Spies Entered Union Camp as Inspectors and Were Executed
After the Battle of Stone River near Murfreesboro on December 11 1862 Confederate officers attempted espionage against Union lines at Franklin Tennessee. Two men posing as inspectors were detained by Col. John P. Baird aided by Col. Watkins and Lt. Wharton, found forged papers, and executed after discovery while plans to seize Fort Granger were foiled.
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R. Me&ride
Indiana
National Tribune
Stone River
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Rosecrans
Brass
Tullahoma
Columbia
Nashville
Franklin
Nash Ville
van Dorn
Bragg
General Rosecrans
Gilbert
Coumbia
Thompson Station
Coburn
Porrest
Fort Granger
Harpeth River
John P. Baird
Eighty-fifth Indiana
Lawrence W. Auton
Orton
Major Dunlap
William Orton Williams
Liew
Walter G. Peter
Lorenzo Thomas
Rosecrana
Williams
Baird
Bim
Watkins
Kentucky Cavalry
Williame
West Point
Mermrbers
Second
United States Cavalry
Cobnel Thomas J. Jordan
Pennsylvania
Wharton
Granier
Colonel Watkins
Nashie
Mt O
Union
Gossin
Spy Plot and Execution at Fort Granger Described
The article recounts Confederate prisoners caught as spies near Franklin in 1863, their trial and hanging by the Union army. It details Colonel Williams later known as Lawrence W. Orton, the gallows setup, and the contested mission to seize Fort Granger, with later context on Rosecrans and Bragg in the civil conflict.
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Confederate Army
United States Army
United States
Lincoln
Williams
Winfield Scott
Governors Island
Bull Run
General Scott
Richmond
Lawrence W. Orton
Alexander
Andre
Revolutionary Ames
Chattanoora
Baird
Canada
Europe
Fort Granger
Martin
Franklin
U Cory
Rosecrans
Main Cigar Store at 106 Monument Place
Located at English Block in Co W Kriel, the Main Cigar Store operates from 106 Monument Place, Metall district, offering a range of cigars and related goods.
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W. Kriel
Cigar Store
Monument Place
Brungard Fights Rattlers in Otter Run Cabin
Big hunter John Brungard sought shelter in an Otter Run cabin during a cold drizzle. Nine rattlesnakes filled the room, threatening his life. armed with a five foot hickory cane, he killed all the snakes, then fled at dawn without removing their rattles.
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Williamsport
Philadelphia Times
John Brungard
Little Pine Creek
Brungard
Pine
Otterrun
Grungard
Death
Chamber of Horrors
Briingzard
Paying for Blessings and the Value of Spiritual Gifts
A preacher laments societal view that blessings are free while material gifts abound. Stories describe life savers and pastors receiving money or gifts for spiritual benefits. The piece contrasts lavish pay for secular help with underappreciation of pastors and asks churches to support their ministers more generously.
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W. C. Martin
Indiana Baptist Outlook
Ocean Grove
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Ben Potter
Connecticut
Asa
New York City
Old and New in Chicago, Chicago Journal
A Ginn & Co. publisher traveling via Chicago remarked that the city looked dirty overall, but praised the old mahogany as clean and new, noting contrasts between old and new elements observed during a wintering trip to California.
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Ginn & Co
Chicago
California
When I Sleep I Wake Again A Poem Fragment
A poem fragment by Julia C. R. Dorr from September Atlantic explores dreams revealing the soul’s journeys. The speaker experiences travel, past and future blending, then awakens to love joy pain and a sense of renewed prayer as day begins.
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Earth
Julia C. R. Dorr
Atlantic
Pope Leo Sends Mosaic Gift to President Roosevelt
A photographed reproduction shows a mosaic from Pope Leo XII to President Roosevelt. The artwork, a Vatican gardens scene, was sent in exchange for Roosevelt’s literary work. The mosaic is to be hung in the White House.
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Pope Leo
Roosevelt
Vatican Gardens
White House
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Soeme Peropte
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John W. Keen
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Howe
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J. H. M' Kenzie
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