Mail Train Westward Movement Noted at Night
Aeaes eas mail train headed west observed around 1030 pm with a 215 pm note describing an accommodation train progress.
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1864
Page
1
Aeaes eas mail train headed west observed around 1030 pm with a 215 pm note describing an accommodation train progress.
The narrative follows a marching unit under a scorching sun, a frail companion "gentle Joe" sharing danger and sacrifice. Joe gives his last drop of water to a friend, dies, and the survivor, remorseful, preserves Joe's memory with a locket while continuing the march. The piece also includes a Grant anecdote and war-news snippets.
On rear area of lines hundreds of bodies lie sprawled as Union and Confederate forces clash. Hancock’s turning movement is praised as a masterful maneuver in the Spottsylvania campaign. The Sixth Corps and part of the Second Corps are lauded for their roles in a brutal, high-casualty day with losses estimated around ten thousand.
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