Dust and Ashes and a World Lost to Love
Verse recounts a speaker lamenting lost glamour as he recalls a past lover’s touch. The imagery contrasts a once vibrant world with current loneliness, ending with a coded wartime message about alert orders and Libby. This fragment blends poetry with a wartime missive found in a gateway note.
Virginia City and Liberty Night Escape Plot Thickens
In Charlottesville April the Confederate Maj. Lounsberry arrives as Fred Benton plans an escape with Rosalie Chilton's covert help. A coded note hints at Libby or Richmond, while Benton faces pressure to depart. Recovered letters and shifting loyalties edge toward a daring move as Jack’s circle tightens.
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McClellan
Lower
Magruder
Yorktown
Army of the Potomac
Charlottesville
Jack Chilton
Rosalie
Mr. Benton
Brother Jack
Virginia
Bull Run
Fred Benton
Paul
Benton
Henry House
Fred
Stone House
Pautl
Jack
Colored House of Commons
Maj
Lounsberry
Albemarle
Confederate Army
Maj. Lounsberry
Marie Benton
Marse Lounsberry
Centerville
Richmond
Dr. Chilton
Gordonsville
Lieut. Chilton
Rosalie Chilton
Libby
Miss Chilton
Blue Ridge
Chiltons
Washington
Capital
Virginia Mountains
Erebus
Pomp
Marse Benton
Hogs Scarce in Market Reports Or Not
Market reports claim hogs are scarce while Bilkins notes crowds at a barber shop last Saturday night with three ahead for a shave and haircut. Cincinnati Enquirer records a casual exchange reflecting supply thoughts and local service delays.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
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Warren County
F. H. Rockwell
Perry D. Clark
Frank K. Russell
Chas.t. Conarro
Teller
Hammond Iron Works
Warren, PA
Citizens National Bank
David L. Gerould
Lev. Smith
Sam. Q. Suiru
K. T. Hazeltine
Levi Smith
J. G. Curtis
W. C. Norris
HL. A. Booth
Samuel Peterson
Fred P. Hue
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National Illustrated Agricultural Weekly
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