Gettysburg nurse returns to battlefront reunion tale
A veteran recounts Gettysburg memories and a soldier who nursed him during the war. In a charged exchange, the two confront the conflict, then reveal a shared family link as a young man discovers his father is the former nurse. The scene ends with a renewed charge toward the earthworks.
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Teutapet
Tegulac
Sirvia
Mekett
Jarvis
Luther
Pickett
Dorythy
Henry
Northers
Farvig
Wilson
Jarvigs
Lipa
Tarvie
Uncle Sam
Cuba
Jarels
Gettysburg
Philip Jarvis
New York State
A Battery Tale of Looting During The War
In Virginia during November 1863 after Gettysburg, a sergeant recalls a cheeky raid on a commissary wagon by a corporal who pilfered hard bread ham and sugar from the battery stores. The plan and caper unfold under camp lights as officers demand strict searches, revealing how theft crossed lines of duty and humor amid war.
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Allie
Uncle San
Polusy
Virginia
King
Wan
Paulin
Jane
Corporal
Hans
Lidis- Brace
Mande- Ville
Boston
Maine
VeriMont
Reese
Fragmented wartime dialogue hints at jungle pursuit and memory
Frayed dialogue depicts soldiers in a Luzon jungle recalling Decoration Day and past battles. Mentions time, war plans, and a plan to clear paths amid tense, fractured memories as one man questions the timing of events and a veteran discusses days gone by.
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Luzon
Jarvie
Wilson
York
Looking Backward Forty Years to May 1861 Slavery War
Looking back forty years to May 1861 recalling weapon shortages and uniforms in the early Civil War era. Mentions Enfield rifles from Confederates, percussion locks replacing flintlocks, slow government mobilization, and generals McClellan Scott Sheridan and others in early 1861.
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Searce
Vicksburg
England
Walt
Montha
Thakof
Nedtunagt
McClellan
Clyilan
Aroycon Atayld
Gyaur
Bhorman
Washington
Tdiiseg
Scott
Sheridan
Pacific
Memorial Week In 1861 War Tragedy Recounts Enduring Loss
Fragmented notes describe a Civil War incident near Alexandria with Colonel Ephraim Ellsworth and the 11th New York regiment. Accounts recall a flag, improvised combat on a rooftop, a guard named Private and a burst of shellfire as Union troops advanced, with unclear dates and messy OCR.
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Ephraim
Ellsworth
Alexandria
Unjage
Loos
Washington
Aoil
Max
Elsworth
New York
Dssa
Arney
Pepealye Batants
Pak
Brawnall
Janae
Hilaworth
Jackson
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