Sacred grounds at Arlington cemetery described in detail
The piece surveys Arlington National Cemetery with its vast spans of graves and white headstones, noting the site’s river setting, the rows like regimental ranks, and the signs marking sacred burial grounds for soldiers who served the nation. It contrasts the cemetery with nearby monuments and contemplates past and present loyalties and the national memory.
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Boston
Paasan Drat
Sida
Igbortdag
Mount Auburn
Nortagest
Elere
Ovary
Union
Griva
South Carolina
Georgia
Hebel
hRedel
Allington Heights
Melt
Oaka
Hind
Jedann
Tero
Rebel chiefdom aftermath and Davis treason trial prospects
Confederate leaders are scrutinized as treason or murder indictments loom. Jefferson Davis faces potential prosecution in Virginia Maryland or Pennsylvania with evidence to be weighed. Observers note H Stephens and Zebulon Vance as Unionists turned fierce adversaries and Georgia Governor Joseph F Brown as a staunch Confederate foe. Public sentiment greets the revelation near Westington with calls for orderly, lawful proceedings.
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Albany Evening Journal
Jefferson Davis
Stnin
Tortruss Monroe
Wintover
Westingzton
Sint
Iva Avery
Davis
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Congress
Dotinson
Jary
Ander H. Stephens
Confederacy
Calvis
Ahief
Union
Aleck
Zebulon
Vance
Stephens
Stevens
Gee
Snd
North Carolina
Tia
Dunl
Raleigh
Washington
Joseph F. Brown
Georgia
Richmond
Bia
Campaign of a Jif Time and Rebel Agents in Canada
The article portrays Te Hunter as a premier southern figure in the Confederate effort, notes his long disdain for the Union and Democracy, and describes his role in advising Jefferson Davis and shaping Confederate policy. It mentions Clement C. Clay as a Canada-based agent tied to border raids, piracy, and assassination plots, with a $25,000 reward offered for his arrest. It reports rumors of Sanders' return to Canada and Clay’s move to Alabama, and discusses the potential public discussion of traitors and the need for cautious, reasoned punishment rather than revenge.
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Te Hunter
Jeff, Daids
Confederacy
Clement C. Clay
Canada
Richmond
Sanders
Clay
Alabama
Wilson
Jeff Davis Prisoner of War Describes Harsh Confinement
Reports from Philadelphia describe Jeff Davis confinement at Fort Mountag with iron barred casement cells and constant guard presence. The account details scant furniture, primitive meals, and Davis demanding a physician while railing against his treatment as soldiers and officers monitor the casemate.
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Forteest Montag
Philadelphia
Jeffs
Kave Sen
Farnagars
Bin
Davis
Thors
Theolliger
Prsoner
Jeff
J. E. Totlow
Yat—low
Bancroft
Janeway
Craven
Dr. Bancroft
Terom
Janaway
Dr. Janeway
Graven
Jef
New July
Tha
Rent Konseir
Solliers
Davis Becama Mora
General Miles Report on Prisoner Ironing and Restraints
General Miles was informed of the prisoner's violent conduct and iron restraints were ordered. The prisoner resisted as irons were applied, was held, and shackles fastened while berating officers. Clay accepts confinement with dignity and expects eventual acquittal by the U.S. Government, denouncing Lincoln's assassination as vile.
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Miles
Himsalf
Clay
United States
Lin
Atithis
Inquisitive Yankee on a Car Ride
An 1855 Yankee in a New York Knickerbocker style tale questions a widow in a railroad car. The exchange covers marriage, piety, and family as the inquisitive passenger probes the widow about her husband and life, ending with a sharp reply and a shift of seats. The piece also notes eye color lore and a stray wartime notice about soldiers’ home shipments.
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Milwaukee
Equcetrians
Delvers
W.R. Bell & CO
Yanco Curiosity
Aspear
New York
Knickerbocker
Dora Tiay
Thor
Episcopal Church
Saul
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Corte
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Taree
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Histore
Water St
Spartay Wa
R. S. Welles
Randal
Oak
Sparta
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Vilingen
Thaga
Abe
J.-D. Cundit
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Franklin
A. Alglman
Praeington
Win
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Francepsthia
Havin
Pis
Water Strest
Ss. F. Holbrook
Ios
G. W. Poet
J. Ben Abyiean
Healdence
Main Street
Warner House
Olics
Oak Street
Wis
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Wirner House
Maine
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Graves & Wheeler
Remy
Eda
Spaeta
Wisconsin
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Whitaker & Thayer
Eprofrintors
Monroe County
Monroes
Siempr
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M.A. Tarver
Walbath & Thayer
Basbion
Tora
Bank of Sparte Somb Water
Finan, Walmath & Toayer
First National Bank
Dely
Jlaw
Hemphill
TB. Tyler
Y. W. Wilson
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T.B. Tyler
Gro. Derringer
John
T. Hemphill
Bsak
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Wwe
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Ant
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Faddrese
Dr. D. B. Seelye & Co
Resport
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Wilson & Peter
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Chiaingue
Sabin & Butler
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Sons of Auld Poter
Bug
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Bedael Gon
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Jobitz
Lest Snyder
Carl Shotts
Tech
Lewis Shultz
Hull
J. If
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Joy Snult
Carl
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Sparta Eagle Office
The
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Joe&Varbe
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Robert Lee
Arlington
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Onicror Sr
Mnntoax Exinnss Co
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