Zouave letter from Camp Pratt reports a raid on contraband near Chapmanville
A private letter from a young Zouave at Camp Pratt describes moving from Camp Enyart on the Big Kanawha and a raid on hidden contraband five miles from Chapmanville. Eleven men recovered shawls, cloth, boots, medicines, and other items, paid with contraband shoes, then shared a meal with a sympathetic farmer. They returned to camp with the loot to be sent to Washington as confiscated property, ending with reflections and village anecdotes.
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Pratt
Zouave
Enyart
Kanawha
Milford
Chapmanville
Ile
Col. Pratt
Washington City
Acon
M. L. Hawkins
Lane’s Brigade Defends Kansas War Record
Gen Jim Lane defends the Kansas Brigade in Leavenworth, praising its leadership and victories at Nevada Ball’s Mill Dry Wood Morristown and Oscala. He laments slanders from enemies, defends confiscation policy, and declares the brigade fights treason to secure the Union and end slavery in hostile states.
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Lane
Kansas Brigade
Jim Lane
Kansas
Leavenworth
Fort
Nevada
Ball's Mill
Montgomery
Morristown
Johnson
Oscola
Missouri
Robinson
Prince
Charles Robinson
Price
Washington
Col
Blunt
Secessionisto
March of the
Stewart
Williams
Bowles
The Foreman Wants Some More in a Sanitum Door Parody
A weary narrator in a cluttered office senses a knock at the sanctum door. A looming foreman, described as a restless bore, demands more copy as memories of old items surface. The dreamlike visit spirals into a chilling urge for additional material from the printed page.
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Edgar Allen Poe
Jinks
D—I
Jin
Alexander
Dauphen
Kansas Brigade Defended Kansas Against Traitors in Disputed Forts
A controversial Kansas Civil War speech defends the Kansas Brigade against dissolution. The speaker claims forts built at Humboldt, Leroy, Neosho Falls, Verdigris, Walnut Creek, Pall River, and Turkey Creek protected the state, accuses traitors and secessionists, and recounts pursuit of Confederate forces. He lauds arming Kansas citizens, denounces rivals like Prince, Robinson, and Blood, and vows to resist surrender while asserting personal military leadership.
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Kansas Brigade
Maj. Dean
Kansas
State Journal
Lawrence
Marcus J. Parrott
Mark J
Missouri
Lawrence Journal
Humboldt
Leroy
Neosho Falls
Verdigris
Walnut Creek
Pall River
Turkey Creek
Mathews
Blunt
Arkansas
Price
Rains
Prince
Robinson
Blood
Pike
Sam
Smith
Kargas
Clarb
Jackson
Springfield
Fort Scott
Scotland
Lincoln
Lexington
Morristown
Uncle Sam
Lane
Abe Lincoln
Evers Top
Raines
Ohio
Jim Liane
Hell
Kandas Brigade
Jane
Trays Garibaldi
Angel
No title found in Commercial Theology satire
In a dialogue a divinity student challenges a spiritualist on Daniel in the lions den. A commentator A sharp quip about profits suggests dismissive laughter at the miracle claim.
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Daniel
Chivalry and Matrimony Spark at Goliads Crisis
In a brief personal crisis at Goliads a small party shelters amid a bold exchange about marriage. A sisterly remark about making a match is met with a reply about only the spark, not brimstone. The dialogue pivots on a horse and fire metaphor, suggesting tensions and resolve.
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WM. Arthur
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Quarry Streets
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W. A. Townsley
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