Silent Remembrance of Shared Graves Across War's Enduring Echo
An ode to fallen soldiers and the healing power of shared graves. A narrator recalls heroic figures from Malvern Hill Gettysburg and Chancellorsville alongside dusky martyrs. A carriage from Richmond reveals two sisters who identify their brother within a grave and a knife. They learn their brother Reed Lawrence Cramer died at their door and exchanged graves unite North and South in mourning. The piece ends with timeless reverence for the dead and the unity found in remembrance.
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Hanover
Pleasanton
Stuart
Wa-al
Pennsylvania
McClellan
Johnny
Richmond
Reed Lawrence Cramer
Captain Rowland
Women Soldiers in Civil War Four-Year Service Revealed
The Ashington records show two authenticated cases of women serving as soldiers in disguise. One is Sarah E. E. Seelye, born Edmonds, who enlisted in Company F, Second Michigan as Franklin Thompson in Flint at age twenty. She served as a sharpsaler in campaigns until April 1863 when exposure led to desertion.
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Ashington
Michigan
Flint
Franklin Thompson
Frank
Sarah E. E. Seelye
Edmonds
War Department
Veterans Reminisce At Post Memorial Campfire Evening
Veterans from multiple posts gather for a post campfire recalling Civil War battles and bonds. Music, story telling, and recitations accompany beverages and meals with wives and relatives present. Memorial Day memories, death lists, and taps close the social.
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Jphosen
Union Forver
Petrems
Georgia
Sweet Land of Liberty
Q. A. R. Button
W. W. Bailey
Bethlehem
Belgian Swindlers Paste Paper Over Postage Stamps
Report describes con artists covering stamps with transparent paper to hide postmarks, allowing uncancelled stamps to pass. The ruse targets mail handling and deceives postal workers at delivery centers. Authorities warn plugins and retailers to check stamps beneath overlays.
Ring Seller's Fame Ties to Queen Victoria Ring
The Philadelphia craftsman who forged Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's wedding ring recalls his Germany to London career. He explains he specialized in royal rings, received the commission in a big London shop, and later continued his work in a quiet Philadelphia store.
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Philadelphia Press
Oldest War Veteran in St. Louis Capt. Haynes Turns 110
In St. Louis the world’s oldest veteran, Capt. Jack Haynes, is 110 years old. A veteran of the War of 1812 he won distinction and earned his title as a famed old warrior. He remains poor and frail but revered for his service.
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St. Louis
Jack Haynes
Memorial Home For Veterans
Maine
Untitled Civil War Verse Remains Atop Memorial
Poem reflecting on unnamed soldiers buried in graves unnumbered across North and South. It honors their courage at the cannon’s mouth and calls for flowers and prayers while noting some graves should not be decorated.
Memorial for Jamie Brown Ends Stigma Over Desertion
Nancy Brown tends her son Jamie's grave with lilacs and peonies as a colonel reveals the true tale of the deserter James Brown. The stigma is lifted, the grave honored, and the community responds with flowers and prayers.
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Jamie
Nancy Brown
James Brown
Mrs. Brown
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