Aunty MacGregor and the wee bit view of Memorial Day
Aunty MacGregor, a Highlander confined to four rooms, brightens a gray world with memory and neighbors care. A visitor recalls how her home becomes a hub of help as illness and wounds are tended, and a future Memorial Day promises flowers for fallen laddies and a community healing through shared faith.
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Mrs. MacGregor
Inverness
Aunty MacGregor
Aunty
Johnny
MacGregor
Bobby
Auntie MacGregor
Margaret E. Sangster
Christian Herald
Veteran recalls grandest sight of war at Peters burg
A veteran recounts Gordon's sortie at Peters burg and a Confederate officer on a white horse charging under blistering cannon fire. He describes orders to shoot the rider, his near-miss shots, and the rider's death within thirty yards of Fort Haskell.
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Gordon
Petersburg
Fort Haskell
General Grants Marvelous Memory Highlighted
The National Magazine notes General Grant's retentive memory during a whist game with Major General Doyle of Britain between Baltimore and Fortress Monroe. It praises his ear eye and recall of every card, source, and next moves, calling him an enigmatic figure.
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Grant
Doyle
Baltimore
Fortress Monroe
National Magazine
Salute the Dead Through the Guns of Yesterday
A reflective verse recalling Civil War and 1862 battles. The speaker commemorates fallen soldiers, the firing of salutes, and the blue soldiers of 1862, with vivid images of smoke, red sun, and tattered flags as memories rise.
A Memorial Day Poem by James A Edgerton
A 1913 Memorial Day poem reflects on fallen brothers and friends from Shiloh to distant graves. The speaker recalls Roy Ben and others, noting the passage of fifty years and the hope that future generations honor the soldiers with flowers. It ends with a pledge to keep Old Glory flying and join loved ones in the hereafter.
The Regimental Colors Saved by a Baby in Battle
During the Fredericksburg bombardment a Confederate sharpshooter spots a shell rolling toward a baby girl and pauses. Buck Denman lifts the child above his head and leads the Twenty first Mississippi toward town with the baby as a banner while regimental colors are missing. The baby is cared for behind a stone wall as battle rages.
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Fredericksburg
Marre’s Heights
Twenty First Mississippi
Buck Denman
Baby
Buck
Memorial Day Tribute On Fallen Heroes
Memorial Day verse from Paul Pioneer Press honors fallen soldiers with floral dedications and memories of heroic marches amid deadly battles. It salutes the dead for their courage and notes future generations will remember their deeds through song and remembrance.
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Harth
Paul Pioneer Press
Give Back the Flags and Twine New Wreaths
Poem extols reconciliation after war, urging return of flags and remembrance of heroes. Emphasizes forgiveness, honor, and unity, praising soldiers who saved the land while calling for healing of old wounds. References fathers foes, brothers, and stars and stripes.
Shelby Got the Horse in War Story Reminiscence
Los Angeles resident Charles C. Allen recalls a wartime chase when Confederate General Joe Shelby captured his horse after a clash in Missouri. Allen describes the gallop to safety and the horse later serving Shelby for months in hard campaigns.
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Joe Shelby
Kansas City
Charles C. Allen
Los Angeles
Shelby
Missouri
Kansas City Journal
General Butler Salvages Old Ironsides at Annapolis
General Butler, after seizing Annapolis, learned of a Confederate bid to seize the Constitution known as Old Ironsides. He summoned volunteers to man the steam ferryboat Maryland and towed the frigate to safety amid difficulties.
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General Butler
Old Ironsides
Constitution
Annapolis
Maryland
Antietam Battle Anecdote From Camp Roosevelt
Atlanta observer L W Mitchell recounts a humorous Civil War tale about a visiting Yankee and a self described old woolly head African who explains the battle of Antietam in blunt dialect. The tale highlights mispronunciations and comic misunderstandings of the war era.
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L. W. Mitchell
Atlanta
Camp Roosevelt
Antietam
Marie Bob Lee
The Chivalry of General Grant
After the Chattanooga campaign Grant and staff found a log cabin where a lone Confederate widow refused aid. He offered dinner and payment in money from either side. She chose Confederate money, but Grant paid $250 in U S currency, praising her spirit and the American womanhood.
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Chattanooga
Grant
Missionary Ridge
Confederacy
United States
South
Washington
Valley Forge
Picket Conflicts Halt firing Then Breakdown With Rebel Officer
A Civil War incident reports the Second Massachusetts and Third Wisconsin pickets agreeing to a two hour cease fire. A Confederate officer ordered firing, the sergeant refused, and the officer took over. No one fired, a few later crossed to Union lines, and the next dawn the regiments moved north.
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Second Masschusetts
Third Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Chicago Times-Herald
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Ike
Darling
General Grant
James A. Edgerton
American Press Association
Brother Roy
Ben
Shiloh
Jomrades
Darky
Ulysses S. Grant
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