Till He Come in a Moonlit Church Experience
A correspondent from the Independent recounts a night at St. Nicholas Church listening to an organ recital. He describes transitions from thunderous climaxes to heavenly calm, Handel’s glory, and a devotional struggle portraying the soul’s contest between temptation and faith. The piece ends with a prayerful, tearful walk back to rooms.
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Wesgern Alps
Jungfrau
Monch
Eiger
Heaven
Peter
Handel
Curtin and Woodward as choices in a pivotal election
The piece argues that voting for Curtin supports the Government, the Constitution, and a durable peace, while voting for Woodward aids rebellion, undermines the national government, and aligns Pennsylvania with the Confederate States, threatening the Union’s integrity and financial stewardship.
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Curtin
Woodward
Free States
Pennsylvania
Secesh prisoner vows patching pants with Union scalps
A Confederate prisoner in St. Louis expresses a fierce wish to mend his pants using Union soldiers scalps. He is among those the Copperheads seek to conciliate amid wartime tensions.
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Secesh
St. Louis
Copperheads
A Tale of Two Strangers and a Fateful Choice
In a moonlit riverside scene two men seek a final exit together. A younger man reveals he helps a grieving older man by promising a life together, then learns the elder is a merchant’s clerk with a cherished daughter. The unfoldings lead to a rescue, concealed identities, and a forthcoming marriage lifting both families.
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High
Hickory Streets
Warren
Nathaniel Kidder
Sonnewango Township
Marcusplatz
Wilhelm
Carl T
Carl
Cal
Bertha
Wilhelm S
Sam
Carl 'l
Sickles Receives Philadelphia Welcome After Serenade
General Sickles expresses gratitude for the Philadelphia reception led by Daniel Dougherty. He praises the soldiers, mentions Birney of the 3d Army Corps, and denounces surrender terms, affirming dedication to national authority and American ideals amid cheers.
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America
Europe
Sickles
Daniel Dougherty
Philadelphia
Patton
Pennsylvania
Birney
3D Army Corps
General Grant praised for sobriety and leadership in letter
The letter from Major BE B Osburn, a former Rocheste r resident and Grant staffer, extols General Grant’s private life and discipline. It describes him as sober, modest, and exceptionally capable, contrasting his calm demeanor with battlefield resolve and noting his readiness during key moments such as Vicksburg.
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Osburn
Grant
BE. D. Osburn
Rochester
N.Y
Chicago
McClellan
Western
Virginia
Gen
Pemberton
Vicksburg
America
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WM. D. Brown, D. M'Kelvy
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Pittsfield
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L. C. Pexpieron
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Groch R Lis
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Prushel & Co
Warren Pa
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Third
Slickery Streets
Brown Brothers
M. W. Brown
John Brown
Nesmith & Igeller
Exchange Building
P. R. Bennett
Big Bend Chata
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Kinzua
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L. R. Gerr
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Youngsville
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Greenland Brothers
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George Ball
Central Clothing
O. I. Hunter
DR. Sweet
Stephen Sweet
Connecticut
The
United States
Sweets
Ares
Sweet
Richardson & CO
Norwich
Conn
Morgan & Allen
Cliff Street
New York
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Mr. Beecher
Gen. Sickles
General Grant
Gettysburg
Richmond
Mobile Register
Genera Lee
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