Remarkable Confederate Locomotive Rescue Tale
A Memorial Day talk recounts a daring Civil War engineering feat in Maryland. A Georgian foreman led men to tear up tracks, drag a locomotive 457 miles over hills and swamps, and deliver the engine to a Confederate line. The Baltimore & Ohio president later praised the feat as unmatched engineering and promoted the hero to roadmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville M. Dodge
Society of the ‘Army of the Tennessee
Council Bluffs
Maryland
Lee
Baltimore & Ohio
Garrett
Minneapolis Journal
Thanksgiving Menu Card Marks No Bill For Felder
On the menu card of Thomas B. Felder for Thanksgiving Day the label read No Bill. The brief line records a lighthearted, though terse, note likely tied to a local event or personal joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Pickens
J.B. Newbery
J. P. ‘Anders
W. R Anders
W. R. Anders
Dilckickens
Jere
Thomas B. Felder
Crow for Thanksgiving: Newberry grand jury dismisses Felder case
Gov Blease and others faced a Newberry county grand jury decision presented as a Felder plate marked No Bill. The action signals no bill was brought against the named parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B
Newberry Grand Jury
Blease
Newberry County
Praters Schedule For January February Returns
Returns will be taken in office during the whole time. Praters, Wednesday January 31 1912 Eastatoe, Saturday February 3 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah’a. Alexander
Pickens
C. H
S. C
County of
South Carolina
Big Eastatoe
F P. Folger
M. E. Boggs
Daniel Winchester
Carolina
Silas Hinkle
Sarah A. Alexander
David Alexander
Sarah A Alexander
F. P. Folger
Addie Hester
Sallie Newton
Elliott M. Kennemore
Calhoun
Praters
Eastatoe
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Eprroz
S.C
Gov. Blease
Sasa
Anderson
Honea Path
Honea Rath
Neere
Daily Papers
Gov
Ion
Board of County Commissioners
Pickens County
Pickens F. C
Mitchell
Automobile
Maxwell
New York
Jacksonville
Fla
J. C. Brown
L. C Brown
Athens
Dr. Brown
Folget, Thornley & Co
Hawes Hats
Iron King
New Home Sewing
Chase City
Mitchell Wagons
Mitchell Automobiles
Keowee Supply Company
J. E. Parsons
J. R. Ashemore
Pickens, S. G
Liberty
Easley
Easley Cotton Mills
Glenwood Cotton Mills
M. W. Hester
Loorer’s Gin
Dacesville
Peters Creek
Pumpkintown
Holly Springs
Mile Creek
Six Mile
N A. Christopher
J. L. Bort
M. D
Wm. J. Oliver
Odessa
Pickens Hdn. & Gro. Co
T. R. Allen
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