Copperhead Chief and a Fraudulent Oath Scheme in St Louis
A narrator describes avoiding oath requirements in St Louis during a Civil War era, using an Irishman to obtain a false certificate, buying a horse, and fleeing with two women bearing red and white ribbons. He notes Missouri roots, a Confederate link through Lt. Col. Kibbit of Price’s regiment, and a nighttime Confederate gathering near Yankee lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Lewis
Murphy
Wedge House
Missouri
Kibbit
Price
St. Louis
Selettoe
Paria
Craighill's Dutch Home Guards and Loyal Irish Tactics
In this reminiscence a Confederate infiltrator recounts deceiving Craighill's Dutch Home Guards at Warrenton with whiskey, kidnapping and escorting drunken soldiers to a union officer, and forming a Paw Paw militia. He claims captures, escapes, and recruitment of Copperhead forces across Missouri Illinois Ohio and Pennsylvania, with roles for Zeney and other figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prather's
Conway
Paw Paw
St Joe
Confederacy
Paris
Sims
North
Illinois
Missour
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
City Point
United States
Hense
Baltimore
Washington
Powell
Kentucky
Ohio River
Potomac River
W City
Tieft
Cincinnati
Baltimore and Ohio
Bellaire
John Burke
Pontiac
Mich
John Doyle
S21 Sixth Street
Detroit
Columbus
George Zeney
Daring Rebel Narrates Civil War Escape Across Kentucky
Major Gorman recalls escape from Lexington dungeon after being sentenced to be shot. He describes crossing to Versailles, hiding with Miss Nannie Curd, a secret cipher, and a daring break with a shirt file. He tells of subsequent flight across Illinois and life after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Cheyenne
Carlinville
John D. White
Maconpin County
Copperhead
Palmer
Davis
Stephens
Colonel Riley
Nannie Curd
Father Lynch
Miss Curd
Breakfast in a Skirt and a Prisoner Re-Elected to Michigan Legislature
A fragment describes a chase spanning over a hundred miles and a prisoner re elected to the Michigan Legislature being spied at Birmingham. Mrs Huford awakens the narrator and others at half past the morning amid prayers for forgiveness of sins as they expect death on April 7. Will Moore is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Jack Goodwin
Madison
Carlinsville
Springfield
Aurora
Cincinnati
Columbus
Washington
Wall's
Lever
Christianburg
Harrodsburg
Dr. King’s
Danville
Lebanon
Poke's Creek
Old Man Prewitt
Lec
Greer
Glasgow
Cumberland River
Sparta
Tullahoma
Knoxville
Mattie Love
Richmond
Charborne
Lenoir
Johnson's Island
Camp Morton
Orth
Indiana
Detroit
Michigan Future
Birmingham
Major Gorman
North
L. Wley
Michigan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Craighill’s Home Guards
Gorman
Beckiecas
Whelesele
Warrenton
St. Charles County
Craighill
Jefferson Davie
Kibble
Elsck
Crabbill
Kibbie
Cumberland Kibble
John Andrews
Columbiaville
Home Guard
Charles
Onto
John Morgan
Cimelinnati
Jazme
Winder
Potomac
Ma Point
Maryland
Big Sandy
Louisville
Huffman
Lawrence
Seymour
North Vernon
Moe
T. Moore
Versailes
Erkeley Smith
Haley
Curd
Gwynn
Morgan
Georgetown
Lex
T'ste's Creek Ford
Haley Brothers
G. Alr
Kaufmanns
Fifth Avenue and
Smithfield Street
the Daughters OF Dixie
Vee Horsford
Mr. W. Gray
Cave S A . 4
Sonia
Wali
Abert Walker
Ninth ST
Grabowsky
New York
Beauty
Vokes
Plymouth
Figaro
Chateau
Chic
Promenade
Patti
Hastings
Oxford
Francois
Aida
Ribbon
WM. Grabowsky
THE
Hatter
Penn Ave
Penn Building
America
Met
R. J. Horner & CO
West 23d Street
Trsu
If Sixth Street
W. & T. Smith
Geneva Nursery
Geneva
N. Y
Ruben
Press” Hat
Smithfield ST. Myllshevi
J. Diamond
Optician
Sixth Street
Pittsburg
Fifth Avenue
Wood Street
Stevens
Pittsburg, PA
Niagara St Buffalo
Dr Om
Boygs
Lige
Kaufpmanns
Fifth Avenueh
Smitee
Privelier
Ates
Household Credit CO
Liberty Street
Corner
Highth Street
Wood
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