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War era verse and Civil War tales in a single clipping
A long OCR fragment recounts Civil War poetry and memoirs, detailing a Kentucky girl’s tribute to a fallen soldier, tragedy around the Sultana disaster, and a romantic story of Charles Geroux and Clara G-. It includes Gen. Lee’s Reconstruction testimony, Senator Foot’s death, and assorted notices, with reflections on Lincoln, Johnson, and postwar politics.
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Charles Geroux
Lousiana
Bey Ty
Whale
Clara G
Miss G
Gersox
Sherman
Atlania
Douglac
Bock
Kim
Ele
Mississippi River
Sid Inok
Sultana
Aimney
Ubiewpoa
Memphis
Child
Ehild
Geroux
Camp Douglas
Clarles Geroux
Louisiana Regiment
Borisl
C. L. Jordan
Chicago
J. L.O Hencock
Board of Trade of
Momence
Lis
Kankakee
United States
Measico
Sisters of Charity
Ohio
Kail
Urat
Iroquois County
Gen. Lee
Robert E. Lee
Senate
Virginia
England
France
South
Fort Row
Hough
Johnson
Tin
Gen
Lee
Mexico
John Minor Baits
Colonel Lewis
Lincoln
Batts
Baldwin
ISGS
Fort Sumpter
Botts
Tineals
Fort Somer
Mr. Botts
Senator Foot
Sounderlind
Aluch
Paradise
Capitol
Tie
Ugton Intelligencer
John D. Baldwin
Congress
Massachusetts
Andrew Johnson
Sumner Stevens
Mr. Johnson
Buchanan
Baal