A Cab Ride Through War Time and Farce in New York
A jumble of Civil War era anecdotes spans Confederate pretensions to Union mercy in Washington and sketches of Dr Holloway’s London medicines. The narrator recounts comic misadventures with a Yank, a Capitol trip, and a feigned peace mission, then shifts to vivid notes on Hooker’s army, Holloway’s factory in New York, and a playful tale of bed bugs in a club.
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Jeff
Washington
Prisner
Prisner—Hic! Ole Abe Greely
Horace Linkin
Jorge B. McBurnside
John Letcher
John
N. B
New York
Holloway
Liberty Street
Maiden Lane
Dr. Holloway
United States
Joseph Haydock
Mr. Holloway
Haydock
Lyne
Old Hanks
Women in Uniform Arrested in Civil War Era Scandal
The Nashville Dispatch reports Ella V. Reno and Sarah E. Bradbury were arrested in military dress at Murfreesboro and sent to Col. Truesdall in Nashville. Bradbury, also known as Frank Moran, testified under oath detailing a life of disguise, enlistment, and romance while serving in multiple units and exposing her sex.
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The
Nashville Dispatch
Ella V. Reno
Sarah E. Bradbury
Murfreesboro
Col. Truesdall
Nashville
Miss Bradbury
Frank Moran
Judge Advocate
Wilson County
Tennessee
Lebanon
Seventh
Illinois Cavalry
Palmer
Twenty-Second Illinois Infantry
Sheridan
Second Kentucky Cavalry
Jarrett
Libbett
Col. Truesdail
Irons
Four Colored Regiments to Be Raised in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Press reports plans to raise four Negro regiments in Philadelphia. Col Frishmuth will command the first, Col Angeroth the second, Col Logan the third, and Col Vanslaven the fourth. About two thousand men have already enlisted, awaiting War Department formalities to organize into companies.
A Letter From Near Vicksburg On Canal Labor
A New York World letter notes three thousand contrabands to be set to work beside soldiers tomorrow along the canal. It contrasts black labor favorably with white troops, reporting higher tolerance to malaria fevers and heat. The writer fears over time Vicksburg could be left with mostly black laborers.
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Vicksburg
New York
Growth of Lake Superior iron trade noted in 1861 62
The iron trade of Lake Superior grows in importance with 115 721 tons of iron ore and 8 590 tons of pig iron shipped in 1861. The rough copper shipped from the region in 1862 is valued at 4 million dollars.
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Lake Superior
New Hampshire Regiment Officers Arrested Near New Orleans
Light captains of the New Hampshire 8th Regiment, encamped near New Orleans, have been arrested for permitting their men to appropriate fences and timber left lying around for their own use.
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New Hampshire 8Th Regiment
New Orleans
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