The Eighteenth Georgia in Civil War a Chronicle
The piece recounts the Eighteenth Georgia regiment in major battles including Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg and the Wilderness. It notes leadership changes Cobb Wofford and losses totaling 717 in three years and a key stand at the peach orchard and Knotville Port Sanders. It ends with a parson’s adventure vignette from the Atlanta Constitution.
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Hood
East Wood
Cobb
Georgia
Fredericksburg
French
Hancock
Marye's
Chancellorsville
Wofford
Gettysburg
Wade
Longstreet
Peach Orchard
Tennessee
McLawn
Port Sanders
Nel Ruff
Lee
Spottsylvania
George L. Kitner
The Suffrage Law Adopted by the Constitutional Convention
The document details Article 1 provisions for male US and state citizens to vote, including residency and registration requirements, education and property-based exceptions, and a 1898 transition plan. It outlines sections on proof of registration, reading/writing tests, and a special class of voters exempt from educational prerequisites if meeting five-year residency and other criteria.
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United States
General ‘Assembly
Lam
State of
Louisiana
Nesss
General Assembly
Parish of
Orleans
Snall
Like a Serpent and a Colonel Pledger Charm
An unnamed speaker recalls a meeting with Colonel Pledger described as charming but calculating. The dialogue hints at manipulation during a past conversation, suggesting a strained trust between Will and his companion regarding a prior incident in Detroit News.
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Colonel Pledger
Detroit News
Diplomatile stroke prompts playful wager in dialogue
A quirky exchange quoted from the New York Sunday Journal features Miss Sweet and Algernon-Aw debating a playful bet over a kiss. The dialogue centers on choosing the stake holder and asserting certainty in a lighthearted, flippant tone.
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Algernon
Miss Sweet
New York Sunday Journal
Double Edged Quote on Aggressive Policy
A Detroit Free Press quote explains an aggressive policy as one that makes a man sixty angry enough to fight yet scares him into not daring to act. The remark frames policy as a psychological tool driving deterrence through fear.
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Detroit Free Press
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W. T. Wofford
BA Worthy
Iin
John
Atlanta Constitution
Constitutional Convention
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