The River and the Castle of Love in a Child's Vision
A lyrical tale contrasts a river castle of love with a mother’s fleeting bedtime prayers. A family comforts a sick Willie as a night of prayer ends in a child's dream of angels guiding him to heaven, followed by his peaceful dawn-like death. President Lincoln writes an informal note on British Rams, urging avoidance of war, relayed to Mr. Adams before a later detention order is issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Brother
Nursic
God
Mother
Nursie
Mama
Papa
Frank
Tnow
Lillie
Lincoln
Adams
England
Earl Russell
Tincolo
Sle
Rams
Detention of rebel rams linked to unseen motive
A London correspondent for the New York Tribune notes that multiple factors likely influenced the British decision to detain the rebel rams. He hints at a decisive, undisclosed cause that favored the North, told to him by a prominent American who had just returned from England with insider knowledge from headquarters, while Seward was away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York Tribune
England
Mr. Seward
Halleck’s official history reviews Civil War year
General Halleck’s comprehensive history surveys military operations of the past year from Burnside replacing McClellan to the Vicksburg siege. It praises Grant, Gilmore, Banks, and Rosecrans, critiques Meade for Lee’s escape, and discusses prisoner treatment and possible retaliation, urging humane conduct amid war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halleck
McClellan
Burnside
Army of the Potomac
Gettysburg
Meade
Lee
Pennsylvania
Middletown
South Mountain
Marsh Run
Williamsport
Potomac
Richmond
Maryland
Dix
Norfolk
Gilmore
Charleston
Banks
Louisiana
Texas
Grant
Vicksburg
Chattanooga
Bragg
Johnson
Mississippi
Rosecrans
Georgia
East Tennessee
Ann
Kentucky
Tennessee
Missionary Ridge Valor Inspires a National Anthem
The Louisville Journal prints Captain George Riley's stirring account of the Missionary Ridge assault on November 26. It recalls the 86th Indiana 87th Indiana and 11th Ohio advancing to the rebel front, the flag's survival after heavy fire, and spectators shouting Yes our flag is still there as reinforcements arrived. The piece links the epic feats to a potential national anthem. The article ends with a joke about a man fearing thunder and seaside plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Journal
George Riley
Perth Kentucky Infantry
Missionary Ridge
Tennessee
Indiana
Ohio
Napoleon
Waterloo
Bragg
86Th Indiana
87Th
11Th Ohio
Sgth
S6th Indiana
A Young Man Enlists for Duty Despite Dangers
A bright recruit explains his motive to enlist, citing duty to the Union, personal risk, and the better wages as incentives. He argues death may come anyway and urges his companion to join, noting the soldier’s glory and the nation’s need. The companion joins him, now on the roll of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Journal
The Theban Gateways to Fame and Doctor Hontoway
A Victorian broadside extols the path to fame through talent and purpose. Doctor Hontoway of London is praised for twenty five years climbing with advertising as his staff, achieving world wide celebrity and wealth. His Pills and Ointment allegedly cure dyspepsia and scrofula through American press exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thebes
Doctor Hontoway
London
Legion
N. Y
Police Gazelle
Boyhood horse buy foreshadows a future General Grant
Congressmen on a railroad train recount a tale about Ulysses Grant as a boy in Georgetown Ohio. The story describes his father directing him to bid gradually up to sixty dollars to buy a horse from Ralston, illustrating early shrewdness that later marked the Civil War leader. The speaker notes Morgan’s recent return to Dixie from Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Grant
Ulysses Grant
Georgetown
Brown County
Ohio
Ralston
Ulysses
Mr. Ralston
Napoleon
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THE
Warren Mail
Cowan Eanes
Advan
LEGAL
Charles Dinsmoor
Scofield
Parmlee & T Henry’s
Joseph A. Neill
Johnson's Exchange
Warren
Barnett Ww. Lacy
Warren, Penna
Jerome Davis
Post
Brown & M’kelvy
Liberty Street
Warren, Pa
G. W.W. Scofield
WM. D. Brown
D. M’kelly
Second Street
Johnson & Brown's
L. D. Wetmore
J. R. Clark
Hotels
Hackney
Second and
Liberty Streets
Joan Russein
George Saior
Reed
Erie, Penna
A. M. Guinn
Pittsfield House
Pittsfield
Warren Co
Tidioute
L. C. Peypieron
Brown’s Hotel
State House
Public Square
Erie
Penna
Philadelphia
N. J. Brown
Aed Tell
Medical
de D. V. ‘Stranahan
Front Street
Postoffice
Hazeltine & Co
M. Shachter & Co
Yankee Nations, &c
Bysecker Block
PJ. Prushel & Co
Warren Pa
Randall's Drug Store
E. M. Pileree
Sickery Streets
Brown Brothers
H.W. Brown
Thos. Brown
Joan Brown
Nesmith & Keller
Exchange Building
Big Bend
William Siggins
Youngsville
A. Kirberger
Greenland Brothers
Water Street
Warren Pa. Collins
George E Ball
Central Clothing i
O. H. Hunter
J. Sager
James’ Block
Crandall’s
Arnett & Galligan’s
Warren, Warren Co
Vajnness
M. Carpenter
DR. Sweet
Liniment
Stephen Sweet
Connecticut
Sweets
United States
DR. Sweets
Sweet
Richardson & CO
Norwich
Conn
Morgan & Allen
Cliff Street
New York
Mary M. Chase
Earth
Franks
Chickamauga
Tripoli
Tunis
Algiers
Belle Isle
Libby
Calcutta
Gen. Grant
Morgan
Columbus
Dixie
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