and Stoughton Duel in a March Raid
Confederate raider Jack Mosby captured Union General Stoughton at Fairfax Court House in March 1888 using deception and revolvers. The tale also recalls how General Grant became an inveterate cigar smoker after Fort Donelson, receiving thousands of cigars from grateful northern cities.
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Jack Mosby
Fairfax Court House
Stoughton
Moaby
Sroughton
Mosby
Stonewall Jackson
Eleventh Army Corps
New York
James Grant
Wilson
Grant
Fort Donelson
North
The Song of the Shirt in Civil War Era Humor
A soldier from the front laments shirts made by patriotic Indians of America as noble yet impractical garments. Captain Mortimer de Montague, wearing an overly tall collar, blocks his cap at a general's reception. General Scott quips about a wounded hero, prompting a humorous debate among officers.
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Admiral Farragut
New York Yacht Club
Farragut
Patriotic Women of America
Indies of America
Mortimer de Montague
Scott
Confused Civil War Exchange About Pottery Theft
During Shiloh a mounted aide reports to Grant that Schwartz's pottery was taken by Confederate forces. The Dutch officer argues for reclaiming the guns, insisting misheard orders led to grabbing back the equipment. The exchange ends with a humorous misinterpretation and retreat.
Two Generals Meet at Gettysburg Heroism Remains Legend
In a Gettysburg duel tale General Barlow falls wounded and begs General Gordon to destroy a letter from his wife. Gordon reads it and promises action. Barlow survives thanks to Gordon shielding him with safe passage and later learns Gordon saved his life at Gettysburg. Both generals meet years later and share a toast.
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Barlow
Gettysburg
Gordon
Harlow
Mra
Cerain
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Mar-tinique
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Dewey and the Shark
New Orleans
George Dewey
Mississippi
Dewey
Almond Ese
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I Am
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Jabkeon
Prioner
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